It’s not the holidays if you’re not being bombarded with mail you didn’t want or ask for. Inside each brightly colored card unfolds a story of a friend or family. Many of these cards contain photos that are obvious attempts at coming across as a perfect couple or family. Fortunately, some of these don’t turn out, leading to the advent of the embarrassing holiday Christmas card. Even though some of these look like they caused years worth of emotional damage, they’re a gift to the rest of us. And now we share them with you, ensuring your bizarro holiday cards can eventually be the gift that keeps on giving. Keep reading to see our picks for the funniest, most embarrassing family Christmas cards.
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Funny Holiday Cards
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When the Miracle of Life You're Celebrating Is Your Cat's
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Christmas Cards That Are Supposed to Be Funny but Land You With a Restraining Order
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The Horror of Concept Christmas Cards Missing the Concept of Christmas
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The Agony and Ecstasy of Having Millennial Parents
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The Cover Photo For the Book About How This Father Snapped and Murdered His Family
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A Christmas Card For the Year You Also Register as a Sex Offender
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A Christmas Card Photo That Also Doubles as Birth Control
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A Photo so Awkward That You Have to Play All the Parts
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When You're Not Sure If Christmas Is Supposed to Be Terrifying
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Oh Sh*t. It's Christmas!
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Christmas Cards That Say Your Illegitimate Father Is The Marlboro Man
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Happy Holidays From Drunk Grandpa Who Doesn't Give an Eff