I WAS saddened to read your feature (Yorkshire Post, October 29) containing details of the Royal Mail’s new festive stamp designs.
My dictionary defines Christmas as “the annual commemoration by Christians of the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25”. I see no evidence of this historical fact included in these illustrations. Robins, reindeer, snowmen, Santa Claus etc, yes, but nothing specifically depicting the Bethlehem scene. No crib in a stable, no child in swaddling clothes, or indeed any hint or image of our saviour, whose birth must be our main focus for these celebrations.
Is there any wonder I continue to possess an allergy to modern life?
My dictionary defines Christmas as “the annual commemoration by Christians of the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25”. I see no evidence of this historical fact included in these illustrations. Robins, reindeer, snowmen, Santa Claus etc, yes, but nothing specifically depicting the Bethlehem scene. No crib in a stable, no child in swaddling clothes, or indeed any hint or image of our saviour, whose birth must be our main focus for these celebrations.
Is there any wonder I continue to possess an allergy to modern life?
