After all, in an age where most of our communication takes place on cold, hard phone screens, isn’t there something wonderful about receiving a handwritten note from a person you care about? Wouldn’t you rather rip open the envelope on a physical card to see what someone wants to say to you this Christmas, rather than add another fleeting message to your ongoing text chatter?

There’s a physical permanence to cards that simply can’t be matched by digital messaging, while the act of reading words written in a person’s actual handwriting is more intimate than anything that could be created in an app.

It’s also undeniably thrilling to receive a card or letter that isn’t just another bill or bank statement in the post. The ipostparcels study found that 81% of millennials would be more excited to receive a letter in the post than a text or message on social media. Of the 2,000 millennials surveyed, 75% agreed that sending a physical form of communication helps strengthen relationships, while showing you care more about the person.

And isn’t that what Christmas is supposed to be about – showing those we love how much we care? Writing a card may be time-consuming and a bit more costly, but the value it holds for the recipient is immeasurable.

Why you should send a Christmas card to someone you love this year