A New Way to Send Christmas Greetings
Can't be together this year? Send them the family news.
The Holiday Paper turns your family's stories and photos into a real newspaper the grandparents can page through on a private link, or hold in their hands.
By The Fireside Gazette™ staff
ANYTOWN, U.S.A. — The holidays are when you most want to feel close, and it isn't always easy.
Family is spread out. Calls get cut short, group texts scroll away, and the grandparents miss half of what happened this year.
The trip, the card, and a better idea
The trip isn't happening. Maybe it's the cost, the distance or the timing. Whatever the reason, you can't be at the table this year, and that stings.
The card feels thin. A photo, a “Happy Holidays,” a signature. It's nice, but it doesn't say much about the year you actually had.
Your family, on the front page
The Holiday Paper is a personalized family newspaper made from your own stories and photographs. We lay it out like a modern newspaper, with your family's name on the masthead and your photos printed big, then send you a private link to a flip-page reader where family can turn the pages, zoom in, read on a phone, print it or save the PDF.
Choose Color or Classic black and white. For the grandparent who'd rather hold a real paper, add a mailed newsprint copy.
There's nothing to design and no software to learn. You send the stories. We do the layout.
How It Works
Order.
Pick 4, 8 or 12 pages, Color or Classic, and how many mailed copies you'd like.
Send your stories and photos.
E-mail them to [email protected]: the year's news, a recipe, a letter to Grandma, whatever your family wants in print.
Share your paper.
We lay it out and send your private link to pass around the family. Mailed copies go in the post.
Color or Classic?
Color
Your photos in crisp full color, with holiday red and green accents on a bright, clean page.
See the Color sample ❯Prices
Every size includes the design, the layout and your private link.
4 pages
$19
The online paper, laid out for you, on a private link. Color or Classic.
8 pages
$24
The online paper, laid out for you, on a private link. Color or Classic.
12 pages
$29
The online paper, laid out for you, on a private link. Color or Classic.
Add a mailed newsprint copy: +$12 each, printing and postage included.
Example: 8 pages with 2 mailed copies is $24 + 2 × $12 = $48.
What we need from you
About 2 photos and a few short notes per page. That’s all.
- 4 pages8 photosabout 600 words
- 8 pages16 photosabout 1,200 words
- 12 pages24 photosabout 1,800 words
Easy fill-in questions, for example:
- Best moment of the year?
- Any new babies, pets, jobs or moves?
- A favorite family recipe?
Short answers, bullet notes or a voice memo are fine. We write the stories from what you send.
Short on photos? We fill in with holiday art.
Questions & Answers
What do I need to send?
Your family's stories and photographs by e-mail to [email protected]. Short is fine: the year's news, a recipe, a letter, a few snapshots. Please send only photos and writing your family owns or has permission to share.
Who can see our paper?
Anyone you give the link to. It isn't listed anywhere and is kept out of search engines, so share it with family and friends only.
Do I have to design anything?
No. Design is included. We lay out every page for you.
What's the mailed copy like?
It's printed on newsprint as a 12-page tabloid, about 10.2 by 14.6 inches, and mailed flat with postage included. A 4- or 8-page paper is filled out to 12 pages with Fireside Extras pages. Copies go by regular, untracked post.
Can I mail copies to more than one address?
Yes. After you order, e-mail us the names and addresses.
When should I order?
Order early to have your paper in time for Christmas. Questions first? Write to [email protected].
Send them the family news this year.
Start your Holiday Paper.
Start your Holiday Paper ❯The Holiday Paper is made by The Fireside Gazette™, published by Pony Tale Publishing. Questions? [email protected]