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Buzz Sends Season's Greetings

Thu, December 01, 2005, 3:00 am PST
Every year they crisscross the country, crowd our mailboxes, and cluster along our mantles. They're largely harmless and occasionally they're cute, but there's no avoiding their onslaught. Whether you like it or not, the annual migration of Christmas cards is upon us.

Searches on the cards first took wing at the beginning of October. Since then, they've proliferated across the Buzz. Proving that gender politics have yet to intrude upon the communication of season's greetings, 75% of the card searches originate with 30- to 54-year-old women. We're praying it wasn't Mom who loosed "nautical christmas cards" into Search last week.

"Holiday cards," "holiday photo cards," and "tarjetas de navidad" have also taken flight, while "stamps" and "u.s. post office" nearly doubled yesterday. And, ready yourself for the mug shot of little Johnny adorned with mistletoe; Sears Portrait Studios and Olan Mills have both enjoyed a surge of interest online.

Before we launch into a long letter of holiday cheer (soon to be Xeroxed and adorned with stickers), here are the top cards streaking across Search...

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