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Celebrate the season with four new stamps inspired by some of America's favorite holiday songs: "Jingle Bells," "Deck the Halls," "Silent Night," and "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas."
5 - Books of 20. Forever stamps are always equal to the USPS first-class one ounce letter rate
First class stamps can be used towards total postage of any USPS mailing
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Issue Date: 10/5/2017. The late Howard E. Paine was the art director. Artist Steve McCracken created original art for the project.

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Celebrate the season with four new stamps inspired by some of America's favorite holiday songs: "Jingle Bells," "Deck the Halls," "Silent Night," and "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas."

The artist chose images that illustrated a major theme of each of the four carols. A lamb reflects the gentle mood of "Silent Night." Dressed in its finery, a sleigh horse represents the carol "Jingle Bells." Inspired by the lyrics of "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas," the stamp art imagines a child's hopeful monologue with Santa. For "Deck the Halls," Christmas lights and holiday cookies set the mood. The stamp art is designed so the stamps are as graphically pleasing in a group as they are individually. Familiar lyrics from each song highlight the individual stamps. The artist first sketched the artwork in pencil and then rendered it as a digital illustration.

Many carols have roots in the music of the 15th and 16th centuries. In the 19th century-sometimes referred to as the Second Golden Age of Christmas Carols-many cherished carols were collected, arranged, or published, while many new songs that are today's classics were first written.

The late Howard E. Paine was the art director. Artist Steve McCracken created original art for the project.

The Christmas Carols stamp are being issued as Forever stamps. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.

Made in the USA.