Mailing Christmas Cards: Corporate Christmas Card Mailing Service
The Direct Mail Company provides a full end-to-end Christmas card mailing service for businesses, covering design receipt, print, machine enclosing at 4,000 cards per hour, and some of the lowest postage rates you can find for mailing Christmas cards. Prices start from 79p per Christmas card fully printed, enclosed and posted – less than the cost of a second-class stamp alone. Email sales@thedirectmailcompany.co.uk or call 0333 038 3797 to discuss mailing your Christmas cards this year.
| Quick Facts | Details |
|---|---|
| Service | End-to-end Christmas card printing, enclosing and mailing |
| You supply | Your design by PDF and your data by Excel or CSV |
| Enclosing speed | 4,000 cards per hour by machine |
| Delivery | Posted via Whistl / Royal Mail on a 2–3 day service |
| Price | 98p per card (500–4,000) or 79p per card (4,000+) |
| Comparison | A second-class stamp alone costs 91p (as of April 2026) |
| Contact | sales@thedirectmailcompany.co.uk or 0333 038 3797 |
Why Mail Physical Christmas Cards Instead of Emailing?
It’s that time of year again when companies look at their options for mailing Christmas cards. The usual options get discussed before most businesses settle on mailing physical cards, because a Christmas email typically gets moved to the trash within seconds of reaching the recipient’s inbox. A printed card lands on a desk, gets displayed, and keeps your brand in front of clients throughout the festive season – which is exactly why Christmas cards remain such a success for business mailings.
The Hidden Costs of Mailing Christmas Cards In-House
If you have handled your company’s Christmas cards in-house before, you will recognise how quickly the job grows:
- Hours spent finding the right designer, envelope supplier, printer and most cost-effective postage option
- Printing all those address labels – and using mail merge for the first time in 12 months
- Running out of ink, or worse, clogging up the office printer
- Hand-enclosing cards at maybe 80 per hour if you are fast
- Wondering, hour after hour, what exactly is in that distasteful envelope gum you have been licking It always takes much longer than first anticipated. Ordering envelopes, franking them and enclosing the cards yourself may suffice for some, but if you are mailing Christmas cards this year, we have a better solution.
How Our Christmas Card Mailing Service Works
We provide a full end-to-end service so your team never touches a label, envelope or franking machine:
- Send us your card design by PDF and your address data by Excel or CSV.
- We litho print your cards in full colour, then crease and fold them.
- Our machines enclose your cards into personalised addressed envelopes at 4,000 per hour.
- Your cards are posted via Whistl / Royal Mail on a 2–3 day service through our outsourced mailing service.
How Much Does Mailing Christmas Cards Cost?
Here is a pricing example for a fully finished, posted Christmas card: an A4 sheet folded to A5, 350gsm silk, litho printed double-sided in full colour, creased, folded and enclosed into an A5 envelope with a personalised address, posted via Whistl / Royal Mail on a 2–3 day service.
| Quantity | Price Per Christmas Card (Print, Enclosing and Postage) |
|---|---|
| 500 – 4,000 cards | 98p |
| 4,000+ cards | 79p |
For comparison, a second-class stamp alone costs 91p as of April 2026 – so at 4,000+ cards, your fully printed, enclosed and posted Christmas card costs less than the stamp you would have licked and stuck yourself. Mailing Christmas cards doesn’t have to be expensive and stressful.
Hand Enclosing vs Machine Enclosing: The Numbers
| Method | Cards Enclosed Per Hour | Time For 4,000 Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Hand enclosing in-house | Around 80 | Around 50 working hours |
| Machine enclosing with us | 4,000 | Around 1 hour |
Mailing Christmas Cards: Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to mail business Christmas cards?
Our example spec – an A4 folded to A5, 350gsm silk card, printed double-sided in full colour, enclosed in a personalised addressed envelope and posted on a 2–3 day service – costs 98p per card for 500 to 4,000 cards, or 79p per card for 4,000+.
Is that cheaper than posting cards myself?
Yes. A second-class stamp alone costs 91p (as of April 2026), so at 4,000+ cards our fully printed, enclosed and posted price of 79p is cheaper than the postage by itself.
What do I need to supply?
Just your card design as a PDF and your mailing data as an Excel or CSV file. We handle the print, enclosing, addressing and posting.
How are the cards delivered?
Your Christmas cards are posted via Whistl / Royal Mail on a 2–3 day service.
How fast can you enclose my cards?
Our machines enclose 4,000 cards per hour – around 50 times faster than hand enclosing.
How do I get started?
Contact us today to discuss how we can mail your Christmas cards – email sales@thedirectmailcompany.co.uk or call 0333 038 3797. To see a range of Christmas card mailing options, visit our dedicated page here: www.thedirectmailcompany.co.uk/christmas-card-mailings/ and have a read of our Trustpilot reviews to see the great feedback we receive.
