From e-cards to virtual worlds: 30 years of digital ChristmasFor as long as we’ve had the internet, we’ve been using it to celebrate the holidays.If you’re an elder millennial or Gen Xer, you probably still remember the early rituals well: sending laughably pixelated e-cards, posting seasonal greetings on message boards, rushing home to change your AIM font to holiday colors after school. Perhaps you painstakingly decorated your GeoCities page with HTML snowfall and a looping MIDI soundtrack of “Carol of the Bells.” Or maybe you’re a Gen Z digital native who grew up on a diet of YouTube Christmas concerts and Elf Yourself videos. Born squarely in the online era, you’ve never known a holiday season that wasn’t celebrated, in one way or another, on a device.Over the years, we’ve watched the internet evolve from clunky and dorky to delightful and, well, everywhere.