As the Christmas season approaches, there is always so much
activity and personal business to attend to that it is easy
to forget to thank our valued customers, like you, for
their orders.

So before I forget, thank you, and may this holiday season
bring to you and your family all of the joy and happiness
that you deserve.

We were searching for some special way to express our good
wishes to you for Christmas and the coming year, but we
discovered that there are some things in life that cannot
be improved upon. So, please accept our very best wishes
to you, your family, and your employees for a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us here at
Information Retrieval Service.

From our search, we did learn some facts that we hadn’t
known before, and hope you find them interesting. Saint
Nicholas was a bishop of the Christian church of Myra,
in Lycia, Anatolia. He enjoyed a reputation for great
generosity and compassion. Legend has it that he saved
the three daughters of a poor nobleman from a life of
prostitution, by tossing a bag of gold through an open
window of their home on three, separate occasions.
This provided the young women with a dowry with which to
procure an honorable marriage. The custom of giving gifts
at Christmas is attributed to this legend.

In keeping with this legend, we hope that Santa brings you
and yours all that you want for Christmas.

Lord & Chambers has offered our employees a 15% disount
on all merchandise purchased during the Christmas season
as their way of wishing you all a Merry Christmas.

In order to receive this discount, you must present your
employee identification card at the time of purchase. They
have also requested that you limit the use of this discount
privilege to purchases made in your own behalf.

Your cooperation in this matter will be appreciated.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to buy all of your gifts this
holiday season without having to worry about paying for them
until March?

We thought it would, and decided this would be a perfect way
to say thank you to our customers for having shopped with us
throughout the year.

Starting today, any purchases that you charge to your account
will not appear on your statement until March 1, 1986! This
offer is available to you until Christmas Eve, 1986.

We hope that you will take advantage of our holiday offering
and come see our Christmas season selections. While you are
here, please come up to the fourth floor for a complimentary
glass of eggnog.

Please accept the enclosed Christmas Bonus with our very
best wishes for a happy holiday season.

We wish to thank you for your role in making 1986 the
most successful year in the history of our firm, and we
are all looking forward to a prosperous new year.

To your wife and family, we extend our very best wishes
for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The holiday season offers us a special opportunity to
extend our personal thanks to our friends, and our
very best wishes for the future.

And so it is that we now gather together and wish to
you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We
consider you a good friend and extend our wishes for
good health and good cheer.

It is people like you who make being in business such
a pleasure all year long. Our business is a source of
pride to us, and with customers like you, we find going
to work each day a rewarding experience.

We tip our glasses to you. Thanks again for a wonderful
year.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!