Royal Mail releases new stamps for ChristmasPublished8 November 2016Image source, PAImage caption, The Royal Mail has been issuing special Christmas stamps for the past 50 years - that's every year since 1966!Image source, PAImage caption, The idea is that they celebrate some of the main traditions that people enjoy at Christmas time. This year, they feature decorating the Christmas tree, making a snowman, hanging out the stocking, eating Christmas pudding and lighting a Christmas lantern.Image source, PAImage caption, The 2016 Christmas stamps were created by an artist in Manchester called Helen Musselwhite. She made them using paper cut-outs, which were then photographed.More on this storyNew stamps mark 500 years of Royal MailPublished17 February 2016New Star Wars stamps go on salePublished20 October 2015New stamps mark Shakespeare's anniversaryPublished5 April 2016