Send an Animated Holiday ECard

Some families have already sorted, stamped and sent their annual holiday greeting cards to friends and family across the country. They scheduled their holiday portraits months in advance and coordinated their matching Santa sweater outfits around Labor Day.

I commend these paragons of holiday virtue. But I am not one of them.

Forget the fancy gold envelopes sealed in candle wax with the family crest. This year, consider sending an eCard instead. They're fun. They're easy. And if you know where to look, they're free.

In my search for the ultimate holiday eCard, I stumbled upon sendables.jibjab.com. The site offers a free animated eCard that allows you to create a customizable "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree" music video using photos of you and your loved ones. There are also a number of premium cards available through a $1 per month membership.

Watch as you transform into a dancing elf, a singing penguin and more. I also recommend trying the site's free Elf Yourself feature for a good laugh.

Once you've created your video, you can share it with friends and family via e-mail or directly on their Facebook walls.

Without further ado, here's my holiday eCard made just for you. Merry Christmas from my husband Baldemar, my daughter Leizel and me. Click here to see it.