This Year’s Kardashian Christmas Card Shows Just How Much the Family Has Changed

by Madelyn Chung December 18, 2017

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or somehow manage to avoid the Kardashian/Jenners altogether, to which we say, kudos), you’ll know that the first family of reality television has been teasing their annual Christmas card since the beginning of the month. Rather than go their usual route of one family photo, however, this year, the Karjenners are teasing new images of their family each day for the “25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS.”

Photographed by Eli Russell Linnetz, the director behind Kanye West’s “Fade” music video, the minimalistic series is a far cry from Kardashian cards of Christmas past. Gone are the ornate backdrops and lavish gowns — this time around, everything is photographed on a white backdrop with each family member wearing denim and white. This new “direction” is proof the Kardashian Jenner clan has come a long way since it first came into the spotlight 10 years ago.

Photography via Instagram/kimkardashian

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Kardashian Christmas Card 2017

Day 1 — Saint

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Day 2 — Kim, North and Kourtney

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Day 3 — Reign

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Day 1 — North and Kim

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Day 5 — Saint

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Day 6 — Mason, Kourtney, Penelope and Reign

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Day 7 — North and Kim

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Kardashian Christmas Card 2017

Day 8 — North, Saint, Kim and MJ

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Kardashian Christmas Card 2017

Day 9 — Mason and Dream

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Kardashian Christmas Card 2017

Day 10 — Penelope

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Kardashian Christmas Card 2017

Day 11 — Kim and Kanye

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Day 12 — Kendall

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Day 13 — Reign, Mason, North, Kim, Saint, Kris, MJ, Khloe, Dream

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Day 14 — Mason, Reign and Kourtney

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Day 15 — Kim, Kanye and Saint

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Day 16 — North, Kim, Kanye, Saint

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Day 17 — Kris, MJ, Dream and Khloe

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Day 18 — Kanye and North

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Day 19 — Reign, Mason, North, Kim, MJ, Kris, Khloe, Dream, Kourtney, Mason.

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Day 19 — Kim, Saint, Kris, MJ, Khloe, Dream

Though this year’s card was originally supposed to be “Women & Kids” only (sorry, Rob), Kanye West made a surprise appearance on day 11, and re-appeared on days 16 and 18. The other family members who have appeared so far are Kim Kardashian West and her kids, North and Saint West, Kourtney Kardashian and her kids, Mason, Penelope and Reign Disick, Khloe Kardashian (who, though supposedly pregnant, doesn’t appear to be with child in the photos), Kris Jenner, M.J. Shannon (mother to Kris Jenner) and Dream Kardashian (daughter of Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna, both of whom are not in the card… nor do we expect them to be).

Noticeably absent, however? Kylie Jenner, who is also rumoured to be pregnant. Could day 25 be the big pregnancy reveal (and confirmation) we’ve all been waiting for. It would make for a very Merry Christmas, indeed.

In the meantime, take a look at the Kardashian Christmas cards of years’ past below:

Photography by David Lachapelle

Photography by Nick Saglimbeni

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

2015: No adults allowed! 2015’s Christmas card saw North, Penelope, Mason and Reign, all dressed in black.

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

2013: Probably the most extravagant of all the Kardashian Christmas cards, this carnival-themed photo shows the women of the family in glam hair, makeup and clothes. Not too sure why Caitlyn Jenner (then Bruce) is stuck in a glass pane, though.

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

2012: All white everything! 2012’s Christmas card included not only the Kardashian-Jenners, but also the daughters’ significant others, including Scott Disick (father of Mason, Penelope and Reign) and Lamar Odom, ex-husband of Khloe Kardashian.

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

2011: A card wasn’t the only thing to come out of this photo shoot — one of the Kardashian family’s most iconic music videos, “Lady Marmalade,” was also filmed this day.

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

2010: How sweet is little Mason in his pinstripe suit? Also, we love how Kourtney and Scott are also wearing matching tuxedos.

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

2008: Red hot! This was back when Kylie Jenner was the baby of the family!

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

2007: According to E! News, this Christmas card was accompanied with the caption, “Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” How poignant.

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

2006: This card is oddly similar to the 2017 card, in that everyone is in jeans and a white top.

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

1995: Doesn’t this remind you of the classic old school photo studio shot? The blended family pic includes Caitlyn Jenner’s children from a previous marriage and baby Kendall!

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

Mid ’90s: Never forget the time the Karjenners went biker chic.

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

Early ’90s: Those ties, though!

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Kardashian Christmas Cards Through the Years

Late ’80s: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed shot includes a ninja turtle Santa!

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