The card, displayed horizontally, features a blonde-haired boy giving a girl a piggyback ride on the right side of the card. They are accompanied by three white geese. The background features a water scene with two ships.
Father Christmas is fighting to cross a river; the water is almost to the top of his black boots. He also wears a long brown hooded coat, which is flying open in the wind. In his right hand he carries a walking staff with a candle on top, and in his…