The perfect photo for Paul Rudd's holidays cards - Paul pictured with son Jack, both in flannel and both looking "sublimely" happy.

Another perfect holiday card photo - Paul Rudd is pictured with I Love You, Man co-star Jason Segel. Except, I don't think Paul's wife would be too happy about this one.

Receiving celebrity holiday cards from my favorite stars would be an absolute thrill! Paul Rudd comes to mind immediately because of one of his latest movie, I Love You, Man. His on-screen persona reminds me of that jolly old elf, Santa himself. I mean, he’s droll, totally innocent-looking, but with a really mischievous twinkle in his eyes. And that look is what sent me on this kick of wishing for a holiday card from Paul.

Paul Rudd’s celebrity holiday card would be the first to go into the movie star scrapbook I’ve kept since I was in grade school. My beloved treasures are black and white, autographed 8×10-inch glossies of my favorite stars from the 1940s and 50s. Not so precious are magazine articles and gossip columns, along with Dixie cup lids featuring pictures of movie stars. (For you youngsters out there, Dixies were cups of vanilla and chocolate ice cream that cost a nickel and included a wooden spoon. Lick the back of the lid, see a star.)

I would love to find out if his sense of humor extends into his private life. If Paul Rudd sent holiday photo cards, would he be on the front wearing a giant Christmas ornament costume, something similar to the huge, round planet Earth suit he wore on the Sesame Street TV special, “Being Green?” Or, would he dress up like a chef? He once had a job glazing hams for the Holiday Ham Co. in Kansas City. Can’t you just picture him, a la Lucille Ball’s famous candy factory scene, frantically trying to paint glaze on the hams as they whiz by him on a conveyor belt? Would his greeting read, “Hammy Holidays?”

Maybe he would go musical. There’s a manger on the front of the holiday card, with Paul, his wife, and son as the holy family, surrounded by a shepherd, some sheep, three kings and their camels. As you open the card…bam! A loud rap version of “Joy to the World,” with baa, baa, baa plus grunting camels hits your ears. Okay, maybe I got a bit over zealous with this one. After all, Paul Rudd is Jewish, so he probably wouldn’t have a manger on the front of his holiday cards.

Paul Rudd, if you read this – with the sense of humor I hope you have – and you aren’t deeply offended, please, please, please send me a holiday card.