Canadians still love getting Christmas cards by snail mail, a survey reveals.

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The survey conducted by Harris/Decima for Canada Post found 8-of-10 Canadians really like getting a holiday card in the mail, Postmedia News reported Monday. That's up from 71 percent in 2008.

The average Canadian will mail out about 15 cards this holiday season with nearly a quarter of all Canadians (23 percent) sending out more than 21 cards.

Canadian women are especially fond of mailing best wishes (75 percent), but the men aren't that far behind (62 percent).

About 40 percent of those polled said they would resort to sending some digital cards this year. But the average was only five per person.

"While Canadians are communicating electronically more than ever before, there is still nothing better than sending and receiving a card in the mail, especially at this time of year," Postmedia quoted Mary Traversy, senior vice president of transaction mail at Canada Post, as saying.

"We're ready to deliver all those greetings and recommend getting them in the mail by Friday to avoid disappointment."

The survey of 1,001 Canadians was conducted by telephone Nov. 5-10. Its margin of error is plus 3.1 percentage points.