How do I isolate a group in address book - or other solution

History: I used my MAC to print Christmas card envelopes and wanted them to be addressed as "The Smith Family" but I do not want the original contact card to read that way. I set up a new "group" that was my Christmas card list and copied all the addresses over but, when I change the name it changes it in all groups.
Is there any way to isolate a group within address book so I can keep a different name on the same card?
If not, is there a field or way that I can print a different name than what is on the v-card? Another annoyance is that I used the "children" field but, when I printed an envelope it added them tot he end in a senseless fashion. I had to move all "family" information to the general comments.
Thanks in advance.

There is only one set of data for each contact. A group is, effectively, a list of contacts, rather than a copy of a set of contact data. When you change a contact's details in a group you are making the change in the only copy of the contact's data.
One suggestion for address labels recently was to put eg The Smith Family in the company field, and at Christmas time run quickly through the cards marking the company flag - this could be easily automated in Applescript.
Even though it goes against the grain to have multiple copies of information, I keep the details for Christmas cards in a separate Excel spreadsheet. Address Book I use for email addresses and phone numbers.
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*See emphasis below* -
Importing and exporting vCards
A vCard, or "virtual address card," is a standard method of exchanging data between applications. Address Book can create and read vCards, so if you have another application that also works with the vCard format, you can import or export addresses as vCards.
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