Chipmunk Christmas

Even this favorite holiday tune couldn't bring a smile to his face.

Sharon Jones

For one special night during that winter of 1963, Christmas Eve, our beds were moved back upstairs and piled with extra blankets to await the arrival of Santa during the night. Before we went to bed that night, I remember watching the blue flames under the oil heater and worrying about how Santa would get into the house. Luckily, still believing in magic explanations was easy for a 6-year-old girl, even though my dad, prankster that he was, had warned me that when Santa came, he was going to pull on his beard just for fun. Before heading upstairs that night, I remember my mom, my sister and me enjoying our annual Christmas Eve tradition of snuggling on the couch to admire those big colorful bulbs on the tree and…

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Good Old Days (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2024

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