It was on the New York Times bestsellers list for four years during the 1980s. It serves as a good reminder to cherish traditions, every simple things. All three are available in a boxed set. They're popular enough that they've inspired some unlikely people have penned them. Not everyone likes these books, but the people who do say they speak to the heart in a season that's too often wrapped up in retail madness.
Ordinary people recall the magic of the season in six holiday tales.
Book opens with description of how St. Nicholas was the basis for the world-renowned Santa Claus. Tales interspersed with woodcut drawings. Fifth in series by Wheeler. Set during the Depression, newlyweds Peter and Lucy seek new life in NYC but find cruel reality instead. Christmas is coming, and they have way more hope than cash.