Mal always picked trees taller than the ceiling.
Christmas Cards
Sending home-made Christmas cards was a family tradition. Here is a link to a page with a collection of them. As a radio guy Mal got hundreds of cards, many from listeners. We also had a list of hundreds and sent them to friends, colleagues, and fans (each with a 3¢ stamp).
Christmas Card 1949
The Shows
And here are links to some of Dad’s Christmas shows.
- Toyland 1955 – one of Mal’s early shows featuring Christmas music.
- The Christmas Show
- Yes, Virginia, There is a Sanata Claus
- Christmas Eve at the Bellairs, 1958
- Twas the Night Before Christmas – Mal was a performer, so reading a favorite poem was great fun for him.
Stockings hung at the fireplace.