Christmas Keepers: Eight Memorable Stories from the 40s and 50s

by Margaret Cousins

In 1952, Doubleday published a little book of Margaret Cousins' well-loved Christmas stories. Whimsical, warm and lively, they had originally appeared in Good Housekeeping, McCall's and other popular magazines. They are definitely "keepers," so we bring them to you again--a joyful assemblage of lovers, children, grandmothers, tycoons, and crooks who discover their better selves in a fascinating series of miracles, homemade and heaven-sent.

Genres: Fiction, Christmas

230 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[Susan Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

ℳℯ𝓇𝓇𝓎 𝒞𝒽𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓉𝓂𝒶𝓈！

"Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid"

🖋️ A man on probation must have a steady job right after he is release from jail, so he works as a Santa Claus at a department store during the Christmas season. A boy wants a toy that the store has but cannot afford.

જ⁀🔵 The e-book version can be found at Internet Archive.

📺 1955 “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” television episode version. Directed by Sir Alfred Hitchcock, British film producer, film director, actor, and writer.
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THE SHORT STORIES IN THIS BOOK:
"The Homemade Miracle"
"Inconstant Star"
"The White Kid Gloves"
"The Poor Black Sheep"
"A Baby Sitter for Christmas"
"Uncle Edgar and the Reluctant Saint"
"Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid" 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[Ellen Spes · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kinda liked the last 2 stories but disappointed in this as a Christmas book.

[Shirleen]

Collection of touching Christmas short stories set in the 1940's and 50's. I especially loved The White Kid Gloves, but all of them are tender and heart wrenching.

[Michael Ritchie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent collection of 40s Christmas stories, mostly sweet but with a smidge of backbone in some of them.