| Additional Information |
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| Publication | [December 1959-February 1960] | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Featuring | Walt Scott's Christmas Stories |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy |
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| Synopsis | The story of the writing of the Christmas hymn "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" in 1868. Phillip Brooks wrote the lyrics and Lewis H. Redner set it to music. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: History | Characters: Phillip Brooks; Lewis H. Redner |
| Notes | Inside front and back covers; black and white. |
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| Comic Story | Jeremy Christmas (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Spirit of Christmas assigns Jeremy Christmas, an elf, to rehabilitate four lazy men--Flash, Rush, Instant, and Sudden--who live on Slipshod Creek. Jeremy is given a magic star that makes him invisible and gives him magic power. |
| Featuring | Walt Scott's Christmas Stories |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Spirit of Christmas; Jeremy Christmas; Flash; Rush; Instant; Sudden |
| Notes | Credits and reprint information for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
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| Comic Story | The Music Box Trio (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Melvin Mouse takes Holly, Jingle, and Tinsel, the figures on a music box who have come to life, to the Valley of the Small ones to reform a miser, Packard Ratte, who runs the trading post there. |
| Featuring | Walt Scott's Christmas Stories |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Spirit of Christmas (offstage); Melvin Mouse; Holly; Tinsel; Jingle; Packard Ratte |
| Notes | Feature is credited as "by Walt Scott." Reprint information for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
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| Comic Story | The Three Wishes (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Three neighbors, who are musicians and play together, rescue an elf whose beard is frozen in a creek. In return he grants each of them a wish. The first two wishes are for a house and clothing, which are granted, but the result isn't as satisfying as they hoped. |
| Featuring | Walt Scott's Christmas Stories |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Desmond "Dizzy" Drake; Whitaker "Ticker" Weasel; Shrew; Mister Boggles |
| Notes | Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Feature is credited as "by Walt Scott." Reprint information for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
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| Comic Story | Handel's Messiah (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Short recap of the life of George Frederick Handel and his writing of "The Messiah" oratorio. |
| Featuring | The Songs of Christmas |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History | Characters: George Frederick Handel |
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| Comic Story | History of Christmas Songs (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Short history of Christmas songs. |
| Featuring | The Songs of Christmas |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History | Characters: Joseph; Mary; St. Francis of Assisi |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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