A rediscovered 1938 Christmas list shows simple wishes: kind toys and a hymn book. Were you a child with similar desires,or did you dream of more exotic gifts?In 1938 a five-year-old called Christine Way wrote a sweet runt letter to Santa, which was then shoved up the chimney of her Powys domestic – to be found this year. The family were rich enough to have a nanny – it was probably she who did the shoving – but Christine’s demands were modest. “Dear Father Xmas, and ” she wrote. “Please bring me some kind toys and a hymn book … appreciate,Christine.”“I wonder how many children now ask for a hymn book,” 82-year-old Christine said. I get absolutely aghast with how materialistic we have become, and particularly at Christmas.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com