![Mary Jean, David,and Jim Carlisle in front of the fireplace at Christmas, 1939](http://southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/399.01.17-1024x595.jpg)
This short article about Christmas stockings will likely bring back lots of memories. One purpose the stocking served, I think, was to keep the kids busy for a while when they had wakened a bit earlier than their parents would like. I have heard many people say that the stocking stuffers are the fun part. So the admonition “not to allow your grown-up feelings to interfere with the Christmas stocking” is as appropriate now as it was in 1931. The Christmas ads, especially in the very early papers, were quite appealing, I thought, so I have included one from 1921.
Researched & written by Kathryn Auger
![Grande Prairie Herald ~ December 20, 1921](https://www.southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/GPH-20-12-1921.jpg)
![Grande Prairie Herald ~ December 24, 1931](https://www.southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/GPH-24-12-1931-3.jpg)