December 1956 Issue [The Editor’s Easy Chair] God rest ye merry, gentlemen, ladies, and pests Adjust Share by John Fischer, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Christmas Cold War Gifts Humor Popular culture United States More from John Fischer From “Letter from Leete’s Island Field notes on the manners, morals, and customs of the Connecticut Yankee," January 1969 From “Letter to a new leftist, from a tired liberal,” March 1966 From “Survival U Prospectus for a really relevant university," September 1969 Adjust Share