Strike the Harp! — Owen Parry

Five Yuletide stories spanning a century of American life include the tales of a policeman who must choose between starving strikers and their employer, a World War I army colonel who hosts dinner for war orphans and his troops, a bootlegger who finds the spirit of Christmas, a Depression-era waitress who receives an unexpected gift, and a Cold War child who learns about sorrow in the wake of a mountain of presents. 50,000 first printing.