SANDY KOZEL

A 1843 first edition of the classic book "A Christmas Carol"
by Charles Dickens.

Fox News) – "A Christmas Carol," a globally celebrated timeless
tale of heartwarming human redemption crafted as a haunting
holiday ghost story, was published in London on this day in
history, Dec. 19, 1843. 

Except for the biblical narrative of the birth of Christ itself, "A
Christmas Carol" may be the world’s most well-known and
most frequently retold tale of the holiday.

English author Dickens, 31 years old at the time, had recently
gained literary celebrity following the release of "Sketches by
Boz," "The Pickwick Papers" and "Oliver Twist."

"’A Christmas Carol’ was written over a few short weeks to
ensure its publication before Christmas 1843, but its message
has stood the test of time," notes the Charles Dickens Museum
of London. 

Charles John Huffam Dickens
( 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870)

With ornaments loaned by Museum of American Folk Art
for First Lady Nancy Reagan: President and Mrs. Ronald
Reagan in front of the 1981 White House Christmas tree.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas," a beloved holiday television tradition for generations of American families, debuted to overwhelming popular acclaim despite CBS network fears
of failure on this day in history, Dec. 9, 1965.  (Fox News)         

Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz 
(November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000)

Jane Parker Fruitcake has been a holiday tradition since
the late 1930’s.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known
as A&P, was an American chain of grocery stores that
operated from 1859 to 2015. From 1915 through 1975,
A&P was the largest grocery retailer in the United States
(and, until 1965, the largest U.S. retailer of any kind)