Christmas Quartet

A four-part holiday series presented by Hoptown Chronicle.

When her son's teacher revealed that Santa was sick, Jennifer Steiner Maddux had an idea. She knew someone who would fit quite well in a Santa suit.
Tom Steiner Santa and Solomon
For Celia Blauser, random acts of kindness that she encountered at local post offices captured the spirit of the season.
Mailbox postal gifts Christmas
For Merry Beth Tomaszewski, it wasn't one particular gift or big moment that made Christmas special — it was an amalgamation, a collection of traditions, memories, remembrances, and years of love and security that made up a blessed childhood.
merry beth story photo
Your imagination is a strange thing, especially if you are a child. In the first installment of our Christmas Quartet series, Brenda Hite Lile recalls a time her daughters' imaginations ran wild during a trip to cut down a Christmas tree.
Fox in the woods