Like a good Gen-Xer, I did an Irish goodbye and dipped out on last week’s Gen-X Files. Mea culpa. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
This week, I have two things on my mind: 1. How happy the Sears Christmas Wish Book would make me and my siblings back in the day. 2. How in the world has it been 40 years since “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” was released?
Let’s dive in.
The Sears Christmas Wish Book
The arrival of the massive Sears Christmas catalog was a much-anticipated event at our house; we had a mail slot in our front door and it was good fun watching the mailman try and stuff the Wish Book through it.
I love telling my Gen Z kids about the Christmas catalog; they technically know what a catalog is, but they don’t really know. Also, this:
— Teri (@TeriChristoph) December 3, 2024
As I’ve mentioned before, I was the youngest of eight children, so the…
