Comments on: The Legend of the Christmas Stocking

By: J(oyce) Micci45

J(oyce) Micci45 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 03:02:46 +0000

My husband had one of those red and white stockings shown on page 4 and described as being of vintage ? he was born in 1944, if that helps

By: Katelynn

Katelynn — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:25:39 +0000

My grandmother makes each member of the family their own personalized and decorated stocking, and they’re all amazingly elaborate. They’re become an integral part of our Christmas tradition.

By: Shirley Hardt

Shirley Hardt — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:19:17 +0000

Still have the felt stockings I made in the early 60′s with my husband and my names, also our dog.
When our two daughters came along they also received a felt stocking. The stockings were decorated with our names, Christmasy felt cutouts and lots of sequins and glitter.

By: Val LaBore

Val LaBore — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:59:35 +0000

I still have mine and my brother’s felt stockings made around 1955 for us by my auntie. They’re very thick felt with cutouts and sequins on them, similar to the 1954 photo you show but much more elaborate. I hang them on the back of our front door.

By: Emily Spivack

Emily Spivack — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 06:13:36 +0000

Yes, true! It has been updated!

By: Emily Spivack

Emily Spivack — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 06:13:06 +0000

Yes, Kathy, you are correct. It’s been updated!

By: Marcela espejo

Marcela espejo — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:09:09 +0000

All year round I hang the one my mom made for mi daughter!!

By: Pippa Roberts

Pippa Roberts — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:53:50 +0000

I’m writing from the UK. We had our mum’s old stockings. I think they were far better than all the modern, made-for-Christmas stockings. You could vaguely make out what things were and it was fantastically exciting, to sit there poking at it and wondering what was left, while your brother and sister had their turns at taking a present. (We always took it in turns.) We used to all sit in our parents’ bed (though dad usually went off to make a cup of tea) and there would be squeals of excitement, and blowing on those things that shoot out and make a noise (do you know what I mean? :D), and eating anything edible – and me with my head straight in a book – because, yes, you could even get a couple of books in there, along with a lot of other presents! Most of it came from charity shops, or sales, but to us it was absolute heaven. I’m crying as I write this. I used to get paper and pencils too, and those were the best Christmas presents of all.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:20:08 +0000

That photo that has “pantyhose” hung looks like it’s a bit too early for pantyhose – possibly a nylon stocking, but not pantyhose, which didn’t come into vogue until the late 1960s, I believe.

By: Linda Howell

Linda Howell — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:33:28 +0000

Lovely article–but that’s not pantihose in the last photo; it’s probably a nylon stocking. Pantihose came out in the 70s.