By the end, everyone was enjoying a very merry Christmas.

The events that threatened Poplars Christmas 1960 were nothing to sniff at, however.

he asks of the Nativity scenes infant Jesus) Mains underused comic sensibilities really shined in tonights episode.

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): Specifically, she wants a television.

It is a portal to much happiness!

Eh, it ups the drama factor, I guess.

Delia mentions how she wrote Patsy several letters and that her mother was supposed to have posted them.

So the two lovers must part ways again at least for the time being.

This is where my life is, she declares to her girlfriend.

Lurking in the shadows throughout the narrative was mousy church cleaning lady Iris Willens.

I guess well chalk her not noticing a swelling belly up to middle-age weight gain.

Though color is hardly necessary to highlight Laura Mains angelic rendition of Silent Night.

(In case you havent picked up on it, Main/Shelagh is without a doubt this episodes MVP.)

Better be careful, sisters.

Nurse Phyllis Crane,champion of the Rolodex,might demand a Xerox machine next season.