Old "Never-a-Quitter" Custer, pictured here, in perhaps
 what has come to be known as one of his most
ill-fated attempts at fame. Much to his credit
Georgie kept on smiling long after it became apparent
that the Department Store Custer was not going to catch
on as a Holiday tradition.  But, he got right back  up
in the saddle and started work on his next Holiday project, the Custy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and  shooting has begun on his new movie "Miracle at Little Big Horn Avenue & 34th Street" co-starring Hillary Clinton, Theodore Roosevelt and a young Natalie Wood. Now, that's sure to be a classic the whole family can enjoy.

Christmas Letters

Christmas Cheer from Libby Custer
Letter, Mabel to Alex. Bell, Denver
Letter, from Capt. Jesse Gove
Letter, Lt. Fayette Roe, Fort Lyon,CO
Letter, Nettie Baily, Nebraska 1886

Christmas Reflections
                                                                                                     Western Christmas Variety
Christmas,Oregon 1855
Christmas,Salida,Colorado 1806                                                  
From Brooklyn to California                                                  Western Christmas Newsclips
Early California Christmas                                                           List of Western Forts 
Miner's Catch Dinner, Sonoma 1864                          Covered Wagon Facts & Christmas Quotes
                                                                                                         The Spirit of Christmas Post
                                                                                                   Timeline of Christmas in the West 


Please keep in mind, all first-hand accounts were kept with original spelling and grammer. 
For many early settlers their letters and journals were the only outlets they had to fill the lonely hours and feel somehow connected to society and loved ones far away.
I cannot correct them.