For years, the Journal dependably featured the special illustrative border of the Three Wise Men approaching the manger with the Star of Bethlehem overhead. What's interesting is that this is a slightly redrawn version of the border that Journal cartoonist Gene Patrick had created, that was used roughly from 1968 to 1972. This one is credited to "Wilson."
As was the custom, the Journal ran a final report on the Mary Lee Tucker Clothe-a-Child campaign.
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