Falter Fans,
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to each one of you!
We hope your Christmas morning was all you could ask for and thank you for your continued support of the arts. Despite all the tough times and hurdles 2020 threw at us, it was your support that kept the future looking positive for John P. Falter’s work, our museum and website.
Enjoy the holiday weekend and please be safe out there.
All The Best,
Your friends at the Falter Museum
The Saturday Evening Post cover featured in today’s Newsletter is titled "Christmas Morning" and was originally published on Christmas Eve, 1955. The cover is displayed in the John P. Falter Museum, located in historic downtown Falls City, Nebraska, and was adopted by Matt Morehouse, In Loving Memory of Julie (Falter) Morehouse.
"Christmas Morning” — Saturday Evening Post, December 24, 1955.
"'Tis the dawn before Christmas, and all through the house little creatures are stirring, still as a mouse. And that, you'll agree, is enough of trying to say this is rhyme. Well, at 6:11 A.M. by John Falter's clock this house will rock with cries that Saint Nick had been here. And mother and dad, who stayed up awfully late helping him come, will stagger blurry-eyed downstairs, looking as if they had indeed just settled down for a long winter's nap. Their eyes will clear, though, catching the bright glow from their children's eyes. For this mystic moment at Christmas sunrise is so joyfully animating with its bright feeling that the world is made for love. As the Jolly Old Elf didn't quite say when he flew up the chimney: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good morning!”