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1. The Singing Child
As yrarmly personal as the children singing carols at the door, the 1953 Christmas Seal, symbol of the fight' against tuberculosis, ■ will bring Christmas into every home in the community.
The carol singers, or "waits,” as they are called in England, come to your door, bundled against the cold in, overcoats, knitted mufflers, and * caps, "bringing Christmas.” Almost literally, this* year's Christmas Seal —does the ^ame thing. It features the joyful face of a singing child, wearing red mittens, and an old-fashioned green stocking-cap and muffler, and holding an open book of carols.
The artist who designed the 1953 Seal, Elmer Jacobs of Chicago, sought to capture in the child’s upturned face “the faith, purity, love, and all the things that should be foremost in our thoughts, particularly during the holiday season.!’
It reminds one of the familiar card: “We are not sturdy beggars who go from door to door, But we are neighbors’ children whom you have seen before.” The singing child on the Christmas Seal is also no stranger but, like the Christmas Seal itself, it is a symbol of hope to millions of Americans. The Christmas Seal represents our faith in a full, happy, healthy future for our children.
The Christmas Seal sale is {he $ole means of the local tuberculosis associations to finance their work in Health education, prevention, finding, and curing tuberculosis.
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