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gathered around to sing carols," Mrs. Keysersaid.
Under the tree were the gifts—clothes, candy and toys for the children, clothes for their parents, a case of canned salmon and other canned goods, bags of meal and flour.
“But we didn’t know if the people would come. We’d gone up to the mountains to ask the children, to tell them that Santa Claus would be there with candies, cookies and goodies for them. But we didn’t know if their parents would bring them down that night,” noted Mrs. Keyser.
They came. And they returned home carrying the gifts that the village Santas had collected.
Boley Lillard was Mr. Claus. “He could be Santa Claus without any make-up, without a costume. He was that kind of person,” Mrs. Keyser said, smiling. “I believe that he got more pleasure than the children out of it."
The story of Sperryville Christmas tree is a wonderful Christmas story but the best part is that it didn’t end with the passing of the holidays. The people of the village continued their donations to the less fortunate until those who were destitute were once again on their feet. They carried the spirit of Christmas throughout the year, truly living the message that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
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