Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be light, From now on our troubles Will be out of sight. Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Make the yuletide gay, From now on our troubles Will be miles away. Here we are as in olden days, Happy golden days of yore, Faithful friends who are dear to us, Gather near to us, once more. Through the years we all will be together, If the

( Publisher’s Note: This year, we decided to take a peek back through the years and reprint some of the stories, poems, etc. that have been published over the years. This Christmas message is reprinted from The Herald-News Christmas special edition 43 years ago in 1978.) “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.”

Wolf People The Wolf People organization of Wolf Point High School sells drinks during the basketball tournament held at the school on Saturday, Dec. 11. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

Each holiday season, representatives for charitable organizations stand in commercial districts and ring bells as they seek donations for the needy. Songwriting partners Jay Livingston and Ray Evans wrote a song in 1950 based on those department store Santas and Salvation Army volunteers and titled it “Tinkle Bells.” Livingston’s wife, Lynne, humorously suggested a new title so that