Q: The Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog of 1985 identified the front cover as “…a reproduction of his (Walt Disney’s) 1933 Christmas card to his employees—a happy congregation of characters making a dash through the snow, passing a milestone, and headed for better times.” Being a fan of Disney since I was four—I am now 73—I framed this cover. Might it be available in any other form?
Floyd, Bella Vista, Arkansas
A: That was actually the cover of the 1981 Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog, and it pictured the 1932 Disney Christmas card. The original card shows the characters riding in their sleigh toward a milestone, which reads 1933; that causes many people to assume it is a 1933 card, but actually it is 1932, and they are heading toward the New Year, 1933. The 1932 card is quite rare, and originals rarely turn up for sale. I am not aware that the artwork is available elsewhere.
Dave Smith