I am looking for a short story or book from the 50's or 60's about a
boy who has a Christmas cold and wonders if Santa ever get a cold
also. He ends up leaving items out on Christmas Eve to help Santa over
his cold. I think the characters name was Joe but I am not sure. The
title was "The Christmas Cold" or "Joe's Christmas Cold" or something
like that. Does anyone know the name of this short story, book or book
that contains a collection of short stories with it in it and possibly
where I can find it. thanks

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Clarification of Question by whatyouknowandidont-ga on 14 Feb 2006 17:56 PST

I am looking for a short story or book from the 50's or 60's about a
boy who has a Christmas cold and wonders if Santa ever gets one too.
He ends up leaving items out on Christmas Eve to help Santa over
his cold. I think the characters name was Joe but I am not sure. The
title was "The Christmas Cold" or "Joe's Christmas Cold" or something
like that. Does anyone know the name of this short story, book or book
that contains a collection of short stories with it in it, and possibly
where I can find it. thanks