Christmas through the years

St Michaels Christmas party 1951

BANGOR, MAINE -- 12/17/51 -- A Christmas party for the children of St. Michael's Orphanage and the Bangor Children's Home is held at the Legion hall on Exchange Street in Bangor in sponsorship of the James W. Williams Post, No. 12, in this December 1951 file photo. Nearly 70 children attended the festivities, which featured a Christmas tree and Santa to distribute gifts. Bangor Daily News File Photo by Danny Maher