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Show THE STORY OF , THE CHRISTMAS . STOCKING j Legend has it that a casual blunder by St. Nicholas started the custom of hanging j Christmas stockings. While i making his yearly rooftop vis- its in Holland, this kindly gent ' dropped his purse down a I i chimney. Much to the good fortune of those below, the 3 : purse fell into a stocking left on j the hearth to dry. As word 1 I spread of the family's good j I luck, the tradition of hanging j Christmas stockings became j I popular and widespread. s |