The Christmas tree stood in the living room of the Tarenton, Pa., home, lit with bright lights and decorated with colorful glass balls. George Pochon and his wife had decorated it alone while their five-year-old son, Jimmy, lay on a pile of pillows nearby. Jimmy smiled when he saw the finished tree, but he didn’t get out of his makeshift bed. “Well, I won’t get out of bed today, Mummy, I’ll get out of bed tomorrow,” Jimmy said to his mother, according to an Associated Press report in December 1949. His mother turned away from him so that Jimmy wouldn’t see the tears welling up in her eyes. Jimmy had been good all year and he was hoping to have a merry Christmas with lots of gifts. “I’ve been a good boy, so Santa’s going to see me before the Read more…