Gone are the days of browsing through the Sears and JCPenney catalogs, circling the toys you want. Nowadays, figuring out what you want for Christmas involves scrolling through social media.

I was 6 years old when I received the Christmas toy that would change the entire course of my life and career. I had discovered it in a catalog and ... of my visits to the JCPenney toy department ...

Charles Anthony Silvestri I was 6 years old when I received the Christmas toy that would change the entire course of my life and career. I had discovered it in a catalog and ogled it in the store ...

sightseeing with close friends or family and having the opportunity to see the city’s Christmas parade in person. She said she would look through the JCPenney catalogs or the Sears Wish Book ...

I remember the Christmas of 1985 like no other — that ... we waited for that huge Sears or Montgomery Ward or JCPenney catalog to come in the mail. I would peruse those for hours circling ...

Charles Anthony Silvestri I was 6 years old when I received the Christmas toy that would change the entire course of my life and career. I had discovered it in a catalog and ogled ... during each of ...

The months and months of checking my list, going through the JCPenney catalog over and over. What did I miss? What did I get? The countdown to Christmas Day as we ate a piece of chocolate ...

I remember the Christmas of 1985 like no other — that was the year ... we waited for that huge Sears or Montgomery Ward or JCPenney catalog to come in the mail. I would peruse those for hours circling ...

As the snow began to fall and the Christmas countdown began ... we would receive the infamous Sears Wishbook in addition to ones from Toys R’ Us and JCPenney. We all had different things we liked. I ...