| Issue | #253 |
| Published | November 1949 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "CHRISTMAS WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 253." Code number is C.M.G. #254-4911. (No "O.S." in code number. Note that code number does not match issue number.) Copyright 1949 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. |
| Characters | Santa Claus; The Cat and the Fiddle; Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Cover says "by Walt Kelly" on it. |
| Synopsis | Poem about Christmas. |
| Script | Walt Kelly |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Text and illustrations. |
| Characters | Three Blind Mice; Jack Horner |
| Synopsis | A cat chasing the Three Blind Mice upsets a mailman, causing him to lose a letter. The mice (who aren't blind) find the letter, which is from Jack Horner to Santa Claus. The mice go to Jack's house to play Santa for him. |
| Genre | funny animals |
| Script | Walt Kelly |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Characters | Little Boy Blue; Little Girl Green; Rabbit Red; Parrot Pink; Yak Yellow; Owl Orange; Pup Purple |
| Synopsis | Little Girl Green recruits colorful toys to wake Little Boy Blue on Christmas morning. |
| Script | Walt Kelly ? |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Text and illustrations. |
| Characters | Jenny Wren; Mr. Fox |
| Synopsis | Mr. Fox tries to trick Jenny Wren into becoming his dinner. |
| Script | Walt Kelly ? |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Text and illustrations. |
| Characters | Wise Man of Gotham; Simple Simon |
| Synopsis | The Wise Man of Gotham bakes a hat full of pies to take to the fair. On the way he meets Simple Simon and the two talk and eat until all the pies are gone. |
| Script | Walt Kelly ? |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Expanded version of the nursery rhyme "Simple Simon." Text and illustrations. |
| Characters | Goldilocks; The Three Bears |
| Synopsis | The Goldilocks and the Three Bears story with a Christmas Day setting. |
| Script | Walt Kelly ? |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Text and illustrations. |
| Synopsis | The song "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush" is given Christmas lyrics. |
| Script | Walt Kelly ? |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Text and illustrations. |
| Synopsis | A nursery rhyme. |
| Script | Walt Kelly ? |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Text and illustrations. |
| Characters | Miss Cross Patch |
| Synopsis | A young girl has a change of heart on Christmas eve. |
| Script | Walt Kelly ? |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Text and illustrations. |
| Characters | Willie Winkie; Goosey Gander; Jeminy Groundhog; Little Red Hen; Jack Rabbit; Santa Claus |
| Synopsis | Jeminy Groundhog asks Willie Winkle to wake him up for Christmas. When he wakes, Jeminy thinks it's time for Easter, instead of Christmas. |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Script | Walt Kelly |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Synopsis | Nursery rhyme with Christmas ending. |
| Script | Walt Kelly ? |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations. |
| Synopsis | Traditional English Christmas prayer. |
| Script | [Traditional ] |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Back cover. Text and Illustrations. This same poem appears in the Pogo newspaper strip on December 24, 1951. |