S1 episodes 12 and 13

The last two episodes of 1955, not quite so good, IMHO.

1.12 

This Christmas episode was shown on December 18th. In the prelude, AH bricks up his chimney. 

The episode begins in the Municipal Rehabilitation Shelter. Our protagonist is a pugnacious Irish petty criminal. His social worker is Virginia Gregg, who did the voice of Norma Bates in Pyschos 1, 2, and 3 (uncredited each time). She gets him a job as a department store Santa (would anyone give an ex-con that job today?). 

The man develops a somewhat friendly relationship with a tough kid, who is pretty horribly played. In the spirit of the season, we get a feel good ending. Blecch. I did like the lead actor and smiled at a joke at the end, where the social worker doesn't get the lingo:

“Well who’d want a hot Santa Claus suit?” 

“That’s right, it’s very warm.” 

1.13

Broadcast on Christmas Day, 1955, this is the story about a man trying to bilk an old lady out of an expensive vase (the Cheney Vase, which gives the episode its title). He insinuates herself into her life to try to take advantage. There's not a lot of tension or dramatic build up, and the ending falls flat for me.