Conway and Mickey spent their first Christmas in Hamilton, Ontario Conway first began his singing career.  They had a small furnished apartment on Herkermer Street.  They were financially barely meeting their needs when they realized Christmas was upon them.  They knew they didn't have the money to celebrate Christmas.  As they were out walking around the city one day, they spotted a place that sold Christmas trees.  It was like a magnet pulling at their hearts.  They found themselves drifting over and picking out a little 2 foot tree that cost $3.00.  As they walked away with their little tree, they realized it would not be complete without decorations.  Mickey dug down in her purse and found enough change to buy one strand of colored lights.  They rushed back home and couldn't wait to put the small tree on the table and decorate it with the lights.  As they plugged it in and the little tree lit up, the joy of Christmas filled their hearts.  when

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One Christmas while still living in Oklahoma City, Conway was booked in Atlanta, Georgia. The family was going on this trip with him and they had to leave immediately after they opened gifts on Christmas morning.  After all the presents were opened Mickey rushed the kids to the car, leaving boxes, wrapping paper and bows everywhere.  When the tour ended, they headed home to get back just in time for the first day of school.  Everything went well on the trip and they were excited to get back home; until they opened the front door.  When they stepped inside, there was water up to their ankles.  A pipe in the attack had frozen and burst.  It had caused a lot of the ceiling to fall.  The water had poured from the ceiling on the Christmas tree and made a sad sight.  The branches were drooping to the floor and ornaments had fallen and were floating in the water along with the boxes, wrapping paper and bows.