During the winter of 1970-71 I worked as a janitor at a county courthouse in Upstate New York (it was Binghamton for those who care for the specifics). One of my tasks was to run the elevator – an old manual one with a lever to make it go up and down and not many safety features so you could stop it between floors for the fun of it.

Here is the sign I placed in that elevator during the holiday season:

We wish you felicitations concomitant with your observance of the season and many propitious initions during the forthcoming twelvemonth.