Christmas

A Visit From Saint Nicholas

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:26:37 +0000

A Visit From Saint Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore is more commonly known today as 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.'

The Christmas Dinner

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 01:58:41 +0000

This Christmas play is intended, not only for acting, but also for reading. It is so arranged that boys and girls can read it to themselves, just as they would read any other story.

The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 20:21:59 +0000

Lloyd Sherman and her friends, Betty, Kitty and Allison, are starting the school year at a new school, Warwick Hall, a boarding school for girls in Washington. They find it a wonderful place with new friends and adventures. But Lloyd comes down with high fever shortly before Christmas and the doctor says she must not go back to school but stay at home to regain her health. During her forced vacation, she learns to see herself and people in a new light. She sets out to help and cheer people up.

Christmas Carol Collection and Text

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:45:05 +0000

A collection of Christmas carols to share and download.

The Spirit of Christmas

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:52:31 +0000

A short Christmas short story, two essays, and two prayers for the season.

The Fairies and the Christmas Child

Sun, 09 Dec 2018 05:02:38 +0000

The worst of being a Christmas Child is that you don’t get birthday presents, only Christmas ones. Chris grows up without proper birthdays. Chris tried to be glad that he was a Christmas child. But he wasn’t really until a long time afterwards, when he had found the Fairy Ring, and met the Queen of the Fairies.

The Christmas Angel

Sun, 09 Dec 2018 01:55:43 +0000

Miss Terry spends Christmas Eve getting rid of toys from her childhood toy box. One by one she tosses them onto the sidewalk in front of her house, then secretly watches the little scenes that occur, which seem to confirm her belief that true Christmas spirit does not exist. The Angel from her childhood Christmas tree appears to show Miss Terry that she has not yet witnessed the final act of each of those little dramas.

The Children's Book of Christmas Stories

Sun, 09 Dec 2018 01:52:03 +0000

Many librarians have felt the need and expressed the desire for a select collection of children's Christmas stories in one volume.

Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 19:50:12 +0000

She went up the aisle in her long red coat, her arms full of packages and wreaths of holly. The little fur cap with its scarlet feather was powdered with snow, and the frosty wind had brought such a glow to her cheeks and a sparkle in her eyes that she looked the living embodiment of Christmas cheer.

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 19:45:59 +0000

This story of Santa Claus veers away slightly from the traditional stories of his beginnings. A world of fantasy that surrounds Santa Claus's life. Orphaned at an infant he is found by the nymph Necile, who convinces the great Ak to allow her to raise Claus for her own. As he grows older he meets his fellow humans, and sees the neglect of children. This sets him on the path to making toys and becoming the beloved Saint Nicholas.

Christmas Holidays At Merryvale

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 18:06:01 +0000

The title is a series of books called The Merryvale Boys. Christmas Holiday ebook to download, print and share with family and friends. Both audiobook format and the full text are available as a free download.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 18:01:23 +0000

This is a collection of ten Christmas Stories, some of which have been published before. An essay was added by author, written on the occasion of the first Christmas celebrated by the King of Italy in Rome.

Christmas Comes but Once a Year

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 17:57:39 +0000

A Christmas tale of John Brown's ghastly family (suburban snobs), Captain Bonaventure de Camp and his equally awful brood (a dubious crew), and poor Soavo Spohf, organist of St. Stiff the Martyr, gifted in musical ability but not blessed in looks or love.

Around the Yule Log

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 15:45:13 +0000

Eleven yule-tide stories of the late 19th – early 20th centuries by Wiilis Boyd. He was an American author who focused mainly on stories for young people.

A Christmas Carol

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 13:22:14 +0000

A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol remains popular, has never been out of print, and has been adapted to film, stage, opera, and other media multiple times. Dickens' Carol was one of the greatest influences in rejuvenating the old Christmas traditions.

The Birds' Christmas Carol

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 06:02:41 +0000

Born on Christmas Day, little Carol Bird is a gentle soul who touches every life around her. Despite physical illness, Carol is loved by everyone who knows her. This year, she is going to make Christmas extra special for her family and the little Ruggles children who live nearby.