"Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, We were sticky and sweaty 'cause this is the South." This is how the night before Christmas begins in the South. The weather may be balmy sometimes, but Southerners can still put on a Christmas celebration like no other. No matter the weather or the state, there's no mistaking Santa loves the South. This fun, whimsically illustrated version of the traditional "Night Before Christmas" is perfect for families to read aloud at their annual celebrations. Merry Christmas, y'all! "As he flew overhead, he exclaimed in delight: 'Blessed Christmas to y'all and to y'all a good night!'" - 28 Pages

A version in Cajun dialect of the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas," set in a Louisiana bayou.

Santa and the Mrs. take a break from the North Pole weather in this delightfully illustrated take on the classic Christmas tale! It’s just a week before Christmas and the Clauses have been working nonstop since September. Santa decides to treat his Mrs. to a quick trip below the Mason-Dixon Line, where the livin’ is easy and the weather is fine! Join them on their merry adventures to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, where they experience Southern grandeur at its best. In the land of gray moss and sweet tea, they discover all the beautiful landscapes, celebrated cities, historical landmarks, tasty fare, and fine music the South has to offer.

The classic Christmas tale gets a regional spin as Santa Claus takes on each states best-known characteristics.

The classic Christmas tale gets a regional spin as Santa Claus takes on each states best-known characteristics.

A take-off on Clement Clarke Moore's poem The night before Christmas, a.k.a. A visit from St. Nicholas.

Santa has difficulty delivering Christmas gifts in California because of thick fog.

Haute couture and Paris sights capture Mrs. Claus’s imagination—as they would any woman’s! This charming story finds Mrs. Claus fabulously ensconced in Paris, having enjoyed fashion week and been lured for several months’ stay by all the sights, scents, and couture of Paris. In the end, Santa takes a quick tour of the City of Light himself—the Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysées, the Louvre, Tuileries Gardens, Notre Dame, Montmartre and more—to find the satiated Mrs. Claus and whisk her back home just in time to help the elves with the last-minute packing of toys for children all over the world.

Just before Santa takes his Christmas Eve flight, he slips and falls on a patch of ice. All seems well until Santa realizes he's lost his memory. So instead of starting in China like usual, the reindeer take Santa to North Carolina to see if he can remember what he's forgotten!

Following the familiar rhyme and verse of Clement Moore's famous poem, this poem shares biblical truths to carry us from the first Christmas to the Second Coming.