This carefully crafted ebook: "Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas-Tree Land (Mary Louisa Molesworth) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford) Heidi (Johanna Spyri) Peter Pan and Wendy (J. M. Barrie) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum) A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett) Christmas with Grandma Elsie (Martha Finley) Anne of Green Gables (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Christmas Angel (Abbie Farwell Brown) At the Back of the North Wind (George MacDonald) Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton) Granny's Wonderful Chair (Frances Browne) The Romance of a Christmas Card (Kate Douglas Wiggin) Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) The Birds' Christmas Carol (Kate Douglas Wiggin) The Wonderful Life - Story of the life and death of our Lord (Hesba Stretton)

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas-Tree Land (Mary Louisa Molesworth) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford) Peter Pan and Wendy (J. M. Barrie) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum) A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett) Christmas with Grandma Elsie (Martha Finley) Anne of Green Gables (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Christmas Angel (Abbie Farwell Brown) At the Back of the North Wind (George MacDonald) Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton) Granny's Wonderful Chair (Frances Browne) The Romance of a Christmas Card (Kate Douglas Wiggin) Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) The Birds' Christmas Carol (Kate Douglas Wiggin) The Wonderful Life - Story of the life and death of our Lord (Hesba Stretton)

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas-Tree Land (Mary Louisa Molesworth) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford) Peter Pan and Wendy (J. M. Barrie) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum) A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett) Christmas with Grandma Elsie (Martha Finley) Anne of Green Gables (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Christmas Angel (Abbie Farwell Brown) At the Back of the North Wind (George MacDonald) Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton) Granny's Wonderful Chair (Frances Browne) The Romance of a Christmas Card (Kate Douglas Wiggin) Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) The Birds' Christmas Carol (Kate Douglas Wiggin) The Wonderful Life - Story of the life and death of our Lord (Hesba Stretton)

Jeanine's calendar alerts are out of control. The month of December brings so much stress Jeanine craves some alone time and sweet romance with her husband of twenty years. At the last book club meeting of the year, the book inspires the rest of the club to issue a Christmas service challenge. Before Jeanine can object, the ladies plan the rest of the month, filled to the brim with acts of kindness, most of which go hilariously wrong. And unbeknownst to their wives, the men have their own secret challenge brewing.

The Greatest Christmas Novels, Short Stories & Poems in One Volume, with its striking assortment of literary styles, brings together a remarkable tapestry of festive narratives. From the whimsical charm of Beatrix Potter to the profound depths of Fyodor Dostoevsky, the collection encapsulates the multifaceted spirit of Christmas. It seamlessly weaves together the joy, melancholy, wonder, and contemplation that characterize the season, offering readers a comprehensive exploration of its significance across different cultures and periods. The anthology's diverse range, including celebrated works like Dickens' ghosts of Christmas and Andersen's fairy tales, underscores the universal resonance of Christmas — a time of reflection, renewal, and connection. The authors and poets featured in this compilation represent a veritable Who's Who of the literary pantheon, each having left an indelible mark on their respective genres. Figures like Selma Lagerlöf and Leo Tolstoy contribute narratives that reflect their complex societies and the human condition, while poets like William Wordsworth and Emily Dickinson offer lyrical expressions of the yuletide spirit. This blend of voices, from the Romantic to the Realist, exemplifies the ever-evolving cultural and emotional landscape of Christmas, illustrating how this holiday transcends geographical and temporal boundaries to speak to universal themes of love, loss, and hope. This anthology is an essential addition to any literary enthusiast's collection, appealing not only for its historical and cultural significance but also for its ability to inspire and resonate on a personal level. Readers are invited to delve into the rich tapestry of stories and poems that, together, compose a multidimensional portrait of Christmas. Whether one is drawn to the nostalgic allure of classic tales or the profound reflections in poetic verse, this volume promises a rewarding journey through the vast emotional landscape that Christmas encompasses, fostering a deeper appreciation for the ways in which this holiday is celebrated — and its stories told — around the world.

The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.

A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana—the book that inspired the equally classic Yuletide film and the live musical on Fox. The holiday film A Christmas Story, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical Christmas joys and travails in small-town Depression-era Indiana has entered our imagination and our hearts with a force equal to It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. This edition of A Christmas Story gathers together in one hilarious volume the gems of autobiographical humor that Jean Shepherd drew upon to create this enduring film. Here is young Ralphie Parker’s shocking discovery that his decoder ring is really a device to promote Ovaltine; his mother and father’s pitched battle over the fate of a lascivious leg lamp; the unleashed and unnerving savagery of Ralphie’s duel in the show with the odious bullies Scut Farkas and Grover Dill; and, most crucially, Ralphie’s unstoppable campaign to get Santa—or anyone else—to give him a Red Ryder carbine action 200-shot range model air rifle. Who cares that the whole adult world is telling him, “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid”? The pieces that comprise A Christmas Story, previously published in the larger collections In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories, coalesce in a magical fashion to become an irresistible piece of Americana, quite the equal of the film in its ability to warm the heart and tickle the funny bone.

This edition includes: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas-Tree Land (Mary Louisa Molesworth) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford) Peter Pan and Wendy (J. M. Barrie) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum) A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett) Christmas with Grandma Elsie (Martha Finley) Anne of Green Gables (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Christmas Angel (Abbie Farwell Brown) At the Back of the North Wind (George MacDonald) Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton) Granny's Wonderful Chair (Frances Browne) The Romance of a Christmas Card (Kate Douglas Wiggin) Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) The Birds' Christmas Carol (Kate Douglas Wiggin) The Wonderful Life - Story of the life and death of our Lord (Hesba Stretton)

Describes the origins of thirty-one famous Christmas songs, including "Jingle Bells," "O Holy Night," and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," and provides the lyrics to each.