Christmas Anthology Stories

Siblings Alexina and Stephen are down on their luck this year and resign themselves to not having a Christmas dinner. But when their wealthy, gourmand uncle James invites himself to their house for Christmas, the pair scramble to lay out a sumptuous feast, including his favorite, Mince pie. But 10 minutes before the turkey is done, an unforeseeable disaster occurs that threatens to ruin everything.

Ninth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season. Kayleigh’s a professional. But lap-dancing has rules. And when someone breaks the rules….

Beginning with the King's Cook, who is preparing a sumptuous Christmas Pie, Wenceslas takes us to a medieval feast. The lords and ladies are at their places, the wine is in full flow, the musicians are playing in the gallery and the entertainment has begun. All should be perfect. But when the good King looks up from his table he sees something more than just snow, falling deep and crisp and even....

With her husband, Ebenezer, now 'doornail dead', the coldest Christmas Eve on record finds Mrs Scrooge outside the supermarket, protesting against consumerism and waste. 'Spoilsport!' shout the passersby as they load up their shopping carts with Christmas goodies. Just as Ebenezer did, Mrs Scrooge keeps to her frugal ways...but with the current state of the world, perhaps Mrs Scrooge has the right idea.

Tempers run high, and patience stretches thin as personalities clash over the current year's Christmas pageant. A new director, a conflicted pastor, and a star who can't remember her lines all conspire to make a successful production more difficult, until an unexpected participant offers a solution that showcases for all those involved the true meaning of Christmas.

Christmas is one of the best times for huddling round the fire, wrapping up in a cozy blanket and telling each other stories. Storyteller Vicky Parsons brings a series of Christmas stories to charm and delight the whole family. Her lyrical style and humour gives a unique take on age-old stories, and new stories from her own imagination.

A delightful collection of Christmas tales that will get you in the Christmas spirit. So grab a cup of cocoa, curl up by the fire and enjoy a few moments alone before the Christmas rush!

A rather unattractive itinerant flute-player and music copyist is sent away on Christmas Eve - causing a family to feel uncomfortably guilty. Lagerlof was a Swedish novelist, who in 1909 became the first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Her work is deeply rooted in Nordic legends and history.

Mirabilia: contos de Natal é o conjunto de maravilhas que nasceu do encontro entre pessoas que cultivavam o sonho de escrever. Cada um a seu modo, os 22 autores que compõem esta obra aprenderam a respirar e observar o mundo, calçar os sapatos do outro, enxergar muito além do próprio território e recriar a ordem da vida em contos para rir, chorar, pensar. São provas honestas de uma experiência que virou alegria, sonho realizado, uma mirabilia coletiva.

The following tale is one of Christmas. Santiago has lived for years far away from his birth homeland. He knew what he was called to do. He was determined to accomplish his undertaking, no matter who it was that stood in his way. In the end, his task was completed, and he could rest easily as he returned into his long-departed mother's arms...and the home that he had been gone from for so many years. Find out what Santiago came to the tropics to do, what his obstacles were, and how his saga related to Christmas.

Christmas on Big Rattle is a rugged story of an unlikely gift exchange - even if only one knew that gifts would be exchanged. Archer invited his friend Sacobie into his cabin where the exchange would take place. It was only on Christmas morning that Archer discovered the exchange. Was it robbery or generosity?

NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling Author This novel can be read as a stand-alone book or as part of the bestselling series, Simone: Adventures in Dating. Simone Stevens has never been lucky in love, but that doesn't stop her from trying. When she meets a sexy mall Santa who sweeps her off her stilettos, she vows to give herself--and him--a Christmas Eve to remember. After a passionate night in front of the fireplace, it soon becomes apparent that this Christmas-obsessed hunk is hiding something. When he leaves abruptly, Simone is left wondering whether their evening together was nothing more than ...

Down at the Front, on a cold winter's night in 1914, amidst the worst war the world had ever seen, an inexplicable silence spread from man to man. Belief was in the air. Then the soldiers ceased fire and the magic of Christmas took hold....

Novelista ruso, uno de los más importantes de la literatura universal, que escudriñó hasta el fondo de la mente y el corazón humanos, y cuya obra narrativa ejerció una profunda influencia en todos los ámbitos de la cultura moderna.

Es weihnachtet sehr unter rasenden und verschnupften Hasen, einem Weihnachtswichtel, der im verschneiten Wald einen Teddybären findet, Rentieren und Tigern. Ein winterlicher Ohrwürmchen-Spaß mit viel Musik und Geräuschen sowie den Titeln:"Wenn sieben weihnachtliche Hasen fröhlich um die Tanne rasen", "Wenn sieben kleine Hasen Schnupfennasen haben", "Wenn sieben wilde kleine Hasen dem Nachbarn gleich zu Hilfe rasen", "Ein Geschenk vom Weihnachtswichtel", "Der Weihnachtswichtel und der kleine Bär", "Rentier Mattis erstes Weihnachten" und "Tatz und Tiger feiern Weihnachten".

Rasmus Klump og vennerne elsker december! Og selvom december kan føles lang, er der både travlt og tid til eventyr i Rasmus Klumps juletid. Rasmus Klumps Pixi®-julekalender indeholder 24 Pixi®-historier med en sød historie fra Rasmus Klumps trygge univers til hver dag i december.

Join Crazy Dog and Crazy Cat on their mission to meet Santa Claus. Surely, there is fun along the way in this short story!

We Bleed Red & Green presents 12 chilling tales for the holidays from author Jeff C. Carter. Santa gets tough on the Naughty List, a shut-in becomes addicted to a mysterious snow globe, and a poor inventor must forge his escape from a deadly curse. See how the Christmas spirit haunts playgrounds, dive bars, desperate thieves, and jungle explorers.

When the local club throws a Ménage Night Before Christmas party for charity, Roxie learns that scrumptious blue-collar co-worker Evan Johnston will be playing doctor.... Evan is playing doctor and offering one lucky lady an erotic sensual exam - along with a sizzling ménage a trois, and he's got only one sexy fantasy lady in mind for the naughty deed...if she'll play with him.

A story set in Bethlehem during the time of the first Christmas. A lonely, sad shepherd, asleep when the angels sang their triumphant song, missed his chance of seeing the new baby. In time and through hardships, the memory of the baby's mother led him to the child.