Holiday Classics

In this beautifully packaged anthology, discover lesser-known and tender stories and poems from classic authors you know and love. Each selection honors the spirit of the season and celebrates the beauty, mystery, and joy found at this time of year. From O. Henry’s iconic story “The Gift of the Magi” to L. Frank Baum’s quaint and clever history of Santa Claus and his reindeer, the stories gathered in A Timeless Christmas honor the yuletide tales and traditions passed down through generations.

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B08F4MJLYL (copy and paste the link into your browser) Julie wants to leave a fast! ...looking to change here big city New York lifestyle and buy a small book store in a small town Roseville. Christmas time is difficult for her to do to past events and this wonderful town is Christmas crazy! Julie wants to leave a fast as she got there, but will she? Hansome Brandon Cartwright has caught here eye, is it enough to heal old memories and find true love again? Julie gives a tremendous gift of life, however, it makes cost her own life in the process, ...

Moira’s afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party . . . so she just doesn’t tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, annnnd kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira’s parents are going crazy trying to figure out how to get enough pizzas and birthday cake to feed everyone. Just leave it to Moira—she’ll figure it all out, and even get the house cleaned up in the process!

At one time, Jacob MacCallum had it all: wealth, a wonderful family, and a position as one of the most respected businessmen in Chicago. For the past 20 years, he's lived in an alcohol-induced haze, riddled with guilt for his role in the untimely death of his wife. Estranged from his children and penniless, he embarks on a journey to find his family and seek their forgiveness. On his path to redemption, he encounters a young girl whose friendship might be the key to reuniting the MacCallum family just in time for Christmas.

This is story of Santa's visit on a snowy Christmas Eve, beautifully brought to life with festive music.

It is Olivia’s birthday, and when she blows out the candles on her cake and makes a wish, she gets exactly what she wanted—SNOW, SNOW, and MORE SNOW, even though it’s summertime. All that snow leads to too much trouble, though, so Olivia’s parents bake her another cake so she can make a new wish that will get rid of it. But when that wish, and the next one, and the next one lead to even more trouble, what will Olivia do to solve it? Wait and see!

Tantor Media presents a collection of some of the most popular Christmas stories read by award-winning narrators Renee Raudman and Alan Sklar. This special anthology will transport listeners back to the Christmases of their youth, when they first heard these holiday tales.

Here is the preface to 12 magnificent stories, originally part of The John Cheever Audio Collection, in which John Cheever celebrates - with unequaled grace and tenderness - the deepest feelings we have.

En la fiesta de los Stahlbaums, un hombre misterioso llamado Herr Drosselmeyer le da a Clara un regalo especial. Es un magnífico cascanueces, y Clara está segura de que es un príncipe encantado. Sus hermanos traviesos Fritz y Pedro están ansiosos por ver el regalo de Clara y tiran del cascanueces, hasta que caí al suelo. Con una fractura en la mandíbula, el cascanueces debe permanecer en el suelo hasta la mañana, cuando a los niños se les dice que es hora de dormir. Cuando Clara baja silenciosamente para cuidar a su cascanueces, la aventura comienza.

First published in 1843, Charles Dicken's classic morality tale transformed the manner in which the Victorians, and generations to come, would celebrate Christmas. Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge's visitation by three spirits to confront his own past, present, and future in order to learn the true meaning of the holiday season has become one of the most beloved stories in literature.

¡Acomódate en tu sillón favorito y comienza a disfrutar del espíritu Navideño! Cuentos de Navidad para niños es una colección de historias emocionales y tesoros familiares de la literatura clásica, reescritos amablemente libres de violencia, promoviendo la empatía y la tolerancia. Incluye 5 cuentos clásicos: El Pino, (H. Christian Andersen), El Hombrecito de Jengibre (H. Rice), Un cuento de Navidad (Charles Dickens), El Soldadito de Plomo (H. Christian Andersen) y el Regalo de los reyes Magos (O. Henry).

Talked to plugin.gptinf.com Here’s the humanized version tailored for a 10 to 14-year-old audience: A tale of friendship, forgiveness, and the magic of giving. Welcome to the charming town of Berkeley, where snowy streets glisten, pine trees seem to whisper secrets, and Christmas magic fills the air. The Christmas Makers' Club tells the story of Elsa, a kindhearted girl who longs to fit in, and her spirited friends—Ben, Alice, and Betty—as they come together on a special mission to spread holiday cheer. What starts as a simple idea to make Christmas magical for kids at the ...

Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve and transformed from an odious miser to a charitable and loving man who vows to always cherish the Christmas season.

Aesop's Fables are stories based on analogies and caricatures featuring mostly animals. These stories got the collective name Aesop’s Fables from the person who collected the stories. Aesop, popularly believed to have been a Phrygian slave, collected his fables sometime around the sixth century BC. Whatever his real story may be, the fables he collected feature valuable lessons.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a heartless old miser who doesn't enjoy Christmas and doesn't think anyone else should, either. But, one Christmas Eve, some ghostly visitors take Scrooge on a journey that changes his mind for ever.

In this small town of Silver Ridges, Meet Carrie Lawson she is the leading event planner. Especially the famous Valentine’s Day celebrations. But this year is markedly different! Her younger sister, Mary, is very sick. Juggling work and family obligations, Carrie feels tired and alone. Dr. Luke Coleridge Mary’s physician from New York is immediately smitten with beautiful, talented Carrie Lawson, but her wariness about him being her sister’s physician means their relationship may never get off the ground. Can Carrie ever learn to trust Luke has both her best interests and Mary’s at ...

Oregon Frontier 1850’s When Margaret agrees to marry John Holliday, it’s with a secret she knows could cost her dearly. And it does. When she shows up in Oregon and John learns she’s deceived him, he becomes cold and withdrawn, even as he’s kind and loving to her son. Determined to trust that God will help mend the rift in her brand-new relationship, Margaret dedicates herself to her new marriage. But nothing goes right. The plot of land John has been deeded refuses to give any crops. Their chickens start vanishing. As Margaret struggles to help find ways to make ends meet, with ...

A master of language, moral lessons, and capturing the beauty of the everyday, Charles Dickens also brings elements of magic and wonder to this tale along with, of course, the meaning and joy of the Christmas season. Expecting to be able to bask in the nostalgia of the holiday, the character of Ebenezer Scrooge exists in stark contrast and is instantly despised. Dickens chooses Scrooge as his protagonist to take his audience through the selfish distractions of this world. A cautionary tale with a heartwarming twist, A Christmas Carol was and is a beloved classic for good reason.

When a teenager discovers a way he believes will summon the dead, driven by insanity or genius, he forces his friends down a path, he should have never chosen.

A Christmas Carol has never been out of print since it was first published in 1843, and no wonder! This ghostly little book creates the feeling of Christmas that we still enjoy today. Marley was dead... and so too was Christmas to Scrooge. Haunted by three spirits on Christmas eve the old miser is taken on a journey to his past, his present and his future. With such memorable characters as Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit it will warm your heart with favorite memories, and remind you how the true Christmas spirit comes from giving with love.