A collection of twenty-four classic Christmas stories from the late 1800s and early 1900s. All the stories were written for children and appeared in Christmas journals, magazines, and collections of short stories. The most common themes involve thinking about others and helping those who are less fortunate but some are just fun and focus on Santa Claus. The authors are men and women and most were popular writers in their era. The authors: Lucy Maud Montgomery, Susan Coolidge, Louisa May Alcott, Kenneth Grahame, E. Nesbit, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Mabel H. Spielmann, Frances Arnstein, Henrietta E. V. Stannard, Z. Topelius, Leo Tolstoy, F. E. Mann, Olive Thorne Miller, Albert Bigelow Paine, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Winnifred E. Lincoln, Fannie E. Ostrander, Sarah Orne Jewett, Maud Lindsay, William Dean Howells.
The titles: Aunt Cyrilla's Christmas Basket, Toinette And The Elves, Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas, Father Christmas At Home, Kate's Choice, Christmas In The Barn, The Birds' Christmas, Christmas Under The Snow, Mr Dog Plays Santa Claus, Wind in the Willows Christmas, A Legend Of Mercy, A Christmas Fairy, Papa Panov's Special Christmas, Sir Christopher Cockleshell, Tilly's Christmas, The Christmas Monks, Little Girl's Christmas, The Very Merriest Christmas, A Christmas Turkey And How It Came, An Empty Purse, The Related Muff, The Christmas Masquerade, The Promise, Christmas Every Day...
