Christmas Short Stories Anthology

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".

Kat saw the warning signs that her marriage was on the brink of collapse. The pressure of middle-class existence, an absent sex life, and a husband about to lose his job all spelled disaster. In a last-ditch effort to save their marriage, she hatched a plan to remind Ethan of their sexier days. First, she convinced him to take her on his next business trip. Second, she mailed a negligee to the lodge where they would be staying. Third, she had to figure out which model Ethan gave the negligee to when he didn't realize it was for her.

Holly flieht über die Weihnachtstage aus New York, weil ihr der Rummel auf die Nerven geht. Die Rocky Mountains sind genau der richtige Ort, um zu arbeiten. Denkt sie. Nur hat ihr niemand gesagt, dass es dort Männer gibt, die nicht nur ihr Herz höher schlagen lassen, sondern auch noch mit Nachnamen Christmas heißen ... Eine Kurzgeschichte von Erfolgsautorin Kajsa Arnold, die nicht nur zu Weihnachten Spaß macht!

Christmas is a lonely time for Kelly Lane. In her thirty's and single, she has given up the dream she'd always had. Mac Brentwell is only going through the motions. Living the high profile life people believe lawyers have, he's a playboy, a different woman on his arm every night. What people don't know is that most nights he goes home alone. And he's lonely, dreaming of the day he might get that Christmas wish he had so long ago.

A collection of classic Christmas stories, including:

• 1. "The Royal Truffle Hunt" by Anthony Thorn
• 2. "A Christmas Dream and How it Came True" by Louisa Mae Alcott
• 3. "The Sabots of Little Wolff" by Francois Coppee
• 4. "A Christmas Guest" by Selma Lanerlof
• 5. "The Christmas Goblins" by Charles Dickens
• 6. "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chehkov
• 7. "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" by Fydor Dostoyevsky

A fun Christmas short story! Listen to this new short from Michael Lynes, the award-winning author of "There Is a Reaper" and "The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed".

The classic Christmas love story, as poignant now as when O. Henry (pen name of William Sydney Porter) wrote it in 1905. A poor young couple sacrifices their own "treasures" for their partner. A must-listen for any time of year.

From the internationally best-selling author of The Alchemist comes The Pine Tree at St. Martin, a never-before-published Christmas parable for the ages. Fans of Paulo Coelho will immediately recognize the master storyteller's incomparable voice, and will treasure this story's simplicity and poignancy for many Christmas seasons to come.

When her beloved dog passes away just before Christmas, Gloria isn't sure about her best friend's advice. Holiday hilarity ensues when a new cat shows up on her doorstep each day. Who's leaving the cats? And why? Will Gloria's Christmas go up a poof of pet fur, or will it prove to be the most purrfect holiday ever?

This is a Dickens Christmas story of remembrance, in the tradition of people remembering their past. In this case, the poor relation at a holiday feast given by a rich relation tells the story of his life, dominated by his being his own worst enemy through being soft and credulous as opposed to hard and sharp. The rich relation funds him in a meager amount and Michael, the poor relation, thinks he should not go first in anything, including telling stories around the Christmas fire, but is encouraged to do so.

Una colección de leyendas navideñas para confortar el alma. Si usted siente lo mismo que yo, entonces ama la época navideña: el ambiente festivo, el árbol decorado, los obsequios, la cena, los villancicos. Las personas se comportan como niños. Hay encuentros familiares y reuniones con los amigos.

Darius has found that he is the target for every gold-digging woman on the planet, all desperate to land themselves the ultimate catch and live a life of unparalleled luxury. So, he hatches a plan—throwing a Christmas masquerade ball seems like a great idea. He can remain anonymous for the entire evening and use the opportunity to perhaps find himself a wife. Sarah is one of Darius’ newest employees. She’s only been with the company for three weeks, and now, she finds herself at one of the biggest parties ever seen.

Thomas Hardy wrote this engaging seasonal story for The Father Christmas Annual in 1877, which was very early in his career. One can just imagine the family sitting by the fireside after the big Christmas lunch, and listening as one member of the family read the story (set in the Wessex countryside he knew so well). By this time, he was already making his mark as a writer. One of his greatest achievements, Far From the Madding Crowd was published three years earlier.

The last man on Earth is depressed and the robots charged with his care are at a loss as to how to shake him out of it. They concoct an elaborate scheme to have Christmas in May. After all, at the end of history, who cares if the dates are a little off? This story was a Hugo Award finalist in 2004.

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

Erst eins, dann zwei, dann drei, dann vier... Für Kinder fühlt sich das Warten auf Weihnachten unendlich lang an. Mit den Geschichten in diesem Hörbuch vergehen die Tage bis zum Heiligen Abend wie im Flug. Mal lustig, mal besinnlich, mal abenteuerlich werden die Kleinen perfekt auf Weihnachten eingestimmt.

Weihnachtsgeschichten zum Liebhaben. Glitzerschnee, Plätzchenduft und Geschenke: Weihnachten ist die schönste Zeit des Jahres - das wissen selbst die Tiere im Wald! Bisweilen geschehen sogar Wunder: Der kleine Bär macht sich auf, um den Mond zu besuchen, der kleine Hase reist ins ferne Land des Nordsterns und vielleicht können Grummels Freunde sogar den Griesgram davon überzeugen, dass Weihnachten einfach wunderbar ist. Diese Sammlung mit drei Geschichten von Paul Bright, Gillian Lobel und Elizabeth Baguley sowie Liedern von Fredrik Vahle ist bestens geeignet für kuschelige Stunden zum Lauschen.

Here is a charming Christmas tale about a young woman staying with her aunt in rural New England. When Sophie invites her high-society friends to visit her and Aunt Pemy, they quickly - and much to their delight - discover that there's much more to country life than they had ever imagined.

Watson visits Sherlock Holmes at Christmastime and finds him contemplating a battered old hat, brought to him by the commissionaire Peterson after it and a Christmas goose had been dropped by a man in a scuffle with some street ruffians. Peterson takes the goose home to eat it, but comes back later with a precious carbuncle that his wife found in the bird's crop.

Tradition is just another ritual, and rituals are written to be remembered. Be careful which rituals you practice, my friend, for they call out to things well hidden...to horrors best left unknown.