Holiday Classics

In this classic series of delightful Christmas stories especially for kids are all the beautiful hopes, dreams, peace, love, light, and joy we look forward to every 25th of December. Here is a unique loving collection of extraordinary tales for all the little ones on the most special day of the calendar year. A very Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone! A truly unique audio treasure the whole family can enjoy!

Wilfred woke early. It was his birthday. He had lots of lovely presents, but the best one was a surprise.… Mr Apple had organised a secret celebration picnic and all the mice of Brambly Hedge were invited. There was so much to carry. Poor Wilfred got very tired as he lurched and bumped his way along the grassy track. What was it Mrs Apple had said was in his hamper? Knives? Sandwiches? They were certainly heavy! When they finally arrived, Wilfred was allowed to open up the hamper and there he found the best treat of all….

Scotland’s official national day is St Andrew's Day, the feast day of Saint Andrew. In the Bible it is Andrew who introduces his brother Peter to Jesus as the Messiah. As well as Scotland he is also the patron saint of the likes of Russia, Greece, the Ukraine, and Barbados. It is thought that the day was first celebrated over a thousand years ago in the reign of Malcolm III (1034-1093).

This charming, funny and clever Christmas Holiday fantasy is narrated by Oscar nominated and Emmy Award Winning Special Makeup Effects Artist Edward E. French. Author Frank Richard Stockton, born April 5, 1834, was an American writer and humorist, best Remembered for his most famous fable, "The Lady, or the Tiger?" (1882), about a man sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a king's beloved daughter.

Für Rainer Maria Rilke war Weihnachten schon immer das wichtigste Fest des Jahres, das er oft in selbstgewählter Stille und mit dem Schreiben liebevoller Briefe verbrachte. Am 24. Dezember stellte sie sich ein, die "unvergleichliche Erwartung", die für ihn mit Heiligabend verbunden war. Eindringlich und nahbar beschreibt er in seinen Briefen an Familie und Freunde wie Anton Kippenberg, Lou Andreas-Salomé oder Franz Xaver Kappus, was ihm das "liebe alte Fest" bedeutet.

This is a SoundCraft Audiobooks production - enhanced with music and sound effects - of perhaps the most beloved Christmas book of all time, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It tells the story of the miserly and miserable Ebenezer Scrooge, who is given one, final chance at redemption on Christmas Eve when he is visited by the ghost of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge is guided by three Spirits - of Christmas Past, Present and Future - who show the old miser the error of his ways.

Úrval dásamlegra jólaævintýra eftir hinn ástsæla höfund Hans Christian Andersen sem gaman er að njóta á notalegum vetrarkvöldum. Láttu hrífast með inn í töfraveröld eins rómaðasta ævintýraskálds allra tíma. Enn í dag, næstum því tveimur öldum eftir að þau birtust fyrst á prenti, segja hin sígildu ævintýri H.C. Andersen okkur ótal dæmisögur um hið góða og hið illa, um ástina og sorgina, um þrautseigju í erfiðum aðstæðum. Ævintýrin höfða vel til barna, en veita fullorðnum lesendum einnig margt að hugsa um!

Harry Gruber plays the role of Scrooge in his school's production of A Christmas Carol, and he is extra nervous about tonight's performance because his father is in the audience - not away for business, as usual. Will the story's message of Christmas cheer and the redemptive power of love reach his father's distracted Scrooge heart?

"Canto di Natale" è una delle opere più famose e popolari del genere fantastico. È un romanzo breve del 1843 dove Scrooge, un ricco avido, egoista e solitario, riceve la visita durante la notte della Vigilia di Natale, dallo spirito del defunto socio in affari, per convincerlo a cambiare vita e portarlo ad apprezzare le piccole grandi gioie della vita, tramite l'aiuto di tre fantasmi: il Natale passato, il Natale presente ed il Natale futuro.

So ganz versteht das Sams dieses Weihnachten noch nicht. Was genau sind das für Flügelwesen, die angeblich im Himmel wohnen? Und warum stellt man sich einen Baum mitten ins Wohnzimmer? Herr Taschenbier muss eine ganze Menge erklären. Vor allem die Sache mit den Geschenken findet das Sams sehr interessant. Es hat auch gleich eine Idee, was es seinem Papa zum Fest schenken könnte. Doch dazu muss es erst einmal in die Sams-Welt reisen.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a miser who lords over his poor employee, Bob Cratchit, and hates the joys that Christmas affords everyone but himself. After being exceptionally miserable at the office on the day of Christmas Eve, Scrooge returns home to be haunted by three spirits who attempt to motivate a change in the old man's demeanor - lest he continue on his current path and face almost certain eternal damnation.

This is the audio program to play at home over Christmas or during the car journey to see relatives. Dylan Thomas, "The Little Match Girl," and "The Nutcracker" are read by Jenny Agutter with accompanying Tchaikovsky's music - this is a must for Christmas. It contains new recordings as well as some of the finest tracks from the Naxos AudioBooks catalogue.

Charles Dickens' classic Yuletide tale is one of the most popular tales of personal redemption in world literature, and has been adapted many times for presentation on film and on stage.

A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens. From the author's preface: "I have endeavored in this ghostly little book to raise the ghost of an idea, which shall not put any readers out of humor with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly." First published in December 1843, the story has been in continuous print ever since. A true treasure that never grows old.

Najpiekniejsze basnie to te, do których wciaz wracamy. Bez watpienia perelka wsród nich jest "Dziadek do Orzechów". Wystarczy zamknac oczy i... uwierzyc. Mala Klara odbywa razem z Dziadkiem fascynujaca podróz do swiata lalek. To tu spelniaja sie jej wszystkie marzenia. Ale czy isnieje kraina z Jeziorem Róz, Gajem Konfiturowym i Pomaranczowym Potokiem? Czy orzech Krakatuka zdola przywrócic urode ksiezniczce Pirlipacie?

Santa Claus, as a baby, is found in the Forest of Burzee by Ak, the Master Woodsman of the World (a supreme immortal), and placed in the care of the lioness Shiegra; but thereupon adopted by the Wood Nymph, Necile. Upon reaching young adulthood, Claus is introduced by Ak to human society, wherein he sees poverty and difficulties. Because he cannot reside in Burzee as an adult, he settles in the nearby Laughing Valley of Hohaho, where the immortals regularly assist him, and Necile gives him a little cat named Blinky.

Born on Christmas Day, little Carol Bird is a gentle soul who touches every life around her. Despite her physical illness, Carol is loved by everyone who knows her. This year, she is going to make Christmas extra special for her family and the little Ruggles children who live nearby.

Otfried Preußlers Winterwelt. Der Wind fegt eisig ums Haus, dicke Flocken fallen vom Himmel, Plätzchenduft und Kerzenschein erfüllen den Raum... Für Otfried Preußler war das die schönste Zeit des Jahres. Dieses Hörbuch versammelt seine Wintergeschichten, herausgegeben von seiner Tochter Regine Stigloher, und macht die kalte Jahreszeit noch gemütlicher. Neben dem Nikolaus, den Tieren im Wald, neben Hörbe und Zwottel dürfen natürlich auch die kleine Hexe und der kleine Wassermann nicht fehlen.

Weihnachtsstimmung mit Astrid Lindgrens schönsten Geschichten aus dem vorweihnachtlichen Schweden. Mit dabei sind Lasse, Bosse, Lisa, Britta, Inga, Ole und die kleine Kerstin aus Bullerbü, Madita und ihre kleine Schwester Lisabet, Pelle, Johann und sein Kälbchen sowie natürlich Pippi Langstrumpf. Gelesen von Peter Weis, Gabriele Blum, Dagmar Dreke, Wolf Frass und Carla Sachse. Mit den Geschichten: "Pippi Langstrumpf feiert Weihnachten", "Ein Kalb fällt vom Himmel", "Wie gut, dass es Weihnachtsferien gibt, sagte Madita", "Pelle zieht aus" und "Weihnachten in Bullerbü".

This wonderful story about the true spirit of giving. This classic Christmas story is about forgetting oneself, and focusing on the needs of others. John Weightman is living a misdirected life, he has done much good in the world, but it has all been calculated to be of benefit to himself and his businesses. Fortunately he receives a wake-up call through a beautiful Christmas Eve experience, and receives a privileged preview of his heavenly mansion.