Holiday Classics

Am Weihnachtsabend erscheinen dem habgierigen und herzlosen Geizhals Ebenezer Scrooge die Geister der vergangenen, gegenwärtigen und künftigen Weihnachten, die ihm das Glück vor Augen führen, das er bislang durch seine beispiellose Selbstsucht versäumt hat. Zutiefst betroffen, wandelt er sich über Nacht vom boshaften Egoisten zum gütigen, hilfsbereiten Wohltäter, einem Muster an Nächstenliebe und Hochherzigkeit.

Ebenezer Scrooge has no time for the poor or the wretched. And it's "Bah, humbug!" to anyone who wishes him a Merry Christmas. But when he turns in for the night one cold, fateful Christmas Eve, his past, present, and future converge. Three haunting guests are about to show him that the time has come to change his miserly ways - before it's too late.

A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall on December 19, 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. It tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler, kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.

A Christmas Carol is the best-known and best-loved of Dickens' Christmas books, and the story of the miser Scrooge's redemption has become as much part of the Christmas tradition as plum pudding and carols themselves.

The miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is a cold-hearted man of business and has little time for the good humor and charity of the Christmas season. But that's about to change. A visit from his deceased business partner sets in motion a night in which Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. Will his listen to their messages? Will he heed their warnings? Ebenezer Scrooge is about to take a Christmas journey that he won't soon forget.

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.

The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his adventures on Christmas Eve continue to teach an important lesson, even to this day. Author Charles Dickens introduces us to the main character by painting him in a negative light, a selfish and miserly old man who will barely pay enough money to keep his office heated. When Scrooge returns home after work, the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, visits him and tells him that because of the wrongdoing he had done during his life, he has been condemned to walk in his ghost years shackled....

Christmas may come but once a year but evil, intrigue and malevolence are everyday events. Within this volume Christmas is a time when these dark forces form and coalesce to take life and liberty from people who may and who may not deserve the spin of its wheel. Some are merely evil, others have the beginnings of a conscience that displays itself in a dialogue with the devil, or perhaps only themselves. But, in this volume Christmas takes a ringside seat to the horrors of the human heart.

Dramatized by best-selling narrator Steve Cook, this abridged re-telling of Dickens' classic Christmas tale has something for everyone. All the sounds of 19th-Century London are captured, from clopping hooves on cobblestones to booming Westminster chimes at midnight to the supernatural comings and goings of Scrooge’s four nocturnal visitors. Plus, a complete soundtrack of suspenseful and seasonal music throughout puts the finishing touches on a true, old-fashioned radio theatre-style experience.

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol has delighted listeners for nearly 170 years. This edited and abridged version has been produced in the hopes that it will encourage many families to revisit this beloved Christmas story.

Theodor Fontane schildert wie kein anderer die besonderen Momente der Weihnacht. Für ihn ist Weihnachten ein Fest der gemeinsamen Bräuche, der Erinnerung und der Sehnsucht. Seine Gedichte, Kurzgeschichten, Tagebucheinträge und Romanauszüge aus "Der Stechlin" und "Effi Briest" erzählen von besinnlichen Tagen in Brandenburg und Berlin und schenken private Einblicke in das Weihnachtsfest im Hause des bekannten Schriftstellers. Christian Berkel entfaltet in dieser hochkarätigen Produktion den unvergänglichen Zauber der Weihnachtszeit, der im Werk von Theodor Fontane liegt.

Zehn zauberhaft gesprochene Geschichten versüßen der ganzen Familie das Warten auf den Weihnachtsmann. Es darf gelauscht werden, wie Pippi Langstrumpf den Weihnachtsbaum plündert, Wichtel Tomte Tummetott einen hungrigen Fuchs auf dem Hof ertappt, Madita sich über den ersten Schnee freut und wie viele weitere Lieblingscharaktere aus Astrid Lindgrens Geschichten-Schatz Weihnachten erleben.

Эрнст Теодор Амадей Гофман (1776 - 1822) - немецкий писатель, композитор и художник романтического направления. Всемирную славу снискал как автор повествований, где мистика сочетается с реальностью. Фантастика Гофмана произрастает из самых обыденных мелочей, из простых вещей.

This collection of short stories by notable Australian author Mary Grant Bruce (1878-1958) reflects on Australian experiences of summertime. Infused with the smells, sounds, and textures of Australian life during the Christmas season, these stories also highlight the strengths and yearnings of their characters.

During Christmas, four ghosts intervene in the life of an odious, greedy, hard hearted, miser to save him from eternal damnation.

Scrooge era un señor muy adinerado cuyo único socio, Marley, había muerto. Este anciano solitario, vivía en su particular mundo, todo le desagradaba y más aún la Navidad. Su rutina diaria esa caminar por las mismas calles sin que nadie lo saludara. En vísperas de Navidad, todos compran regalos y preparan la cena navideña pero Scrooge está en su despacho como cualquier día y le exige a su escribiente Bob Cratchit que trabaje hasta tarde aunque era noche de Navidad. Inclusive su sobrino le invita a pasar la noche de Navidad con ellos, pero Scrooge lo desprecia.

Mr and Mrs Brown are keen to make it to Thompson Hall for a cosy family Christmas - the first they will be spending in England instead of France for several years. When Mr Brown is taken ill in Paris en route home, it seems their Christmas wishes may not be coming true. ‘Christmas at Thompson Hall’ is a festive short story full of humorous mishaps from the much-loved Victorian author, Anthony Trollope.

On New Year's Eve, an elderly ticket porter, Toby "Trotty" Veck, a hardworking but poor man, is disillusioned with the state of the world. He is appalled by newspaper reports of crime and immorality, and fears for the future prospects of his daughter, Meg, who is to be married on New Year's Day. Trotty has always fancied that the bell chimes of the nearby church offer him encouragement when he is most in need. On this particular night, he is drawn to the church tower, where he is greeted by the spirits of the bells and their goblin attendants who show him a vision of the future.

Följ med på ett spännande juläventyr med Rasmus Nalle och hans vänner. På det fina skeppet Mary reser de till Nordpolen för att hjälpa självaste jultomten. Nissarna i paketverkstaden har blivit sjuka på grund av kanelbrist, så Rasmus och vännerna ger sig ut på havet mot en sydhavsö för att hämta hem kanel. Men på vägen stöter de på hinder - snöstorm och motorproblem - och frågan är om de kommer hinna fram till jul. Boken innehåller 24 korta kapitel.

Der neue Audiobuch-Adventskalender vereint das alt bewährte und beliebte Prinzip (24 Türchen zum Öffnen, 24 Überraschungen zum Hören) mit einer besonders schönen Gestaltung, die sich von den Vorgängern abhebt und doch die klassische Weihnachtsstimmung einfängt. Zu hören sind wunderbar interpretierte Texte von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Selma Lagerlöf, Hermann Löns, Friedrich Rückert u. v. a.