Holiday Classics

Un piccolo capolavoro dell'umorismo inglese che mette in ridicolo la paura tutta umana dei fantasmi...

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.

Everyone loves a wonderful Christmas story! In this classic tale of A Kidnapped Santa Claus, there is a unique forward with two lesson plans, one including a cooking activity and one including a diorama project. You will find an about the author section with information about both the contributor and a footnoted writeup about L. Frank Baum.

A father shares with his family what he learned from Santa's visit the night before.

Did you know that O. Henry's real name was William Sydney Porter? He had many pseudonyms, but is mostly known as O. Henry. He wrote over 300 stories and is known for playfully writing a twist at the end. Most of them are based in New York, with characters being an average Joe. A census at the time stated there were about four million individuals living in NYC at the time, and that is how this volume of short stories received its name.

Eine Großmutter lebt mit ihrem Sohn Hador, dessen Frau und seinen drei Kindern zusammen. Am Weihnachtstag geht die Mutter in die Kirche. Die Kinder und der schwerkranke Hador bleiben bei der Großmutter. Um Fleisch am Festtag zu haben, hat Hador Fallen im Wald gelegt. Nun bittet Hador seine Mutter die gefangenen Tiere zu holen. Sie wartet bis die Kinder eingeschlafen sind und geht dann los. Nachdem sie die Tiere aus den Fallen geholt hat, bildet sich eine dicke Nebelwand über dem Schnee. Sie rutscht und fällt. Auch die Skier entgleiten ihr. So bleibt sie in der Nacht dort liegen.

Will Richard and Clara defeat an army of monster mice? Enjoy this thrilling holiday tale of toys and sweets come to life under the direction of a magician uncle and a fairy in a snowy winter wonderland. Learn the traditional story as a companion to the ballet, or read just for the fun of this enchanting retelling with all the family love, romance and memories of a magical Christmas Eve.

Herr Löwenhaupt kauft eine lebendige Gans, die am Weihnachtsabend mit Rotkraut und gedünsteten Äpfeln auf den Tisch kommen soll. Bis dahin soll sie in einer Kiste im Kartoffelkeller ihr Quartier haben. Die drei Kinder versorgen die Gans und taufen sie Auguste. Der kleine Peter besteht sogar darauf, dass Auguste im Kinderzimmer schlafen darf, und nimmt sie heimlich mit ins Bett. Als der Vater kurz vor Weihnachten Auguste in den Gänsehimmel schicken will, schreit nicht nur die Gans Zeter und Mordio.

¡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).

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.

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is perhaps the most famous ghost story of all. For nearly 200 years, this tale has singlehandedly extended the haunting season from autumn through winter, and ghost lovers everywhere are happy about that. Traditionally, A Christmas Carol is told and retold each year in every form from plays to movies and TV shows. But, originally, the tale was read aloud as folks sat by the hearth, drinking mulled cider or hot cocoa as they warmed their hands at the fireplace. Many of us first heard the tale as children.

Klara bekommt vom geheimnisvollen Patenonkel Drosselmeyer am Weihnachtsabend einen Nussknacker geschenkt. In der folgenden Nacht hat sie einen merkwürdigen Traum: Der Nussknacker kämpft gegen das Heer des bösen Mausekönigs. Doch dann verwandelt er sich in einen hübschen Prinzen und tanzt mit Klara im Land der Süßigkeiten. Das weltbekannte Märchenballett von Peter Tschaikowsky ist hier unterhaltsam erzählt. Durch die abwechslungsreiche Lesung mit vielen musikalischen Höhepunkten wird die Handlung verständlich.

Johann und seine Familie sind traurig: Embla, ihre einzige Kuh, ist gestorben. Und das auch noch kurz vor Weihnachten. Doch dann findet Johann ein kleines Kalb, das jämmerlich am Straßenrand blökt. Hat der reiche Bäckhultbauer etwas damit zu tun? Weihnachten hält auch auf Birkenlund bei Madita und Elisabet Einzug und es ist eine Menge vorzubereiten. Doch bei Freund Abbe und seiner Familie kann man nicht richtig glauben, dass morgen schon Weihnachten ist.

The Fernalds are an elderly couple, alone now that their children are grown and, mostly, married. But one of their sons realizes how lonely they must be and decides to bring his family together for the holidays to surprise his parents. First published in 1908, this short novel was followed by a sequel, On Christmas Day in the Evening, in 1910.

A Rocky Bleier Christmas is a collection of five classic Christmas stories for you and the entire family to enjoy. The collection includes an introduction by NFL legend Rocky Bleier. The delightful Christmas stories are: “A Christmas Dream and How it Came True” written by Louisa May Alcott, “Yes, Virginia There is a Santa Clause” by Francis Church, “Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Clement Clarke Moore, “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, and “The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry.

Originally published in the 1850 Christmas edition of Dickens' journal Household Words, "A Christmas Tree" is considered to be one of Dickens' more autobiographical pieces. In it, decorations on the Christmas tree trigger the narrator's memories of Christmases past. This version of "A Christmas Tree" was recorded as part of Dreamscape's The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens.

A melancholy story about the passing of time. A delightful journey as companions age, seasons pass, and voice ages with wisdom. In the end the passing of time is tempered with the delights of family companionship. A classic tale from the heart of Dickens. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

Frank Pettingell reads the classic Christmas tale.

Basil Rathbone stars in this staged version of Dicken's A Christmas Carol.

Who will help the tailor of Gloucester to finish the Mayor’s elegant coat? For the tailor has fallen ill, and the Mayor is to be married in it tomorrow – on Christmas Day in the morning. Potter based the story on a real-world incident involving John Prichard, a Gloucester tailor who had a commission to make a new suit for the new mayor. But it’s Potter’s charming touch of adding impish, mischievous animals to move the story along that make this children’s classic.