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It's Christmas Eve and Andrew is upset. His father won't let him open his gifts early. So Andrew and his little sister, Lindsay, run away to the woods. As they venture deeper into the forest, Andrew and Lindsay hear a thundering, gravelly voice, "Who's s-s-s-sitting on my b-b-b-belly?" It was a troll with orange spiky hair!

A beautiful tale from a truly classic writer. Oscar Wilde helps us all learn that just because someone is different than we are comfortable with, there are worthwhile moments to be shared. This was true for a giant who hated children. When he finally welcomed a child into his realm, this child was much more than anyone realized. Written for all ages and narrated by Glenn Hascall.

Here are more than 60 heartwarming stories of faith. These are stories about the true gifts of Christmas: answered prayers, real-life angels, and inexplicable miracles. They are the stories of people who gained a greater understanding of the true meaning of Christmas, some through a word or gesture from their fellow man, others through a miraculous event that could only have come from God.

From the author of Anne of Green Gables comes a Christmas story that is as warm and affirming as it is relatable and cherished. You are invited to join a small family in dire circumstances. The adults are unsure things will be as expected on Christmas morning. The children have no doubt. A delightful holiday story for all ages. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

Everyone knows about Santa Claus of course and his wonderful trip around the world on the night before Christmas. But what about his early life? Where was he born? What was he like as a youth? How did he come to be such a wonderful toymaker? When did he start using the Reindeer? And, most importantly, how has he been able to live so very long?

Through the ages, many stories have been told about Mary, Joseph, and the birth of the Messiah. Stories of shepherds and sheep, kings, angels, and stables. But there is one story that has never been told. One story that has remained hidden in the fabric of time. The story of The Swaddling Clothes.

America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally important holidays - Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving - came to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture.

For more than 30 years as a roving reporter, AP special correspondent (and legendary storyteller) Hugh Mulligan wrote witty, quirky, and sometimes poignant Christmas columns from many distant datelines. Whether he was writing from London or Austria, Israel or Vietnam, or the snows of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic, Mulligan managed to capture the essence of the holiday spirit for all to enjoy.

Michael Stuyvesant was dying. A wealthy, courteous, and controlled man, all he wanted was to get to Denver to visit his children for one last Christmas. But sometimes even money, good manners, and a compulsive desire for order are not enough. God, the weather, a gigantic shopping-mall Santa Claus, and a pregnant girl who called herself Cheyenne - "like the city. And a river, too. And a mountain and an Indian tribe. I looked it up" - had other plans for him.

Whether you've been naughty or nice, Santa has a treat just for you. Replete with visions of sugar plums, big juicy candy canes, and stockings eager to be filled, The Merry XXXmas Book of Erotica is a campy, blazing-hot feast of holiday erotica that will have you wishing the season of giving lasted all year long. Among these stories, Lynne Jamneck’s "What I Really Want for Christmas” is a tale of friendship igniting to passion with the help of an interfering family, good whiskey, and a Santa suit.

A memoir of childhood Christmases on the South Dakota plains. By turns sweet and comic, sentimental and serious, Joseph Bottum's Dakota Christmas is an instant Christmas classic. In this beautifully written account of the mad joys and wild emotions of Christmas for children, Bottum captures the universal spirit of the season even while he recounts his memories with a sharp particularity that brings them alive for listeners.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Magic will warm listeners' hearts and spread the wonder of the holiday season with its tales of love, joy, and awe. A fantastic holiday gift for the young and young at heart. Christmas is a magical time of year - a time of family, friends, and traditions. Listeners will revel in the 101 holiday stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Magic that spread the special joy, wonder, and blessings of the season with its tales of finding the perfect Christmas tree, being with family, seeing the awe in a child’s eyes, and enjoying the magic of the season.

The 12 crimes of Christmas: Bart Sagan is a thief, yes, but more or less a good guy - at least, he wouldn’t rob an orphanage if he didn’t have to. Not at Christmastime, anyway. But then the local crime boss, Harry King, loses a shipment of drugs and orders Bart to burglarize the 12 addresses to which it’s been accidentally sent. Can Bart and his ragtag band of independent criminals keep their Christmas spirit while breaking and entering at the behest of a drug lord? Can they keep their lives if they don’t?

The story of how a young bunny named Ricky becomes the Easter Bunny. He goes through many trials and triumphs as he develops his strategy of praying, obeying the guidance of Jesus, and hiding eggs so people will learn about Christ's resurrection. It is a heartwarming story that will have children thinking about Jesus while enjoying the Easter Bunny tradition on Easter morning. It will forever change the way the Easter Bunny is viewed by all who hear it.

Unlock the prophetic significance of the biblical feasts! The Feasts of the Lord have powerful and prophetic significance to God's people, both Jew and gentile. Each feast is a picture of Jesus the Messiah and represents one of seven phases of spiritual development in your life. In this intriguing and biblically sound study, Dr. Richard Booker takes you on a revelatory journey through the Bible, showing you how the ancient biblical feasts are relevant for your spiritual growth today.

Apostle Hubbard releases another powerful book of reference in The 8 Month Cycle of Demonic Conception. He tackles the world's holidays versus God's Holy Days, and how the world's celebrations birth demonic bondages among the believers of Christ.

In this story comes a question we have all pondered: what would you do if you only had a short amount of time left to live? Sulk and let it happen, or try to make something special of your last days? Ayden is forced with this choice while snow falls outside, carolers sing, friends exchange gifts, and the entirety of the Christmas season happens around him. While the Christmas season can be enchanting, for some it can be extremely difficult as they struggle with loss, loneliness, and even homelessness

These Christmas poems cover all the memories and moments we cherish during this special time of year. Poems of joy, sadness, love, family, celebration, memories, and praise. Take time to reflect on the meaning of the Christmas season for you, your family, and friends!

Travel with Adam Hamilton as he retraces the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Once again, Hamilton approaches his subject matter with thoughtfulness and wisdom, just as he did with Jesus' crucifixion in 24 Hours That Changed the World and with Jesus' birth in The Journey. Listen to The Way on your own or, for a more in-depth study, enjoy it with a small group or part of a 40-day church-wide emphasis during Lent and Easter or anytime of the year.

A manual of hundreds of Christmas trivia facts - and these are challenging! Learn more and appreciate the Christmas season and what it really means. Included are facts, traditions, and customs about the Annunciation, the Nativity, Christmas Day, Christmas decorations, Christmas songs and performances, the Christmas tree, St. Nicholas, Christmas cards, Christmas meals, and much more! An enlightening book for the holidays! Well-researched and quite informative. A wealth of information packed in every single minute!