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Rick Scroogeman hates Christmas. He can’t stand the carols and the pageants. He can’t stand the lights and the mistletoe. But what he hates the most is having to watch the old movie A Christmas Carol every year at school. Since his name is Scroogeman, all of his classmates start calling him Scrooge. And he hates being called Scrooge. But everything starts to change when three ghosts visit him. At first, he thinks it’s a dream. But then he realizes that it might be a nightmare. A nightmare that could become real.

Long ago in London Town, at a time when the muffin man's cries began the day and the lamplighter ushered in the night, two young orphans lived together in the bleak, cold shelter of a public workhouse.

Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles - and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and has been waiting for Christmas to come. But when things don't turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous?

This holiday season, you can spoil your kids with the gifts of mindfulness and meditation! Being parents ourselves, we know that children get super-excited around Christmas and they have a hard time falling asleep. Especially, since their bed time schedule can be a bit looser and there are no school nights. But how can you get your happy little elf to fall asleep this holiday season? The answer is simple. Mindfulness meditation stories for happy zzz’s!

In this festive anthology, you’ll find 12 original short stories to start getting your kids excited for Christmas morning. Some stories are fun, and some are silly, but all will bring the magic of Christmas into your child’s life.

Aggie Morton lives in a small town on the coast of England in 1902. Adventurous and imaginative but deeply shy, Aggie hasn't got much to do since the death of her beloved father...until the fateful day when she crosses paths with 12-year-old Belgian immigrant Hector Perot and discovers a dead body on the floor of the Mermaid Dance Room! As the number of suspects grows and the murder threatens to tear the town apart, Aggie and her new friend will need every tool at their disposal - including their insatiable curiosity, deductive skills, and not a little help from their friends.

Dim the lights and gather around the freshly-trimmed tree for a magical Christmas Eve experience that will become a family tradition. The beloved poem from Clement C. Moore captures the true spirit of Christmas.

Inspired by the Celtic legend and the spirit of the imagination, Christmas in Camelot is Mary Pope Osborne's gift to young listeners everywhere. It begins with a simple invitation to spend Christmas Eve in Camelot, a magical place that exists only in myth and fantasy. What Jack and Annie don't know is that the invitation will send them on a quest to save Camelot itself, not from destruction, but from being forgotten forever.

Six wonderfully fun and festive audio stories to entertain little ones over the Christmas season. Compiled by HarperCollins Children’s Books, this audio download is a magical collection showcasing some of the best-loved characters in children’s literature.

Tony Robinson stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's renowned Christmas story, which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. It is Christmas Eve, and young Mary and Fred are opening presents from their godfather, Drosselmeier the toymaker. Mary's favourite gift is a nutcracker soldier, and she is disappointed when his jaw breaks on a particularly hard nut.

Whiskerwinkle's Christmas Adventure invites listeners into the enchanting world of Sprinkle-Sweet Land, where Whiskerwinkle Sprite embarks on a fantastical journey to spread holiday joy and meet Santa Claus himself. With a sparkling coat and a hat aglow with twinkling lights, Whiskerwinkle leads friends Tibbles the Toffee, Benny the Buzzle, and Sarah the Snook on a trek through gumdrop valleys and peppermint lanes, celebrating Christmas with laughter and candy cane rains.

Verzaubere die Vorweihnachtszeit mit unserem einzigartigen Weihnachtsgeschichten-Adventskalender für Kinder! Hektik und Stress in der Adventszeit. Die Vorweihnachtszeit kann oft chaotisch und überwältigend sein. Hektisches Einkaufen, Stress bei der Geschenksuche und das Jonglieren von Terminen lassen kaum Raum für die besinnlichen Momente, die diese Zeit so besonders machen. Die Kinder sind aufgeregt, aber auch unruhig – sie können den großen Tag kaum erwarten und fragen sich, was der Advent für sie bedeutet.

Kaum zu glauben! Auf Mats und Matilda wartet ein Abenteuer in den Bergen. Ihr Onkel Ulf hat sie eingeladen, die Adventszeit bei ihm auf seiner Berghütte zu verbringen. Spekulatius darf dabei natürlich nicht fehlen. Die drei Freunde sind begeistert vom Rodeln im Schnee, dem riesigen Tannenbaum auf dem Dorfplatz und der Sage über den Schneeriesen, die sie in der kleinen Dorfschule zu hören bekommen. Doch dann scheint das Ungeheuer tatsächlich bis ins Dorf gekommen zu sein, denn eines Tages fehlt der große Tannenbaum, und riesige Fußabdrücke sind im Schnee zu erkennen.

Amanda Owen, also known as the Yorkshire Shepherdess, and her family welcome you to their farm at Christmas. This heartwarming collection of festive stories is inspired by all the countryside characters - both two legged and four - you'll find on and around Ravenseat Farm, and just how fun life can be when everyone mucks in together!

Zwei besorgte Weihnachtsmannoberhelfer machen sich auf die Suche – und stoßen auf ein unerwartetes Problem, das das ganze Weihnachtsfest in Gefahr bringen könnte. Doch dann taucht Hilfe auf, ausgerechnet aus einem verschneiten Winkel des Waldes, mit einer ganz besonderen Botschaft im Gepäck … Mit viel Wärme, Witz und winterlicher Magie entfaltet sich eine weihnachtliche Geschichte voller liebenswerter Figuren, überraschender Wendungen und einer wichtigen Erkenntnis: Auch der Weihnachtsmann kann noch etwas lernen – über Gesundheit, Mut und eine gesunde Portion Obst.

Little Grey Rabbit is returning to the little house on the edge of a wood with Hare and Squirrel's Christmas present: a beautiful scarlet sledge. With great excitement they all take it to their favourite hill. But later that night careless, adventurous Hare takes the sledge for a moonlight ride and loses it... until Rat comes to the rescue!

Julia ist enttäuscht, dass sie dieses Jahr nur einen Adventskalender aus Papier bekommen hat. Sie hatte sich doch einen mit Schokolade gewünscht! Aber das auf dem Kalender abgebildete Haus glitzert so geheimnisvoll, dass sie nicht widerstehen kann: Sie öffnet das erste Fenster des Kalenderhauses. Da bemerkt sie, dass das Haus bewohnt ist und sie die Menschen, die darin leben, besuchen kann. Das Abenteuer beginnt!

Aspiring writer Aggie Morton is looking forward to Christmas. Having just solved a murder and survived her own brush with death in her small town of Torquay on the coast of England, Aggie can't wait to spend the holidays with her sister, Marjorie, the new Lady Greyson of Owl Park, an enormous manor house in the country; Grannie Jane, and her fellow sleuth and partner in crime, Hector Perot. But when Aggie and her friends discover a body instead of presents on Christmas morning, things take a deadly serious turn.

It’s been ten years since Santa Claus performed his Christmas duties, but when Juniper Lane discovers the mysterious Niko, who lives in her local London park surrounded by Christmas trees and reindeer that can fly, she steps into a Christmas story like no other. When Juniper’s mum goes missing and the park comes under threat from an ambitious park keeper, Juniper enlists Niko, who is surely Santa Claus, to help. As the countdown to Christmas begins, Juniper must find her mother, restore the festive spirit, bring to life the true magic of the season and learn to ride her very own reindeer.

Decorations made of straw cover your Christmas tree. A girl dressed in a crown of candles sings songs as she visits people’s homes. People gather together to exchange gifts called julklappar. These are the sights and sounds of Christmas in Sweden. Come explore the many Swedish traditions that bring people of this country together at Christmas.