A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens STAVE I: MARLEY'S GHOST
MARLEY was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The
register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, ...

This book, published in 1886 and illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, chronicles the American writer Washington Irving's nostalgic recollections of Christmas traditions in 19th century England.

It was in the ancient little city of Rochester in Kent, of all the good days in
the year upon a Christmas-eve, that I stood reading this inscription over the
quaint old door in question. I had been wandering about the neighbouring ...

Simple text and photographs describe the history of Christmas and how it is celebrated.

Discusses the popular holiday and how it is celebrated in various parts of the world.

Presents an illustrated version of the story of a miser who learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

Demonstrates the many things that Christmas is to different people, including Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, presents, prayers, and the birth of the Christ child.

Introduces Christmas, and discusses its pagan and Christian origins, seasonal decorations and music, religious and secular celebrations, and the holiday around the world.

The classic story that inspired the popular Yuletide film chronicles the lives of an American family's Christmas trials and joys in a small town in Depression-era Indiana, capturing Ralphie Parker's campaign to get a Red Ryder air rifle for ...