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Stories and poems of Christmas including such favorites as The Gift of the Magi, The Night Before Christmas, a selection from The Wind in the Willows, performed by the Voices of Freshwater Seas with musical underscoring by the Tintinnabulum Project. 2 CDs, each running about 60 minutes. Contents: Dulce Domum, from The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame: Christmas at Mole's house, with the field mice coming to visit. Yes , Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus, by Francis P. Church: the classic editorial in favor of wonder, joy, and the existence of Santa Claus. Gift of the Magi, by O Henry: how two foolish young people made the wisest mistake anyone could ever make. The Night before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore: what Dad saw when he woke up in the middle of the night on Christmas eve. Christmas Morning, from Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott: five young girls learn the meaning of Christmas and have a wonderful time doing it. Told After Supper, by Jerome K. Jerome: Christmas ghost stories, and an untoward incident. Christmas Trees, by Robert Frost: The value of Christmas trees he didn't know he had. Mistletoe, by Walter de la Mare: Was the kiss only a dream beneath the mistletoe? Ring Out, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Ringing out the old year for a better new year. The Three Kings, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Three wise men visit the Christ Child and evade an angry king. Luke 2:1-20, "And there were in the same country shepherds...": The classic story of the Nativity from the King James Bible.