Christmas has arrived with so many rules to follow that David fears his mistakes will cause Santa to pass him by.

Right before Thanksgiving, a freak tornado descends on Larkspur, the small town in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains where matriarch and candy magnate Loretta Cisco--affectionately called "Cisco" by her grandchildren--lives, and levels the home she's inhabited for fifty years. Then there's more bad news: Cisco's beloved triplet grandchildren, Hannah, Sara, and Sam, all newlyweds, are experiencing marital problems and they refuse to confide in their...

"An irresistible new collectible hardcover in the beloved series of six Penguin Christmas Classics L. Frank Baum's Life and Adventures of Santa Claus was first published in 1902, two years after his Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Drawing on the attributes of Santa Claus from Clement Moore's 1822 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ("The Night Before Christmas"), Baum chronicles Santa's life from his childhood in an enchanted forest--the same forest that is...

"Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens--DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life...even toys. And Jack's newest toy--the Christmas Pig (DP's replacement)--has a daring plan: Together they'll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best friend Jack...

As the holidays approach, dutiful daughter Judith Graber, feeling overwhelmed, overworked and under appreciated, is attracted to her father's new employee, Ben Knox, Sugarcreek's own "bad boy", but refuses to be another one of his conquests.

"Old Christmas" by Washington Irving is a delightful exploration of the traditional English Christmas, taking readers on a nostalgic journey to the heart of 19th-century holiday celebrations. Renowned for his ability to capture the essence of early American and English culture, Irving, in this charming series of essays and sketches, brings to life the rich, festive traditions of a bygone era. Set in the English countryside, "Old Christmas" is a vivid...

Examines the people, places, events, stories, and legends that have shaped Christmas traditions.

When an angel visits the home of candle maker Edward Haddington and touches one of his candles on Christmas, it bestows a miracle on every person who receives it, and Edward hopes that the angel will visit since it has been twenty-four years since the last one.

With Christmas coming, Marty and Shiloh hope the holiday will bring their town the generosity of spirit that's lacking, but a fire in the woods destroys homes and the town blames the man Marty rescued Shiloh from.

A wealthy and depressed man bound for Christmas in Hawaii is abruptly summoned home to North Dakota. He arrives just in time to be trapped there by a blizzard. During his stay, he reaches an epiphany worthy of the season and resolves to simplify his life.