Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they’ll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty, they won’t be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash, they aren’t even going to have a tree. They won’t need one, because come...

"A surprising discovery in a dusty attic. A mysterious package left in the snow on Christmas Eve, 1943. A startling encounter with the homeless. A treasured gift of love. Set in the 1800s through present-day in colorful settings that span the globe, Once Upon a Christmas Collection is a unique treasury of seasonal short stories featuring characters who discover, in the midst of difficult circumstances, the true meaning of Christmas Travel to an American...