A simplified version of the well-known tale in which a husband and wife sacrifice treasured possessions so that they may buy each other Christmas presents.

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.

In 1875, Owen Thomas, a poor Welsh coal miner, falls in love with a beautiful London actress, Jessica Lavery. He builds her a cottage in his village, and enchants her with the promise of the holidays they'll share after they marry. According to his special Thomas family tradition, the Christmas tree must always be outside, where it can look up to God. Owen carves her an angel to go on top of their tree, with lavender eyes like hers, a token more meaningful...

At Sugarloaf Ranch, Smoke and Sally Jensen prepare to welcome Preacher home for the holidays, unaware that their friend is trailed by a storm full of trouble. On a mission of jealousy and vengeance, an old trapper is rescued by Ace and Chance Jensen from ruthless outlaws -- and wanted by a driven bounty hunter named Luke Jensen, their long-lost uncle. On a westbound train, a determined charity worker risks her life to protect a young orphan who's...

While walking through a moonlit convent courtyard, Helena encounters the handsome but mysterious Sebastian Cynster, Duke of St. Ives, one of England's most notorious aristocrats, who offers a memorable kiss before leaving, but seven years later, Helena, now an heiress, is reunited with Sebastian during her introduction to London society.

For the first time in her sheltered life, Larissa Ascot's wishes for a merry Christmas seem to be in peril. Her father is in the Colonies on business, but is far overdue coming home. Thus, Larissa is left to handle the rumours of her family's bankruptcy, panicking creditors pounding on her door and eviction. On top of all that, she must now contend with her enigmatic would-be "benefactor" - Vincent Everett, the Baron of Windsmoor - who would be the...

In 1914 France, a British soldier writes to his mother about the strange events of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when German and Allied soldiers met on neutral ground to share songs, food, and fun. Includes historical notes and glossary.

Three days before Christmas, Matt Jensen is traveling the Denver and Pacific railway when an avalanche slams down onto the train, trapping it in desolate Trout Creek Pass. But it wasn't an act of nature that caused the accident; it was a gang of outlaws attempting to rescue their leader, who is being taken to Red Cliff to be hanged. As Smoke Jensen and Duff MacCallister frantically try to make their way to the scene, Matt struggles to save the survivors,...

In each of four stories, a soldier must find Christmas wherever he may be -- from the European front to the South Pacific -- while a young woman waits at home, worrying and praying.

The Malory family gathers at Haverston to celebrate the holidays, but in the midst of the domestic turmoil, a mysterious present arrives that will dramatically affect the lives of everyone present