Twelve-year-old Jason describes the wonderful Christmas of 1890 that he and his family celebrate in their home in Springfield, Ohio.

Claude, the dog, gives away all his Christmas presents to his down-and-out friend but receives an even better present from his young owner.

The inhabitants of a New England village never make much fuss about Christmas until a new family moves in and celebrates the holiday in a special way.

A child provides instructions for properly capturing Santa--briefly--to ask him questions and tell him things.

Purchasing an antique snow globe and learning about how it brought comfort to a grieving widower and other owners who saw comforting images while gazing at it, Kiley Gray relates the story to her two skeptical friends before all three women experience miracles during the holiday season.

"Laid off from her department store job, Carmen has little cash and few options. Spending Christmas with her perfect sister Sofia and her perfectly ordered life does not appeal. But Sofia has a client who needs help revitalizing his bookshop. So Carmen moves in and takes the job. Thrown into the workings of Mr. McCredie's ancient bookshop in historic Edinburgh, Carmen is intrigued. The store is dusty and disorganized but undeniably charming. Can she...

The Kincaid Family is trying to get home to San Diego for a Christmas reunion, but several issues block each member's way and place them in suspenseful scenarios that attempt to keep them all apart.

After destroying all of the gifts and decorations at home, Bad Kitty escapes from the car on Christmas Eve and finds a new friend, who helps her learn the true meaning of Christmas.

"Ski instructor Annie Bennett has come home to help her parents on their Colorado ranch, but Marshall Stone, the surveyor on their neighbor's land, is out to prove to her that she is all he wants for Christmas"--

The Gift is a magical, fable-like Christmas story from Cecelia Ahern, the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of P. S. I Love You and Thanks for the Memories. The story of Lou Suffern, a successful executive frustrated by the fact that he spends more time in the office than with his doting wife and two young children, The Gift is "a tantalizing tale wrapped in a tale.... [the] perfect treat for the holidays." (Sara Gruen)