Christmas Stories

  • A Christmas Star

    A Christmas Star “Come now, my dear little stars,” said Mother Moon, “and I will tell you the Christmas story.” Every morning for a week before Christmas, Mother Moon used to call all the little stars around her and tell them a story. It was always the same story, but the stars never wearied of…

  • Christmas In The Alley

    “I declare for it, tomorrow is Christmas Day and I clean forgot all about it,” said old Ann, the washerwoman, pausing in her work and holding the flatiron suspended in the air. “Much good it’ll do us,” growled a discontented voice from the coarse bed in the corner. “We haven’t much extra, to be sure,”…

  • The Birds Christmas

    “Chickadee-dee-dee-dee! Chickadee-dee-dee-dee! Chicka–” “Cheerup, cheerup, chee-chee! Cheerup, cheerup, chee-chee!” “Ter-ra-lee, ter-ra-lee, ter-ra-lee!” “Rap-atap-atap-atap!” went the woodpecker; “Mrs Chickadee may speak first.” “Friends,” began Mrs Chickadee, “why do you suppose I called you together?” “Because it’s the day before Christmas,” twittered Snow Bunting. “And you’re going to give a Christmas party,” chirped the robin. “And you…

  • A Story Of The Christ Child

    ELIZABETH HARRISON Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, on the night before Christmas, a little child was wandering all alone through the streets of a great city. There were many people on the street, fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, uncles and aunts, and even grey-haired grandfathers and grandmothers, all of whom…