Christmas Around the Fire

Ryan N.S. Topping
TAN Books, 296 pages

Ready for a Norman Rockwell moment? Read aloud from this fine collection at Christmas as loved ones gather around the fire — or the living room, or the dining table. The author has curated 36 of the best stories, essays, and poems that evoke the spirit of Christmas. An excerpt from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is here, of course, and Clement Clarke Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” but there also are lesser-known classics from authors including Henry Van Dyke, Willa Cather, Ruth Sawyer, and Hilaire Belloc. This book will provide seasonal reading for years to come.

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