The Christmas Eve Reader

the long version

A shorter version of the book *[A Christmas Feast][1]*. Contains: Is there a Santa Claus (New York Sun) -- Twelve days of Christmas -- Christmas at Dingley Dell, Charles Dickens -- The little match-girl, Hans Christian Andersen -- Three kings of Orient, John Henry Hokins -- The gift of the Magi, O. Henry -- Silent night, holy night, Joheph Mohr -- Christmas every day, William Dean Howells -- Christmas and New Year bells, Alfred Tennyson -- Down pens, Saki -- Christmas in a village, John Clare -- Christmas with Sir Roger, Joseph Addison -- The sheep herd, Sister Mariella -- I take supper with my wife, Antoine Gustave Droz -- Christmas carol, Sara Teasdale -- [Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518317W), Arthur Conan Doyle -- The three ships, Alfred Noyes. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16479398W/A_Christmas_Feast