This wonderful collection brings together, for the very first time, fifty of the best loved Christmas stories and poems in a single, beautifully illustrated volume. Opening with O. Henry’s classic story of transcendent love, The Gift of the Magi, and closing with Robert Frost’s celebratory poem, Christmas Trees, this anthology passes through the works of some of the greatest writers in world literature, including Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, Louisa May Alcott, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Sir Walter Scott, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, G.K. Chesterton, Thomas Hardy, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and William Butler Yeats.It, of course, includes the well known classics such as Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and Moore’s The Night Before Christmas. However, it also contains some relatively unknown gems such as Abbey Farwell Brown’s A Christmas Angel and two wonderful folk tales retold by Elizabeth Harrison, Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe and A Story of the Little Child.This collection has been newly edited, commented and painstakingly illustrated in the hope that it will create new joyous Christmas memories for generations to come.CONTENTSThis completely new anthology of Christmas stories and poems contains an original preface and introduction, as well as a fully interactive table of contents. Part One: The Meaning of ChristmasThe Gift of the Magi O.HENRYThe Fir Tree HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN The Little Match Girl HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENA Christmas Carol CHARLES DICKENSA Christmas Dream, LOUISA MAY ALCOTT The Christmas Angel ABBIE FARWELL BROWNLittle Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe ELIZABETH HARRISONA Story of the Child ELIZABETH HARRISONInterlude: The Night Before Christmas The Night Before Christmas CLEMENT CLARKE MOOREThe Night After Christmas CLEMENT CLARKE MOORESanta Claus Does Not Forget M.A. HALEYThe Fairy Christmas ETHELDRED BARRY.Christmas Day ANNA MORRISONGrandma’s Christmas Gifts ANONYMOUSMama’s Happy Christmas MIRIAM T. BARNARDThe Christmas Carol of the Birds G. HALLA Turkey for One LAVINIA GOODWINLittle Christmas Carollers L.A. FRANCEWhat Happened Christmas Eve OLIVER HERFOLD.Susy’s Christmas Present ANONYMOUSSanta Claus’ Letter ANONYMOUSA Ragged Christmas Feast ANONYMOUSPart Two: Christmas TalesThe Christmas Babe MARGARET E. SANGSTERA Western Christmas W.H. CORNINGJoe's Search for Santa Claus IRVING BACHELLERAngela's Christmas JULIA SCHAYERFirst New England Christmas HEZEKIAH BUTTERWORTHThe Chimes CHARLES DICKENSBilly's Santa Claus Experience CORNELIA REDMONDChristmas in Poganuc HARRIET BEECHER STOWEThe Christmas Princess MARY LOUISA MOLESWORTHWidow Townsend's Visitor ANONYMOUSThe Old Man's Christmas ELLA WHEELER WILCOXThe Christmas Goblin CHARLES DICKENSThe Song of the Star C. H. MEAD.My Christmas Dinner ANONYMOUSThe Poor Traveler CHARLES DICKENSThe Legend of the Christmas Tree ANONYMOUSThe Peace Egg JULIANA HORATIA EWINGMouse and the Moonbeam BY EUGENE FELDPart Three: Classic Christmas PoemsCeremonies for Christmas ROBERT HERRICK The True Christmas HENRY VAUGHANA Christmas Carol SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Christmas in the Olden Time SIR WALTER SCOTTChristmas Bells HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWA Christmas Carol G.K. CHESTERTON Mistletoe WALTER DE LA MAREThe Oxen THOMAS HARDYThe Magi WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Christmas Trees ROBERT FROSTSPECIAL KINDLE ENABLED FEATURESThis edition has special Kindle enabled features, including completely interactive table of contents, text-to-speech capabilities which enable audiobook features, as well as words that can be looked up on the Kindle supplied built in dictionaryREVIEWS"Beautiful collection ... the best Christmas anthology of its kind. Likely to be treasured and passed down from generation to generation""This is the perfect book to introduce children to the magic of the classic Christmas stories” "Tremendous value ... 50 Best Loved Christmas Stories and Poems for All Ages is worth every penny."