Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859), more commonly known as the Brothers Grimm, were 19th century German authors, linguists
Christmas Stories
Every Writer proudly presents our collection of beloved Christmas stories—both enduring classics and newly-penned gems that capture the holiday’s magical spirit. Within these pages await treasured stories from literary legends like Dickens, O. Henry, Chekhov and others whose crisp portraits of yuletide wonder never cease feeling timely. Their character-rich worlds masterfully reflect Christmas’ profound nostalgia, generosity of spirit and celebration of tradition.
Alongside these immortal offerings, we showcase stirring new works from talented contemporary authors. As diverse as a heaping sack of presents, their fresh perspectives usher cherished themes into modern settings while paying homage to the greats. As the season unfolds once more in all its glittering glory, grab a hot cocoa and lose yourself for an evening in these richly told stories spanning eras yet united by Yuletide’s profound emotional resonance. We hope these specially curated tales kindle fond memories and bright hope within your household this Christmas!
Our Christmas Story Collection includes:
- What Christmas is as We Grow Older by Charles Dickens
- To the Man on the Trail by Jack London
- This Wonderful Thing, Christmas by Wanda Morrow Clevenger
- The Tacky Tree by Gail Stanton
- The Steadfast Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Heavenly Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
- The Elves and the Shoemaker by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
- The Dead by James Joyce
- The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- The Christmas Goblins by Charles Dickens
- Santa Claus at Simpson’s Bar by Bret Harte
- MARLEY’S GHOST by Charles Dickens
- Christmas Every Day by W. D. Howells
- AT CHRISTMAS TIME by Anton Chekhov
- A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
- A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens
- A Christmas Accident by Annie Eliot Trumbull
The Dead by James Joyce
James Joyce (1882-1941) was an Irish novelist and poet considered to be one of the most influential writers of the early 20th century. Joyce was born and raised in Dublin
To the Man on the Trail by Jack London
To the Man on the Trail
by Jack London
‘Dump it in!.’ ‘But I say, Kid, isn’t that going it a little too strong? Whisky and alcohol’s bad enough
What Christmas is as We Grow Older by Charles Dickens
Time was, with most of us, when Christmas Day encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments
A Christmas Accident by Annie Eliot Trumbull
A Christmas Accident by Annie Eliot Trumbull AT first the two yards were as much alike as the two houses, each house being the exact copy of the other. They were just two of those little red brick dwellings that one is always seeing side by side in the outskirts of a city, and…
The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road by Lucy Maud Montgomery
“Phil, I’m getting fearfully hungry. When are we going to strike civilization?”
Christmas Every Day by W. D. Howells
Christmas Every Day by W. D. Howells The little girl came into her papa’s study, as she always did Saturday morning before breakfast, and asked for a story. He tried to beg off that morning, for he was very busy, but she would not let him. So he began: “Well, once there was a little…
The Heavenly Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Heavenly Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky I am a novelist, and I suppose I have made up this story. I write “I suppose,” though I know for a fact that I have made it up, but yet I keep fancying that it must have happened somewhere at some time, that it must have…
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
The Gift of the Magi by O.Henry One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony
The Steadfast Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen
The Steadfast Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen There were once five and twenty tin soldiers. They were brothers, for they had all been made out of the same old tin spoon. They all shouldered their bayonets, held themselves upright
The Tacky Tree by Gail Stanton
I was in third grade the year Christmas changed in our house. It wasn’t the first major change in my young life, but it was a memorable one nonetheless.
This Wonderful Thing, Christmas by Wanda Morrow Clevenger
Annual test of stamina is the last two whirlwind weeks before Christmas, and I can get down to the tinsel-wrapped wire most years exhibiting only minuscule
The Christmas Goblins by Charles Dickens
The Christmas Goblins by Charles Dickens In an old abbey town, a long, long while ago there officiated as sexton and gravedigger in the churchyard one Gabriel Grubb. He was an ill conditioned cross-grained, surly fellow, who consorted with nobody but himself and an old wicker-bottle which fitted into his large, deep waistcoat pocket. A…
Santa Claus at Simpson’s Bar by Bret Harte
Santa Claus at Simpson’s Bar by Bret Harte It was nearly midnight when the festivities were interrupted. “Hush!” said Dick Bullen, holding up his hand. It was the querulous voice of Johnny from his adjacent closet: “Oh, dad!” The Old Man arose hurriedly and disappeared in the closet. Presently he reappeared. “His rheumatiz is…
A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where stands the big, rambling castle in which his toys are manufactured. His workmen, selected from the ryls, knooks, pixies and fairies, live with him, and every one is as busy as can be from one year’s end to another….