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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

MARLEY’S GHOST by Charles Dickens

Posted on November 25, 2010December 7, 2023 by Every Writer

MARLEY’S GHOST by Charles Dickens Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge’s name was good upon ‘Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to….

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AT CHRISTMAS TIME

AT CHRISTMAS TIME by Anton Chekhov

Posted on November 22, 2010May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

AT CHRISTMAS TIME by Anton Chekhov   I “WHAT shall I write?” said Yegor, and he dipped his pen in the ink. Vasilisa had not seen her daughter for four years. Her daughter Yefimya had gone after her wedding to Petersburg, had sent them two letters, and since then seemed to vanish out of their…

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A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens

Posted on November 17, 2010December 7, 2023 by Every Writer

A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and towered high above their heads. It was brilliantly lighted by a multitude of little…

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