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What is your favorite Christmas Story?

MIne is A Christmas Carol.

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A Christmas Carol and The Gift Of The Magi.

Laura Ingalls Wilder's stories about Christmas had a strong effect on me as a child.

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i forgot about the gift of the magi. Thanks for reminding me. i love the movie versions of those two as well.

The easiest thing i have ever had to do was give my heart.

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Mine is "The Shepherd", a novella by Frederick Forsyth.

When I was 9 years old they began airing an audio version of that novella on CBC radio and my family listened to it every Christmas Eve. My dad made a recording of it, which we had available in case we missed it on the radio, and a few years ago I upgraded to a digital version. Part of the appeal comes from listening to the late Alan Maitland reading the story aloud. It is just a huge piece of childhood Christmas nostalgia for me.

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Either "Old Man Winter Comes To Town" by Hilde Hoffmann, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss, or "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by Charles Schulz. All three books were read constantly every Christmas season when I was growing up.

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Me too. It's hard to beat A Christmas Carol.

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There's a nice Truman Capote short story called A Christmas Memory. It's very atmospheric.




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I remember hearing Capote read this one year on public radio. This part always stuck with me:


In addition to never having seen a movie, she has never: eaten in a restaurant, traveled more than five miles from home, received or sent a telegram, read anything except funny papers and the Bible, worn cosmetics, cursed, wished someone harm, told a lie on purpose, let a hungry dog go hungry.




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Not sure his voice would really suit the story!

Great lines there though. I remember that description, though not word for word.

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There's a nice Truman Capote short story called A Christmas Memory


I read that for the first time last year and absolutely loved it.


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The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson

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...maybe not a story per se, but I love the animated sing along "Here Comes Suzy Snowflake" Christmas tune...

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How Far to Bethlehem by Norah Lofts.

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Another vote for A Christmas Carol.



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Mine have already been listed (I won't repeat unless asked), but I will also add The Christmas Box. I've seen the movie adaptation with Richard Thomas and it is excellent.
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Haven't read these but I've been hearing a tremendous amount of buzz (on Twitter) about these two books by Matt Haig:

A Boy Called Christmas

The Girl Who Saved Christmas



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A Christmas Carol

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The only interesting story that comes to my mind about christmas is the very unholy one that was committed by Bisley with the help of the Judge Dredd character.

I hate christmas.

Sorry.


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A Christmas Carol

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