Contents:

• Advent
  • Why God Created Man by Dan Lindholm
  • The Betrothal of Mary and Josephfrom the Protevangelium of James
  • The Search for the Secret King by Eberhard Kurras
  • The Legend of Santa Lucia’s Day by Selma Lagerlöf
  • Andrey by Gerhard Klein
  • Blind Peter by Gerhard Klein
  • The Star-Rider by Jakob Streit
  • The Birth of John the Baptist from the Gospel of Luke
  • The Annunciation of Mary from the Gospel of Luke
• At the Birth of the Child
  • The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem from the Gospel of Luke
  • The Shepherd Boy’s Flute by Dan Lindholm
  • Jonas, the Shepherd in the Stable by Georg Dreissig
  • The Well of the Star by Elizabeth Goudge
  • The Shepherds by Ruth Sawyer
  • The Legend of the First Christmas Tree by Elizabeth Goudge
  • A Candle for St Bridget by Ruth Sawyer
• The Christmas Night
  • The Wee Christmas Cabin of Carn-na-ween by Ruth Sawyer
  • Schnitzle, Schnotzle, and Schnootzle by Ruth Sawyer
  • Stefan Vasilivich, the Highwayman by Jeanna Oterdahl
  • Fiddler, Play Fast, Play Faster by Ruth Sawyer
  • Moss-Maggie by Peter Rosegger
  • The Candle by Willem Brandt
  • Semyon by Edzard Schaper
• Christmas in the World
  • Rösli from Stechelberg by Jakob Streit
  • The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Anderson
  • A Christmas Story from the Mountains by C.E. Pothast-Gimberg
  • The First Christmas Tree by Jakob Streit
  • The Troll who Wanted to be Human by Jeanna Oterdahl
  • The Last Dream of the Old Oak by Hans Christian Anderson
  • Frau Holle and the Glassblower by Karl Paetow
  • The Miner and his Wife by Karl Paetow
  • The Lady’s Coach by Karl Paetow
  • Alice and her Doves Anonymous
  • The Christmas Rose by Selma Lagerlöf
  • The Gold of Bernardino by Ruth Sawyer
  • The Crib of Bo’bossu by Ruth Sawyer
  • Prestor John and the Trolls Anonymous
  • The Little Angel by Leonid Andreiev
  • The Guest by N.S. Leskov
  • Tamara, the Moorish Angel by Hans Berghuis
  • A Christmas Story by Maxim Gorki
• From Christmas to Epiphany
  • The Adoration of the Magi from the Gospel of Matthew
  • The Little Match-Seller by Hans Christian Anderson
  • The Thistle by Elizabeth Klein
  • New Year’s Eve by Dan Lindholm
  • The Miraculous Corn by Nienke van Hichtum
  • Three Gifts by Jane T. Clement
  • The Little Lights Blown Out by Karl Paetow
  • The Three Kings Ride by Ruth Sawyer
  • Babushka A Russian tale
  • The Secret King by Georg Dreissig
  • The Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry van Dyke
  • The Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson Norwegian folk song