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.
Christmas Short 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:
- A Christmas Accident by Annie Eliot Trumbull
- A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens
- A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
- AT CHRISTMAS TIME by Anton Chekhov
- Christmas Every Day by W. D. Howells
- MARLEY’S GHOST by Charles Dickens
- Santa Claus at Simpson’s Bar by Bret Harte
- The Christmas Goblins by Charles Dickens
- The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- The Dead by James Joyce
- The Elves and the Shoemaker by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
- The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
- The Heavenly Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- The Steadfast Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Tacky Tree by Gail Stanton
- This Wonderful Thing, Christmas by Wanda Morrow Clevenger
- To the Man on the Trail by Jack London
- What Christmas is as We Grow Older by Charles Dickens
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. […]
MARLEY’S GHOST by Charles Dickens
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. […]
AT CHRISTMAS TIME by Anton Chekhov
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 […]
A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens
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 […]