An Oxford Book of Christmas Stories Author:Dennis Pepper (Compiler) Published last year to great acclaim, this superb treasury of 30 seasonal tales, 10 of which were written especially for this collection, is now available in paperback. — The traditional Christmas characters and customs that children know and love are all here -- Grandfather Frost, Mr. Pickwick, The Snowman, carol-singing, and the birth of ... more »Jesus -- along with some more contemporary themes. Authors include Shirley Jackson, Laurie Lee, Charles Dickens and Sue Townsend ("Adrian Mole's Christmas").
Grandfather frost / James Riordan Snow-man / Mabel Marlowe Mr. Pick on the ice / Charles Dickens Sliding / Leslie Father Christmas and Father Christmas / David Henry Wilson Visit to the bank / Shirley Jackson Burper and the magic lamp / Robert Leeson Brown baby / Gwen Grant Carlo-barking / Laurie Lee Welcome, Yule / Jan Mark A lot of mince-pies / Robert Swindells Ghost alarm / Nicholas Fisk Christmas in the rectory / Catherine Starr Christmas pudding improved with keeping / Philippa Pearce Ivy man / John Gordon Christmas gift / Hugh Oliver Call me blessed / Jacqueline Wilson Christmas present / Kathleen Hersom Get lost / Robin Klein Present for Grannie Fox / Norman Smithson Adrian Mole's Christmas / Sue Townsend Lost boy / George Mackay Brown Christmas morning / Frank O'Connor Assault on Santa Claus / Timothy Callender Anarchist's pudding / Geraldine McCaughrean Christmas in the floods / Olaf Ruhen Christmas Eve / Harry Macfie Charcoal burner / Gerald Kersh Lost leader / Dennis Hamley Court martial / Charles c O'Connell« less