Holiday Tales

A selection of stories to get your holiday spirit glowing.

Updated April 12, 2023
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The Christmas candle
Lucado, Max.
Paper Book
Journey back to a simpler time, to a small English village where nothing out of the ordinary ever happens. Except at Christmastime. When a mysterious angel suddenly appears in a lowly candlemaker's shop, the holy and the human collide in a way that only God could imagine. Glowing bright with...
Dr. Seuss' how the Grinch stole Christmas
Carrey, Jim
DVD
Live-action retelling of the Dr. Seuss Christmas classic. Jim Carrey stars at his slapstick, rubber-faced best. The Grinch has never been nastier or more lovable at the same time. Includes extra bonus features.
The greatest gift.
Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-
Paper Book
The greatest gift.
Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-
Paper Book
How the Grinch stole Christmas.
Seuss, Dr.
Paper Book
Get in on the Christmas cheer with Dr. Seuss's iconic holiday classic starring the Grinch and Cindy-Lou Who--guaranteed to grow your heart three sizes! Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot...but the Grinch, who lived just north of Who-ville, did NOT!
Mrs. Miracle
Macomber, Debbie.
Paper Book
If you like Debbie Macomber's Christmas novels and her Angel series, don't miss this fan favorite, also a motion picture from the Hallmark Channel. They call her Mrs. Miracle... Seth Webster's heart never healed after he lost his adored wife. Now, with Christmas...
Mrs. Miracle
Macomber, Debbie.
CD
With Christmas approaching and wild twin boys to raise alone, Seth Webster needs a miracle. His home is in chaos, the latest in a long line of exasperated housekeepers quitting in disgust, and he needs help keeping his family together. And then it arrives on his doorstep. Her name is Mrs. Merkle,...
Mrs. Miracle.
Macomber, Debbie
Paper Book
If you like Debbie Macomber's Christmas novels and her Angel series, don't miss this fan favorite, also a motion picture from the Hallmark Channel. They call her Mrs. Miracle... Seth Webster's heart never healed after he lost his adored wife. Now, with Christmas...
Olive, the other reindeer
Walsh, Vivian.
Paper Book
Olive is merrily preparing for Christmas when suddenly she realizes "Olive... the other Reindeer... I thought I was a dog. Hmmm, I must be a Reindeer!" So she quickly hops aboard the polar express and heads to the North Pole. And while Santa and the other reindeer are a bit surprised that a dog...
The Polar Express.
Van Allsburg, Chris.
Paper Book
This oversize edition of the Caldecott Medal-winning classic The Polar Express is perfect for sharing and reading aloud. A young boy, lying awake one Christmas Eve, is welcomed aboard a magical train to the North Pole . . . Through dark forests, over tall mountains, and across a...
The Polar Express presented in 3-D. [videorecording (DVD]
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DVD
A boy's faith that Santa Claus is real is rewarded one Christmas Eve when the Polar Express stops by his house to take him to the North Pole to meet Santa.
The Polar Express presented in 3-D. [videorecording (DVD]
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DVD
A boy's faith that Santa Claus is real is rewarded one Christmas Eve when the Polar Express stops by his house to take him to the North Pole to meet Santa.
Skipping Christmas
Grisham, John.
Paper Book
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a...
Skipping Christmas.
Grisham, John
Paper Book
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a...
Skipping Christmas.
Grisham, John
Paper Book
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a...
Skipping Christmas.
Grisham, John
Paper Book
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a...

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