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Geoffrey Holland stood up and for the second time surveyed the restaurant in search of other members of his party, two fingers in the pocket of his waistcoat, as if they had just relinquished his watch. He was tall enough to be conspicuous and well bred enough to be indifferent to the fact, good looking, in a bronzed, blond clean-shaven way, and branded in the popular imagination as a young and active millionaire.

Santa & Son, from Children's author David Walliams. It’s the night of Christmas Eve. In the most famous toy shop in the world, a robbery is underway. The shop’s Santa and his son are locked inside with the baddies. Can our heroes stop them using just the toys in the shop as weapons? Pogo...

This story is about a little girl who loves Christmas so much she gets a fairy to grant her wish for it to be Christmas every single day. She quickly discovers that having endless turkey, presents, and candy isn't quite the paradise she imagined, as the non-stop celebration starts to cause some serious problems!

Snuggle up for the most beloved holiday poem of all time, perfectly capturing the pure excitement of Christmas Eve. It’s the cozy classic we all know by heart, just waiting to be shared with the whole family!

This classic, fun story from L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz) is about how the mean-spirited Daemons of the Caves get fed up with Santa making children happy, so they decide to kidnap him on Christmas Eve!

The first official The Office holiday storybook–a new classic for fans of all ages! Now a New York Times bestseller! Spend “The Night Before Christmas” at Dunder Mifflin in this hilarious and timeless illustrated retelling of the beloved poem, featuring a visit from Michael Scott as Santa...

Tony Robinson stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's renowned Christmas story, which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. It is Christmas Eve, and young Mary and Fred are opening presents from their godfather, Drosselmeier the toymaker. Mary's favourite gift is a nutcracker soldier, and she is disappointed when his jaw breaks on a particularly hard nut.

Based upon the short story of the same title by Juliana Horatia Ewing, this full-cast dramatization follows the life of a child whose wonderment of the Christmas holiday is formed by the beauty of Christmas Trees.

A brief, tender glimpse of Christmas in an Irish orphanage, and the grand holiday dinner that brings joy into the children's lives.