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The complete series of Father Christmas letters written by JRR Tolkien for his own children between 1920 and 1943. Can you imagine writing to Father Christmas and actually getting a reply? Every year, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien would write to Father Christmas, and the letters they received...

Grab yourselves a hot chocolate, a warm blanket and settle down to a collection of entertaining Christmas Stories that will get your little ones in the spirit of Christmas. Each of these traditional tales are the perfect length for listening at quiet time, bedtime and the classroom.

This selection includes some of the best and most popular Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales: Little Thumbelina, The Fir Tree, Little Tuk, The Ugly Duckling, Little Ida's flowers, Sunshine stories, The Darning-Needle, The Little Match Girl, The Loving Pair.

Em noites aconchegantes de inverno, aproveite uma seleção de contos de Natal incríveis do querido autor Hans Christian Andersen. Quase dois séculos depois de serem publicadas pela primeira vez, as histórias de Andersen permanecem como contos de bem e mal, amor e perda, e lealdade em face a grandes dificuldades. Elas estão ao alcance das crianças, mas também apresentam lições de virtude para os adultos! Relembre os contos preferidos da sua infância ou apresente a imaginação de Andersen a um pequeno leitor antes do Natal....

Der Weihnachtsmann hat sein Gedächtnis verloren! Nachdem ihn ein Unbekannter von seinem Schlitten geschubst hat, landet er sehr unsanft auf der Erde und kurz darauf im Krankenhaus. Er kann sich nicht an den Vorfall erinnern - und noch viel schlimmer: Er weiß nicht mehr, wer er ist! Slalom und seine kleine Schwester Lykke beschließen, ihm zu helfen. Doch dazu müssen sie nicht nur den Täter entlarven, sondern auch rechtzeitig zum Fest den großen Sack voller Weihnachtsglücksgefühlpulver wiederfinden.

Die Eltern family Weihnachtsmärchen lassen zwei große Klassiker in neuem Gewand erstrahlen. Benno Fürmann liest die berühmte Dickens Weihnachtsgeschichte vom geizigen Geschäftsmann Ebenezer Scrooge, der durch den Besuch dreier Geister sein Leben verändert und dem Zauber der Weihnachtsbotschaft erliegt. Mit viel Charme und Humor lässt er die Geschichte lebendig und für Kinder von heute verständlich werden. Nina Kunzendorf nimmt die Hörer mit auf das Schloss von Andersens Schneekönigin.

The Snow Queen is one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved fairy tales. When young Kay is stolen away and cursed with a frozen heart, his closest friend Gerda must make her way across the daunting landscape (with the help of a strange assortment of people and animals) to free him from the palace of the Snow Queen.

Rentier Ralf-Rüdiger sucht Weihnachten. Zu Hause in den Bergen ist es ihm nicht begegnet - aber vielleicht findet er es ja in der glitzernden Wolkenkratzerstadt, wo es alles zu kaufen gibt? Oder entdeckt Ralf-Rüdiger das Fest der Liebe doch in der gemütlichen schneebedeckten Hütte von Rentier Regina - bei selbst gebackenen Keksen und schön gestrickten Hufwärmern?

"Les Contes de Noël" recueille quatre des contes les plus connus d'Andersen : "La Petite Fille aux allumettes", "La Petite Poucette", "Le Vilain Petit Canard", et "L'Intrépide soldat de plomb". Hans Christian Andersen naquît en 1805 à Odense au Danemark. Fils de cordonnier, il partit à quatorze ans pour Copenhague suivant la mort de son père. Et c'est là que la célèbre histoire commence. Au cours de sa vie, Andersen écrivit plus de 150 contes. Il entreprit en tout trente voyages vers l'Allemagne, le Royaume-Uni, l'Italie, l'Espagne et l'Empire Ottoman.

La veille de Noël, une petite fille vend des allumettes dans la rue, sous la neige...

Catch the holiday spirit with this magical collection of beloved Christmas tales. Christmas favorites from L.M. Montgomery, O. Henry, Willa Cather, Hans Christian Anderson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bret Harte and Anthony Trollope are lovingly recorded and presented here in one enchanting volume.

Under normal circumstances, a Time Fetch sends out its foragers to collect only those moments that will never be missed or regretted. It then rests, waiting to be called back by the Keeper, who distributes the gathered time where it is needed in our world and others. When eighth grader Edward innocently mistakes a sleeping Fetch for an ordinary rock, he wakes its foragers too early, and they begin to multiply and gobble up too much time. Soon the bell rings to end class just as it's begun. Buses race down streets, too far behind schedule to stop for passengers. Buildings and sidewalks begin to disappear as the whole fabric of the universe starts to unravel.

Ein stimmungsvolles Hörbuch mit den schönsten weihnachtlichen Geschichten, Gedichten und einem Plätzchenrezept für große und kleine Kinder!

El día de su cumpleaños, un niño recibe una caja con veinticinco soldaditos de plomo. Uno de ellos tiene solamente una pierna, pues al fundirlos había sido el último y no había habido suficiente plomo para terminarlo. Cerca del soldadito se encuentra una hermosa bailarina hecha de papel con una cinta azul anudada en el hombro y adornada con una lentejuela. Ella, como él, se detiene sobre una sola pierna, y el soldadito se enamora de ella.

Au soir du nouvel an, une pauvre petite fille, transie de froid sous la neige, essaye de vendre des allumettes... Publié la première fois en 1845, ce conte est une magnifique métaphore de la brièveté de la vie terrestre.

"Out in the woods stood a nice little Fir Tree. The place he had was a very good one: the sun shone on him: as to fresh air, there was enough of that, and round him grew many large-sized comrades, pines as well as firs. But the little Fir wanted so very much to be a grown-up tree..." So begins...

"The Snowman" is maybe one of the most touching stories by Hans Christian Andersen. It is a tale about unrequited love, and an occasion of reflection on the mysteries of existence and passion. In a small winter garden, a snowman glimpses a stove glowing by the window of the nearby house. He soon falls in love, and longs for the stove's companionship despite the warnings of his friend, the dog, who say the stove's heat would melt him.

Glenn Hascall performs this charming Hans Christian Anderson Christmas story with a happy sad ending.

Here's a heart-wrenching story about a poor little girl forced to sell matches on Christmas Eve. As she stumbles barefooted into a cold and lonely alley, she is enchanted by visions of Christmas wonders and her beloved grandmother long passed. "The Little Match Girl" is a tale that makes us all grateful for what we have this holiday season.

L'histoire se déroule la veille du jour de l'an ; une petite marchande d'allumettes en guenille erre dans les rues enneigées sans trouver aucun acheteur.