CONTENTS:HEZEKIAH BUTTERWORTH1. First New England ChristmasJAMES WHITCOMB RILEY2. A Defective Santa ClausJOHN BOWRING3. Watchman, Tell Us of the NightJOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER4. A Christmas CarmenJOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER5. The Mystic's ChristmasL. FRANK BAUM6. Little Bun RabbitLEO TOLSTOY7. A Russian Christmas PartyLEO TOLSTOY8. Papa Panov's Special ChristmasLETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON9. ChristmasLEWIS CARROLL10. Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a ChildLOPE DE VEGA11. A Christmas CradlesongMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN12. A Stolen ChristmasMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN13. Christmas JennyMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN14. Jimmy Scarecrow's ChristmasMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN15. Josiah's First ChristmasMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN16. The Brownie's XmasMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN17. The Christmas BallMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN18. The Christmas GhostMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN19. The Christmas MasqueradeMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN20. The Gospel According to JoanMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN21. The Snowflake TreeMARY LOUISA MOLESWORTH22. Not Quite TrueMARY LOUISA MOLESWORTH23. The Christmas PrincessFRANCIS PHARCELLUS CHURCH24. Is There a Santa Claus?MONTAGUE RHODES JAMES25. The Story of a Disappearance and an AppearanceMOTHER GOOSE26. Little Jack HornerMRS. W. H. CORNING27. A Western ChristmasNAHUM TATE28. ChristmasOLIVE THORNE MILLER29. The Telltale TileO.HENRY30. An Unfinished Christmas StoryRICHMAL CROMPTON31. The Christmas PresentRICHMAL CROMPTON32. William's New Year's DayROBERT BROWNING33. Christmas EveROBERT BURNS34. Auld Lang SyneSAKI35. Bertie's Christmas EveSAKI36. Reginald on Christmas PresentsSAKI37. Reginald's Christmas RevelSARA TEASDALE38. Christmas CarolSTEPHEN LEACOCK39. A Christmas LetterSTEPHEN LEACOCK40. Merry ChristmasSTEPHEN LEACOCK41. The Errors of Santa ClausTHOMAS CHATTERTON42. A Hymn for Christmas DayTHOMAS HARDY43. The OxenTHOMAS NELSON PAGE44. How the Captain Made ChristmasVIKTOR RYDBERG45. Robin GoodfellowWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY46. Dr. Birch and His Young FriendsWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY47. Mrs Perkins's BallWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY48. Our StreetWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY49. The Kickleburys on the RhineWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY50. The Rose and the Ring