Christmas: Or, The Good Fairy
Harriet Beecher Stowe

Christmas Every Day
William Dean Howells

Lill’s Travels in Santa Claus Land
Ellis Towne

The Gift of Magi
O. Henry

The Conversion of Hetherington
John Kenderick Bangs

The Velveteen Rabbit
Margery Williams Bianco

A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens

Old Christmas
Washington Irving

Christmas: A Story
Zona Gale

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
L. Frank Baum

A Kidnapped Santa Claus
L. Frank Baum

A Reversible Santa Claus
Meredith Nicholson

History of a Nutcracker
Alexander Dumas

Babes in Toyland
Anna Alice Chapin and Glen MacDonough

The Christmas Reindeer
Thorton W. Burgess

This collection features the work of a dozen storytellers spanning over a hundred years. Among the most acclaimed are: Washington Irving, who was among the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe; Alexander Dumas, one of the most universally read French authors; John Kenderick Bangs, who influenced the creation and recognition of the Bangsian fantasy genre; and Zona Gale who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921.

"To give up one's very self - to think only of others - how to bring the greatest happiness to others - that is the true meaning of Christmas." Featuring short stories and novels covering everything from Santa's sleigh to the spirit of giving, Vintage Christmas Tales: A Holiday Anthology brings together over a hundred years of literature in a celebration of the holiday for readers young and old.