Format : E-book Genre : Various / short story collection Pages : 255 Published : 2022

Story 1 : A Christmas Caroler by Kim Antieau

Summary : A well known old man waits for his dead sister on Christmas Eve .

Story 2 : Jukebox Gifts by Dean Wesley Smith

Summary : A barowner has a jukebox that can change the past .

Story 3 : Santa Claus Is Coming To Get You !

Summary : Two naughty kids worry about what Santa might do to them .

Story 4 : Foreign Exchange by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Summary : A couple hosts an Alien for the holidays .

Story 5 : The Were Yam by Kent Patterson

Summary : A story about a wereyam … I guess that’s a thing now .

Story 6 : Nutball Season by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Summary : Santa issues a complaint to the police department .

Story 7 : These Halls by Kathy O Ltion

Summary : An invisible janitor at work on the holidays … surprisingly tearful .

Story 8 : My Favorite Christmas by David Farland

Summary : A supposedly dead relative comes visit for the Christmas season .

Story 9 : One Last Gift by Jerry Oltion

Summary : An airplane flys into some reindeer … no that’s not the set up to a joke .

Story 10 : Popcorn For Christmas by Debra Gray De Noux and O’Neil De Noux

Summary : Party in the morgue Whoop Whoop !

Story 11 : Christopher’s Crummy Christmas by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Summary : A story about Santa’s son .

Story 12 : Dead Snow by Kent Patterson

Summary : An old teacher has a really bad day .

Story 13 : Inquiring Minds Want To Snow (A Reporter’s Memories of One Christmas Many Years Ago ) by Rebecca Moesta

Summary : A poetic reporter meets Santa.

Story 14 : The Jolly Old Boyfriend by Jerry Oltion

Summary : The Ghost of Boyfriends past competing against the living boyfriend .

Story 15 : Cold Comfort by Ray Vukcevich

Summary : An odd AI phone conversation .

Story 16 : Lazelle Family Christmas by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Summary : The tradition of a tree sacrifice and a gifted family .

Story 17 : The Christmas Noun by Larry Corria

Summary : A drift for a silly Christmas story .

Story 18 : The Ghost Of Christmas Always by Kevin J. Anderson

Summary : A ghost haunts Charles Dickens .

Review : This is a collection of short stories based around the Christmas season . It has a variety of genres mixed in , there is something in here for everyone . This collection is one of the best I’ve read . No weak stories in here . Go ahead , check it out folks !

Lesson : Be good for goodness sake .

Recommendations : Books

1. A Charles Dickens Christmas by Charles Dickens
2. Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace
3. Birthday by Koji Suzuki
4. Parasite Eve by Hideaki Sena
5. Dark Water by Koji Suzuki
6. Carnaki , The Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson
7. The Further Adventures of Batman
8. Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King
9. Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming
10. Perfect Blue : Awaken From A Dream by Yoshikazu Takeuchi

Songs

1. White Christmas – Bing Crosby
2. Last Christmas – Wham !
3. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
4. Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley
5. Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano
6. The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
7. Little Drummer Boy – Pentatonix
8. Run Rudolph Run – Chuck Berry
9. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Jacksons
10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Frank Sinatra

Movies

1. A Christmas Carol (1984)
2. The Santa Claus (1994)
3. Krampus (2015)
4. Little Drummer Boy (1968)
5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
6. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
7. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
8. Olive , The Other Reindeer (1999)
9. Grandma Got Run Over By A reindeer (2000)
10. Die Hard (1988)