Book excerpt: Celebrate the season with a fully-illustrated collection of Christmas stories from around the world! Christmas is a time to gather loved ones and share stories with each other, so Fairytalez has gathered a collection of Christmas tales for you to enjoy. You'll find beloved classics like Clement C. Moore's The Night Before Christmas, plus The Fir Tree, The Little Match Girl and more. These stories of Christmas originate not only from the United States, but also England, Denmark, Germany, Canada, Russia, Bulgaria and more, offering a look at Christmas around the world. The book contains 22 stories by Hans Christen Andersen, Lucy Maude Montgomery, Eugene Field, Laura Lee Hope, E.T.A Hoffman and other great storytellers, and features more than 70 illustrations. Enjoy this specially-designed collection of Christmas stories!List of stories, including author/editor and origin:The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, United StatesChristmas Every Day by William Dean Howells, United StatesThe Fir Tree by Hans Christen Andersen, DenmarkThe Symbol and the Saint by Eugene Field, United StatesThe Elves and the Shoemaker by the Brothers Grimm, GermanyThe Night After Christmas by Unknown, United StatesThe Osbornes' Christmas by Lucy Maude Montgomery, CanadaThe Legend of the Christmas Tree by Lucy Wheelock, United StatesThe Little Match Girl by Hans Christen Andersen, DenmarkThe Nutcracker by E.T.A Hoffman, GermanyStory of a Nodding Donkey by Laura Lee Hope, United StatesOld Father Christmas by J.H. Ewing, EnglandBoreas Bluster's Christmas Present by Mrs. W.J. Hays, EnglandBabouscka by Adelaide Skeel, RussiaA Night with Santa Claus by Anna R. Annan, United StatesPiccola by Kate Douglas Wiggin & Nora A. Smith, United StatesFather Christmas at Home by Mrs. M.H. Spielmann, United KingdomThe Animals' Christmas Tree by John P. Peters, United StatesThe Christmas Princess by Mrs. Molesworth, United KingdomThe Little Girl and the Winter Whirlwinds by Unknown, BulgariaThe Cat on the Dovrefell by Asbjørnsen & Moe, NorwayThe Bad Little Goblin's New Year by Mary Stewart, United Kingdom