Book excerpt: Start a new tradition. Celebrate the season of thanks with these classic holiday stories. Read these stories with your children, grandchildren, your favorite niece, or your class. These stories were compiled from classic Christmas stories. The themes and ethics displayed in these stories are timeless and endearing. Readers will learn about St. Nicholas and reminisce about the traditional Christmas holiday stories. You are sure to enjoy reading these stories and discussing the timeless truths. Some of the stories are humorous. Some of the stories are sentimental. All of the stories are memorable and heartwarming. Reading these stories is sure to become a new Christmas tradition.