Having become a very popular Christmas carol among children, Frosty the Snowman follows Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, another song inspired by a character. These two hits also have a few other points in common since they were originally written by the same co-writers, Walter Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson….
"Hey, Santa Claus!" cried the leader of the elves, knocking gently on the old man's bedroom window. "Wake up, it's December 21st, we have to start preparing for Christmas if we want to arrive in time for the 24th!" "Already?" replied Santa Claus, sleepily. "Why, yes! Get up if you..."
Here's another tale to share on Christmas Eve, or the day before, while waiting for New Year's Eve. One day, a very poor boy, who was selling cleaning supplies door to door to help pay for his studies, realized that he only had ten cents left in his pocket and that he was very hungry. When he knocked at...
There are a great many Christmas stories, and some less famous ones are truly worth discovering. Among this countless list, some are among the most popular, and therefore among the most beautiful Christmas stories of all time. At the top of the list is Charles Dickens's A…
The day after Christmas, little Louis-Pierre, aged 5, was admiring his new toys when he looked up and suddenly said to his grandmother: - "Hey, Granny, do you want me to tell you something special?" - "Yes, darling, I'm listening." - "I had gone to sleep, because Father…
Christmas is a time of joy, rejoicing, reunions, and festivities, but also of worrying about choosing gifts. Holiday shopping, that inevitable chore that almost becomes a puzzle to solve, can nevertheless be very easy when you have a list in advance. Since there are some gifts that make...
Cinema – Life of Pi The 2012 Christmas movie. From the same director of the hit film: “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain” (Oscar® winner for Best Director), Life of Pi is touted as the hit movie of the end of the year. A fantastic adventure to make the crowd dream during the…
A legend from who knows where tells that a fourth Magi had gone to the manger to see the Child Jesus. He came from the farthest reaches of Gaul, from a place called Pelloc'hoaz. The king of Pelloc'hoaz had received news in a dream of the arrival on earth of the King of Kings and that a bright star…
After his school day was over, Mr. Pierre, the teacher, was about to turn off the lights in his classroom when he heard a soft knock at his door. Who's there? he asked. Silence... So he went to check if some mischievous child was hiding in the corridor trying to play a trick on him, it happened so often! To his...
If we were to list all the Christmas stories that have been written to date, it would be so long that it would take several pages to contain it. Written by famous authors, and by a few others who have remained in the shadows, these Christmas stories, regardless of their origin, all have a magical character. They…
