A Christmas Treasury of Yuletide Stories and Poems

by James Charlton, Barbara Gilson (Editor)

Has dust cover. Ships within 48 hours.

Genres: Christmas, Poetry, Short Stories, Fiction, Holiday, Anthologies, Classics

415 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1994

Reviews

[Beth Farley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I only got through about half of this before December ended, but plan on reading the rest next Christmas season. :-)

A very nostalgic collection. There are definitely some "treasures", such as A Christmas Carol, an episode from the Little House collection involving Mr. Edwards playing Santa, a Sherlock Holmes story, the Little Women Christmas, Gift of the Magi, and even a touching story by Leo Tolstoy. There were also a few little known tedious selections, I'm looking at you, Washington Irving. But still worth spending your time with in December.

[Luke Swanson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of these stories were pretty tedious and difficult to get through (looking at you, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving).
The selections I enjoyed were "The Water Bus" (except for the weird ending), "Valley Forge," "The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus," "Christmas Every Day," "Down Pens," "Christmas at Orchard House" (an excerpt from "Little Women"), "The Happy Prince," "Christmas at Sea," "The Gift of the Magi," "Where Love Is, There Is God Also," and the poem "Christmas Bells." "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens is also included in its entirety, and I love that as well.

[Lynn Bingaman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A neighbor gave me this book years ago and every Christmas season, I read a little bit of it. This year I decided to finish it. Some of the stories and poems are old favorites, but some were new to me. It is lovely to take a break at this busy time of year and read some of these treasures.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A yearly tradition to read :-)

[Shirley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read some each December and enjoy the collection.

[Sherry · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were aspects of this book that I enjoyed, but overall, I prefer longer stories and getting to know the characters better.

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some golden nuggets in this collection of Christmas stories and poems. I'm glad I own this book because I see myself revisiting these stories over and over again for many holidays to come.

[Theresa Lange · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, love Christmas!

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was an interesting read.

[Ebot · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great collection for Christmas!

[Lora · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't finish this before Christmas, so I'm putting it away for another year. There are lots of selections in here. They include poems, hymns, and short stories. Some look like short stories but they are a stand-alone chapter from a classic lit like Little Women. Plus the classic Dickens is in here: a Christmas Carol. And a Sherlock Holmes in the very back!
Some of it is absolutely delightful to read out loud for listeners. And after researching one poem, I discovered it had change over the years, perhaps changed by the author to fit certain magazines or other.
It has been a wonderful read and I look forward to revisiting it again next year. Or, I'll take down the other one I read last year. It's warm and cozy and comforting to just tap into a book like this, and spend time with family away from the internet.

[Kayla Squire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a lot of fun to read! I love poetry, and telling Christmas stories has always been an important part of Christmas to me, so I was really excited to find this. Some of the short stories weren't my favorite, but most of them I really loved. They had some real treasures in there. A lot of poems were carols, which was fun, and there were some really awesome poems. It definitely brought some great Christmas spirit, and I enjoyed it.

[Abby Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I did skip a couple of stories (A Christmas Carol, which I've listened to twice this year, and a selection from Old Christmas, which I read last year), I very much enjoyed the peace, good-will, and delight bound up in this collection of short stories, poems, and hymns. The Forward was also excellent. The cowboy story was my favorite, as was the first one about the lady who didn't like people.

[Tibbara's Den · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed the more classic poems and stories, but a lot of these weren't very well written or were really tedious to get through. Also, I don't understand why they didn't put A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens at the end as it was by far the longest. It's not the worst collection of stories, but not anywhere near a good collection either.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the collection of authors in this treasury-sort of dated but some good gems

[Christie Pardee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic collection!

[Catwall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Christmas short stories, poems, and songs from many famous authors, excerpts from their writings, and texts, including the Bible, and some historical accounts, from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Very good Christmas season read.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best Christmas compilation I've ever read! The best of the best for me: "A Christmas Carol in Prose" by Charles Dickens (happens to be my favorite of all Christmas stories, favorite Dickens and among my favorite literary works), "Christmas Trees" by Robert Frost (one of my favorite poems of all time -- be amazed how this non-rhyming poem manages to read just like a story, yet is perfectly metered), "Is There a Santa Claus" by the New York Sun (the very famous editorial), "How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar" by Bret Harte, "The Gift of the Magi" by O'Henry and "The Waterbus" by Agatha Christie. But you'll find treats by many other famous authors, poems by many of the greats, traditional songs, as well as a passage from the Bible on the birth of Christ.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful collection of stories & poems by a variety of famous writers such as;
Is There a Santa Claus (New York Sun)
Mr. Edwards Meets Santa Claus-Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Little Match Girl-Hans Christian Andersen
The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus-Ogden Nash
The Gift of the Magi-O.Henry

and many more seasonal favorites.

[Juergen John Roscher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed many of the stories in this book but some where minimally related to Christmas - favorites were the following:

"Where Love Is, God Is" Tolstoy
"Gift of the Magi" O. Henry
"A Christmas Carol" Dickens

This will be a book that I reference each Christmas Season

[Ericka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and a few poems. I enjoyed them. Will read more next year.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like the stories in this collection. I look forward to reading a as many of them as I can each year.

[Cinnamon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Christmas collection of classic stories and poems.

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

A perfect book to curl up with by the fire on a cold snowy night.

[Ann L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic Christmas stories and poems/hymns. Reminds me of my childhood. A keeper!