Count down to Christmas with the magic of stories! Fully illustrated in colour throughout, The Nights Before Christmas contains 24 classic tales, songs and stories to read throughout Advent, or to keep as a family Christmas anthology. Includes festive extracts from much-loved books including A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickes, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and The Wind in the WIllows by Kenneth Grahame; yuletide poems such as 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'; carols such as 'Good King Wenceslas'; and traditional tales from Hans Christian Anderson and the Brothers Grimm. This gorgeous Christmas book is the ultimate gift for young readers.