Count down to the holidays with this collection of twelve of the most famous Christmas stories in this cozy anthology.

Usher in the holidays with this collection of twelve classic short stories and poems from renowned authors such as Louisa May Alcott, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Brothers Grimm, and Charles Dickens. From “A Visit from St. Nicholas” to “The Gift of the Magi,” many of these classics full of hope, humor, and holiday magic have been staples of the season for generations. With each one brief enough to be read in one sitting, these tales from Christmases past are the perfect way to welcome the holiday.

This cozy collection includes:

“A Kidnapped Santa Claus” by L. Frank Baum

“The Elves and the Shoemaker” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

“The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry

“Tilly’s Christmas” by Louisa May Alcott

“Squeaky and the Scare Box” by Georgene Faulkner

“Papa Panov’s Christmas Special” by Ruben Saillens, translated by Leo Tolstoy

“The Christmas Masquerade” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

“A Christmas Inspiration” by L. M. Montgomery

“A Luckless Santa Claus” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

“The Legend of the Babouscka” by Anonymous

“The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton” by Charles Dickens

“A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore