'Twas the night before Christmas / Clement C. Moore

The story of Christmas / Nora A. Smith

A country Christmas / Louisa May Alcott

An empty purse / Sarah Orne Jewett

The bachelor's Christmas / Robert Grant

The fir tree / Hans Christian Andersen

The birds' Christmas carol / Kate Douglas Wiggin

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus / Francis Church

The festival of St. Nicholas / Mary Mapes Dodge

The gift of the magi / O. Henry.