San Antonio College Library

Anthology of Christmas stories and legends from many lands, including such contributors as Pearl Buck, James Hilton, Selma Lagerlof, etc.

A story collection includes the title novella, in which an octogenarian retired judge's musings on his life are interrupted by police updates about his murder later that afternoon. In such acclaimed novels as Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic, National Book Award--winning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and authority. Now, in his first collection of short fiction in more than a decade, McCann charts...

A compilation of holiday tales by a range of science fiction and fantasy authors includes contributions by such notables as Clive Barker, Anne McCaffrey, and Harlan Ellison.

After a Laplander wood carver gives the Christ child a special present, he is inspired to bring gifts to other children, and becomes known as Father Christmas.

A puppy celebrates Christmas with a sleigh ride.

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents.

Corduroy's letter to Santa is full of requests for his friends, who will be spending Christmas Day with him, but Santa has a surprise in store for a very special bear, too.

When a heavy snow falls, Emily and Harry must postpone taking a Christmas tree to their grandparents' house for Christmas Eve, but their parents know how to celebrate in the meantime.

Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.