The Abbot’s Ghost, A Christmas Story, A. M. Barnard 1867The Sad Shepherd, A Christmas Story, Henry Van Dyke 1911Christmas Comes but Once A Year, Luke Limner 1850A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens 1843A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others, 1885The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain, Charles Dickens 1907Some Christmas Stories, Charles Dickens (1812-1870)A Christmas Sermon, Robert Louis Stevenson 1900The Birds’ Christmas Carol, Kate Douglas Wiggin 1887The Christmas Angel, Abbie Farwell Brown 1910The Christmas Dinner, Shepherd Knapp 1921The Old Peabody Pew, A Christmas Romance, Kate Douglas Wiggin 1907The Spirit of Christmas, Henry Van Dyke 1911The Night Before Christmas, Clement Moore 1823Trifles for the Christmas Holidays, H. S. Armstrong 1869A Little Book for Christmas, Cyrus Townsend Brady 1917Old Christmas From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving, 1886Christmas Stories And Legends, PHEBE A. CURTISS 1916Christmas: Its Origin and Associations, Will (more…)

An easy piano edition of our popular Budget Books title featuring over 90 Christmas songs, including: All I Want for Christmas Is You * Angels We Have Heard on High * Baby, It’s Cold Outside * The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Christmas Time Is Here * Emmanuel * Feliz Navidad * The Gift * The Greatest Gift of All * Here Comes Santa Claus (Right down Santa Claus Lane) * I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm * Jingle-Bell Rock * Last Christmas * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * The Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Silent Night * Silver Bells * We Need a Little Christmas * Wonderful Christmastime * and more!

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An Excerpt from the book-Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, theundertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge’s namewas good upon ‘Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.Old Marley was dead as a door-nail.Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise?Scrooge and he were partners for I don’t know how many years. Scroogewas his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his soleresiduary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner. And even Scroogewas not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event, but that he was anexcellent man of business on the very day of the funeral, and solemnizedit with an undoubted bargain.The mention of Marley’s funeral brings me back to the point I startedfrom. There is no doubt that Marley was dead. This must be distinctlyunderstood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am go (more…)

TABLE OF CONTENTS.A Christmas Carol CHARLES DICKENS.The Christmas Babe MARGARET E. SANGSTER.A Western Christmas MRS. W. H. CORNING.Joe’s Search for Santa Claus IRVING BACHELLER.Angela’s Christmas JULIA SCHAYER.The First Puritan Christmas Tree (ANONYMOUS.)First New England Christmas HEZEKIAH BUTTERWORTH.The Chimes CHARLES DICKENS.Billy’s Santa Claus Experience CORNELIA REDMOND.Christmas in Poganuc MRS. H. B. STOWE.The Christmas Princess MRS. MOLESWORTH.Widow Townsend’s Visitor (ANONYMOUS.)The Old Man’s Christmas ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.The Christmas Goblin CHARLES DICKENS.The Song of the Star C. H. MEAD.Indian Pete’s Christmas Gift H. W. COLLINGWOOD.My Christmas Dinner (ANONYMOUS.)The Poor Traveler CHARLES DICKENS.The Legend of the Christmas Tree (ANONYMOUS.)The Peace Egg JULIANA HORATIA EWING.

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The end of the year holidays can slice through your wallet and your budget if you aren’t paying attention. Make your holidays memorable and special, with Mrs. Pinchpenny’s holiday tips and tricks. Not something you remember everytime you make a payment on your visa card for the next 6 months.

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Six unforgettable holiday classics on one amazing DVD! Share these heartwarming stories with your family and loved ones this holiday season: The Little Match Girl The Music Album; Christmas Carols A Collection of Carols Santa Claus’ Punch & Judy The Home of Santa Claus and Christmas Fairy Tale.System Requirements:Running Time: 60 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/CHRISTMAS Rating: NR UPC: 798622326225 Manufacturer No: WLV3262

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NOW WITH HYPERLINKS TO EVERY POEM!The definitive collection of poetry edited by Mary E. Burt with poems by William Blake, Robert Browning, Robert Burns, John Burroughs, Lord Byron, Lewis Carroll, Samuel Coleridge, William Cowper, Charles Dickens, George Elliot, John Keats, Rudyard Kipling, Henry Longfellow, John Milton, Thomas Moore, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespear, Walt Whitman. Includes such classics from “Oh Captain, My Captain” and “The Charge of the Light Brigade” to bedtime poems such as “Wynken, Blinken and Nod.” Also included as a BONUS is The Christmas Budget Grinch (c). This is a delightful short poem about the Christmas spending habits of one family. A family probably not too different from your own!

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24″ lighted Canadian artificial pine wreath. Prelit wreath with 50 clear, UL approved, indoor or outdoor lights. Wreath has 200 tips with 2″ round branches. Flame retardant.

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This 24″ mixed berry wreath is a great addition to any home decor. It is assembled on a sturdy grapevine base. This wreath is intended for indoor use but could be used outdoors in a covered environment. Prolonged exposure to sun or heat will shorten the life of the product. However when used properly this item will brighten any home decor for many years.

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This spectacular Oak leaves wreath brings the crisp, brisk feeling of Fall into your home with a plethora of glorious colors. Perfect for any wall or door in any decor. 16″ diameter

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