"A Visit to Santa Claus Land" by Georgene Faulkner; a story, read aloud

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"The Nutcrackers of Nutcracker Lodge" by Harriet Beecher Stowe (adapted). See https://www.gutenberg.org/files/51734/51734-h/51734-h.htm#Page_234

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The Three Golden Apples by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Taken from "THE TOPAZ STORY BOOK", see https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51734

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A story reading of "The Christmas Masquerade" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

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"Winter's Herald" by Jane Andrews, From The Topaz Story Book on the Gutenberg Project.

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The creepy tale of a man threatened with death when he gambles and gets drunk in Paris. Story by Wilkie Collins, from the Gutenberg Project; see https://www.gutenberg.org/

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With huge apologies for the atrocious (but mercifully brief) attempt at a Scottish accent - I kept wanting to say "the dilithium warp crystals'll nae take it, Cap'n"! - this is the fourth and final excerpt from the story "Our Square and the People in it" by Samuel Hopkins Adams, originally published 1917.

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This is part 3 of 4 of the story "Our Square and the People in it" by Samuel Hopkins Adams, originally published 1917.

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This is part 2 of 4 of the story "Our Square and the People in it" by Samuel Hopkins Adams, originally published 1917.

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This is part 1 of 4 of the story "Our Square and the People in it" by Samuel Hopkins Adams, originally published 1917.

Story downloaded from Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44328

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