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Christmas Stories 2018 v1 --> Assorted Stories

Tis that time of year to compile a collection of free/inexpensive Christmas stories. Vol 1 will include all Christmas stories except A Christmas Carol. Due to the sheer volume of that perennial classic, it'll be the subject of Vol 2. Both posts will be linked in the OP.

Master Index

• Christmas Stories 2018 v1 --> Assorted Stories (this post)
  
• Christmas Stories 2018 v2 --> A Christmas Carol

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night; in some traditions, Christmastide includes an octave.

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Amazon Alexa (author/narrator) --> rental only | streaming only | Echo/Alexa devices only

• FREE -- The Night Before Christmas -- Rascal Flatts (3 min) --> details

Audible (author/narrator) --> active list of free titles

• The Chronicles of St Mary's
  
• FREE --- When a Child Is Born (book 2.5) -- Jodi Taylor/ Z Ramm (32 min) --> details
  
• FREE --- Christmas Present (book 4.5) -- Jodi Taylor/ Z Ramm (1.3 hrs) --> details
  
• FREE --- Ships & Stings &... (book 6.5) -- Jodi Taylor/ Z Ramm (1.4 hrs) --> details
  
  
• FREE --- Christmas Bonus -- Nick Alexander/ I Church (1.4 hrs) --> details
  
• FREE --- Christmas Hirelings -- M Braddon/ R Armitage (3.9 hrs) --> details --> expired
  
• FREE --- Christmas in the Kitchen (book 7.5) -- Nalini Singh/ A Dawe (19 min)
  
• FREE --- Gather ‘Round the Sound -- multiple/ multiple (1.2 hrs) --> details
  
• FREE --- Little Donkey -- Jodi Taylor/ L Price-Lewis (1.1 hrs) --> details
  
• FREE --- The Cricket on the Hearth -- Charles Dickens/ Jim Dale (3.6 hrs)
  
• FREE --- The Most Wonderful Tales of Year -- multiple/ multiple (1.8 hrs) --> details
  
• FREE --- The Night Before Christmas -- Clement C Moore/ Rascal Flatts (3 min) --> details
  
• $1.25 -- The Hunt -- Oscar de Muriel/ A Secombe (30 min)

Audible (author/narrator) --> members only

• FREE --- Christmas Eve, 1914 -- C Olivier/ multiple (1.2 hrs) --> details --> expired
  
• FREE --- Jingle Bell Pop -- John Seabrook/ Erin Moon (1.2 hrs) --> details --> expired

Lit2Go (author/narrator)

• FREE -- A Visit from St Nicholas -- Clement C Moore/ Lit2Go (3.3 min)
  
• FREE -- Bird's Christmas Carol-- Kate Wiggin/ Lit2Go (xx hrs)
  
• FREE -- Dickens' Christmas Stories -- Charles Dickens/ Lit2Go (xx hrs) --> 5 shorts

SpokenWorld Audio (author/narrator) --> exp 30 Jan

• FREE --- A Victorian Gentleman’s Ghostly... -- multiple/ John Banks (4.3 hrs) --> details
  
• FREE --- A Victorian Lady's Ghostly... -- multiple/ B Fulford-Brown (3.4 hrs) --> details

ThoughtAudio (author/narrator)

• FREE -- The Gift of the Magi -- O Henry/ M Scott (14 min)
  
• FREE -- Twas Night Before Christmas -- Clement C Moore/ M Scott (4 min)

other Sources (author/narrator)

• FREE -- Child's Christmas in Wales -- Dylan Thomas/ D Thomas (25 min) --> details
  
• FREE -- Holmes' Christmas Quest -- Kris Griffin/ N Briggs (5.5 min) --> details
  
• FREE -- Santaland Diaries -- David Sedaris/ D Sedaris (7.5 min)
  
• FREE -- The Devils You Meet On Christmas Day -- multiple/ Mary Gray (3.1 hrs) --> details
  
• FREE -- The First Christmas Tree -- Henry Van Dyke/ M O'Brien (55 min)
  
• FREE -- The Gift of the Magi -- O Henry/ K Chan (19.6 min)
  
• FREE -- The Night Before Christmas -- Clement C Moore/ Chipmunks (3 min)
  
• FREE -- Twas Night Before Christmas -- Clement C Moore/ LibriVox (9 versions)
  
• FREE -- Zelda's Night Before Christmas -- Andrew Smith/ D Bryer (3 min) --> details

Collections (author/source)

• FREE -- Christmas Stories (22 titles) -- multiple/ LibriVox
  
• FREE -- Christmas Stories (35 titles) -- multiple/ LibriVox
  
• FREE -- Christmas Stories (5 titles) -- C Dickens/ Lit2Go
  
• FREE -- Christmas Stories (25 titles) -- multiple/ Storynory

The Night Before Christmas -- Clement Moore (narrator)

• FREE -- A Visit from St Nicholas -- Lit2Go (3.3 min)
  
• FREE -- The Night Before Christmas -- Chipmunks (3 min)
  
• FREE -- The Night Before Christmas -- Rascal Flatts (3 min) --> details
  
• FREE -- Twas Night Before Christmas -- M Scott (4 min)
  
• FREE -- Twas Night Before Christmas -- LibriVox (9 versions)
  
• FREE -- Zelda's Night Before Christmas -- Andrew Smith/ D Bryer (3 min) --> details
  
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  "A Visit from St. Nicholas", more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837. Some commentators now believe the poem was written by Henry Livingston Jr..
  
  The poem has been called "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American" and is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today. It has had a massive impact on the history of Christmas gift-giving. Before the poem gained wide popularity, American ideas had varied considerably about Saint Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors. "A Visit from St. Nicholas" eventually was set to music and has been recorded by many artists.

  A Visit from St. Nicholas
  
  Versions of A Visit from St. Nicholas generally attributed to Clement Clarke Moore; possibly by Henry Beekman Livingston
  
  The poem "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas", also known as "The Night Before Christmas" from its first line, and first published in 1823, is largely responsible for the contemporary American conception of Santa Claus, including his appearance, the night he visits, his method of transportation, the number and names of his reindeer, and that he brings toys to children. Prior to the poem, American ideas about St. Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors varied considerably.
  
  The poem was published anonymously in 1823 by the Troy Sentinel. It was first attributed to Clement Clarke Moore in 1837 by Charles Fenno Hoffman in The New York Book of Poetry. Moore himself first claimed authorship in his 1844 book Poems. Circa 1860, the family of Major Henry Livingston, Jr. (1748–1828) discovered the claims of Moore's authorship, but waited until after Moore's death to publicly argue that Livingston had first composed the poem circa 1807.
  
  The last two reindeer names were Dunder and Blixem when the poem was first published anonymously on December 23, 1823. The editor of the 1825 McClure Almanac was the first to change Blixem to Blixen. When Moore later published the work as his own (Poems, 1844), the names were spelled Donder and Blitzen. In a number of later reprintings, Dunder/Donder's name is further simplified to Donner.
  
  — Excerpted from A Visit from St. Nicholas on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Christmas Stories 2018 v2 --> A Christmas Carol

Tis that time of year to compile a collection of free/inexpensive Christmas stories. Vol 1 will include all Christmas stories except A Christmas Carol. Due to the sheer volume of that perennial classic, it'll be the subject of Vol 2. Both posts will be linked in the OP.

Master Index

• Christmas Stories 2018 v1 --> Assorted Stories
  
• Christmas Stories 2018 v2 --> A Christmas Carol (this post)

A Christmas Carol -- Charles Dickens (1812~1870)

A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens. It was first published in London by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. Carol tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler, kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come.

The book was written at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past as well as new customs such as Christmas cards and Christmas trees. Carol singing took a new lease on life during this time. Dickens' sources for the tale appear to be many and varied, but are, principally, the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales.

Audiobooks (length/narrator)

• FREE -- A Christmas Carol -- 3.0 hrs -- Jim Dale --> Audiobooks.org
  
• FREE -- A Christmas Carol -- 2.8 hrs -- A Bath --> LearnOutLoud --> details
  
• FREE -- A Christmas Carol -- 2.9 hrs -- multiple --> Lit2Go

Dramatizations (length/narrator) --> abridged versions

• FREE -- A Christmas Carol -- 59 min -- Orson Welles --> 1939 Campbell Playhouse
  
• FREE -- A Christmas Carol -- 54 min -- Jonathan Winters --> 1990 Natl Public Radio
  
• FREE -- A Christmas Carol -- 1.4 hrs -- Neil Gaiman --> 2013 NY Pub Library --> details
  
• FREE -- A Christmas Carol -- 1.5 hrs -- Soulpepper Theatre --> details -- exp 26 Dec

Podcasts (length/narrator)

• FREE -- A Christmas Carol -- 2.2 hrs -- Alan Smith --> BBC Radio --> details
  
• FREE -- A Christmas Carol -- 3.0 hrs -- Patrick Horgan --> Stitcher

Public Domain (length/narrator)

• FREE -- A Christmas Carol (10+ titles) -- multiple --> LibriVox

Streaming (length/narrator)

• FREE -- A Christmas Carol -- 3.7 hrs -- multiple --> WOUB Radio

Reviews (length/narrator)

• FREE -- An Intro to A Christmas Carol -- 29 min -- David Timson

eBooks & other Sources

• FREE -- Google | iTunes | Kindle | Kobo | Nook | Proj Guten

• FREE -- A Christmas Carol --> original 1843 edition published by Chapman & Hall
  
• FREE -- A Christmas Carol --> 1920 facsimile edition published by Little, Brown & Co

• other Sources --> copies, collections, libraries, etc

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[Apache]

Bah Humbug.
Apache

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Originally Posted by Apache

Bah Humbug.
Apache

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• $9.95 -- Small Fry -- Lisa Brennan-Jobs/ Eileen Stevens --> 12.0 hrs --> NF memoir

A frank, smart, and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs

Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents-artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs-Lisa Brennan-Jobs' childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in her, ushering her into a new world of mansions, vacations, and private schools. His attention was thrilling, but he could also be cold, critical, and unpredictable. When her relationship with her mother grew strained in high school, Lisa decided to move in with her father, hoping he'd become the parent she'd always wanted him to be.

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Originally Posted by Apache

Bah Humbug.
Apache

They're be only a lump of coal in your stocking this Christmas, for that remark.

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Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 06 Dec @ 11:59 PM GMT

• TBA -- The Dead Ex -- Jane Corry --> thriller

[Apache]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

They're be only a lump of coal in your stocking this Christmas, for that remark.

My wife has always said I am a smart a...………………….lec.
Apache

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Apache

My wife has always said I am a smart a...………………….lec.
Apache

Those aren't the letters I would've put after that a........**

[Apache]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Those aren't the letters I would've put after that a........**

She doesn't use them either.
Apache

[Apache]

Audible has a special that allows you to buy three credits for $35.88 that comes to 11.96 each. I do not know if it is for members only or not. I took advantage of it before I thought to copy the information and post it here. It did state that it was a limited time offer.
Apache

[wandalynn]

Originally Posted by Apache

Audible has a special that allows you to buy three credits for $35.88 that comes to 11.96 each. I do not know if it is for members only or not. I took advantage of it before I thought to copy the information and post it here. It did state that it was a limited time offer.
Apache

I'm a lite member and don't see that option so it must just be for full members.

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by Apache

Audible has a special that allows you to buy three credits for $35.88 that comes to 11.96 each. I do not know if it is for members only or not. I took advantage of it before I thought to copy the information and post it here. It did state that it was a limited time offer.
Apache

Unless things have changed, I think that's their normal rate, but they only allow you to buy credits if you're a member (standard monthly plan) with no more than one credit in your account. Different plans will let you buy credits at even better prices, but again, only if you have zero or one credit.

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Daily Deals -- exp 06 Dec @ 11:59 PM PT

• Audible -----> TBA ---- When the Wolves Bite -- Scott Wapner --> NF biography
  
• Downpour --> $3.95 -- A Howliday Tale (book 6) -- Claire Cook --> romance
  
• eStories ----> TBA