An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.

A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

"When Alice Jayne finds a crocodile under the tree on Christmas Eve, her family goes into an uproar! The Christmas Crocodile doesn?t mean to be bad, not really, but soon he is eating up Christmas?from the dinner roast to the left stove-top burner&even the Christmas tree! Everyone has an opinion about what to do with him. Uncle Theodore suggests they send him to Africa, Father recommends the zoo, and Aunt Figgy mentions an orphanage. But Alice Jayne...

The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.

"When a group of winter animals see the falling snow, they know it's a sign that Christmastime is just around the corner. And they've got a song to sing!"

"The Cat in the Hat considers all the ways he would improve on celebrating Christmas if he were to fill in for Saint Nick"--

Red and Lulu make their nest in a particularly beautiful evergreen tree. It shades them in the hot months and keeps them cozy in the cold months, and once a year the people who live nearby string lights on their tree and sing a special song: O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree. But one day, something unthinkable happens, and Red and Lulu are separated. It will take a miracle for them to find each other again. Luckily, it's just the season for miracles....