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American Literature<\/a> | Christmas Stories | Shield Insurance Agency Blog<\/a> | Shield Insurance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Literature.com has collected over 100 Great Christmas Stories, Books, Poems, and Christmas Carols for you to enjoy; stories to kindle your holiday spirit. We list the more unusual titles in\u00a0Off-Beat Christmas Stories<\/a>, followed by\u00a0Christmas Books<\/a>,\u00a0Christmas Poems<\/a>, and traditional\u00a0Christmas Carols<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Christmas Cards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christmas Stories for Children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Little Match Girl<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Hans Christian Andersen<\/a>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A sad and beautiful story to remind us all to be thankful and charitable and to appreciate what we have at Christmas time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gift of the Magi<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0O. Henry<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A young married couple– rich in love, poor in money– buy each other gifts and teach all of us about sacrifice and giving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Christmas Carol<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Charles Dickens<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the most enduring Christmas stories of all time, a morality tale of the bitter old miser, Ebeneezer Scrooge, who has a change of heart after visits from the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Elves and the Shoemaker<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0The Brothers Grimm<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A poor shoemaker and his wife are down to their last piece of leather when their fortunes change thanks to help from talented elves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fir-Tree<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Hans Christian Andersen<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A tree can’t wait to grow up and achieve great things, rather than appreciate the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Last Dream of Old Oak<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Hans Christian Andersen<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An unlikely conversation between and old oak and a mayfly that delightfully illustrates the wonder of perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas Jenny<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Mary E. Wilkins Freeman<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Bein’ a missionary to robins an’ starvin’ chippies an’ little deaf an’ dumb children is jest as good as some other kinds, an’ that’s what she is.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Christmas Dream, and How It Came to be True<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Louisa May Alcott<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A children’s take on\u00a0Charles Dickens’\u00a0<\/a>A Christmas Carol<\/a>, Alcott shares a delightful story from a young girl’s point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas; or, The Good Fairy<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Harriet Beecher Stowe<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A precious story about the joy of thoughtful gift-giving and the appreciation of recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Papa Panov’s Special Christmas Stories<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Leo Tolstoy<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An old man welcomes strangers into his home, a story of compassion and kindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Night Before Christmas: A Morality<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0William Dean Howells<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Clarence Fountain is quite cynical about the pretense of self-deception about Santa Claus as his children grow older; that is, until his family leads him to a complete change of heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merry Christmas Stories for Children<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Stephen Leacock<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A man struggling to write a Christmas story gets a visit from Father Time to discuss what’s wrong with Christmas, then is treated to Father Christmas’ arrival, rekindling his true belief in the season’s magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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