![]() ![]() A recurring theme, perhaps unsurprisingly is that of abandonment, of unhappy children, a tiny child is found locked into a department store – another child returns to a cold dark house, her mother at work, unprepared for Christmas, then in a Dickensian style story of children in an orphanage we encounter sadness and cruelty, before the season of Christmas works its inevitable magic to set things right. There really is something for everyone in this collection. ![]() There is snow, mistletoe, and mysterious spirits, a Christmas tree in a New York apartment, a haunted house a small silver frog and a SnowMama. ![]() The twelve stories which follow are a wonderful mixture, incorporating magic, love, ghosts and Christmas gatherings. The volume opens with ‘Christmas Tide’ an introductory essay by the author, ruminating on what Christmas is and where it, and all those traditions we take for granted come from. ![]() Twelve stories and twelve feasts for twelve days, it simply oozes Christmas spirit. Well I must say that if you like a Christmassy read, then Christmas Days has got be one of the most Christmassy books around at the moment. ![]()
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