On Christmas Day in the Morning

This is a sentimental, very old-fashioned Christmas story, from 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Fernald are an aging couple whose six children (four of them married) have all moved away from home. Guy, one of their younger sons, impulsively drops by one Christmas afternoon and realizes his parents have been feel......more

This is a short story first published in 1905. After reading Louisa May Alcott’s Christmas Treasury, I find I am really enjoying Christmas stories set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This one is about the efforts of a young man to get all of his siblings (sans spouses and kids) back to th......more

It’s that wonderful time of the year again, and I am going to spend it reading Christmas stories. This is my first book of the season. First published in 1908, this short story is about an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Fernald who have not had their children come for Christmas in years. So, one of th......more

It’s a short story but a sweet one about some grown up children that decide to surprise their elderly parents by coming home for Christmas. Old memories are recalled and new ones made. It’s simple, but it’s sentimentally cozy. Ages: 10+ Content Considerations: “Thank heavens”, “Good Lord” and the like......more