Publisher Description
The Presence of Christmas contains a heartwarming anthology of stories, poems, and songs of the holiday season with traditional Christmas songs performed by Harry Nilsson.
Stories and Poems:
Song from Heaven
The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus
My Christmas Miracle
Born in Bethlehem
One Solitary Life
Twilight for the Wise
A Visit from St. Nick
Christmas This Year
The Three Wise Men
Songs:
O, Come All Ye Faithful
Silent Night
Joy to the World
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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About various authors
Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was born in Odense, Denmark, the son of a poor shoemaker and a washerwoman. As a young teenager, he became quite well known in Odense as a reciter of drama and as a singer. When he was fourteen, he set off for the capital, Copenhagen, determined to become a national success on the stage. He failed miserably, but made some influential friends in the capital who got him into school to remedy his lack of proper education. In 1829 his first book was published. After that, books came out at regular intervals. His stories began to be translated into English as early as 1846. Since then, numerous editions, and more recently Hollywood songs and Disney cartoons, have helped to ensure the continuing popularity of the stories in the English-speaking world.