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Teaching music appreciation for kindergarten through eighth grade is where these stories originated. Producing Christmas musicals for my students each year inspired me to create these original Christmas stories. These stories were written as Christmas musicals. The italicized poems in these stories are the lyrics taken from the original music composed by Kathleen Jabro for these Christmas musical plays. I am very happy to share these simple reflections of Christmas with you.

Teaching music appreciation for kindergarten through eighth grade is where these stories originated. Producing Christmas musicals for my students each year inspired me to create these original Christmas stories. These stories were written as Christmas musicals. The italicized poems in these stories are the lyrics taken from the original music composed by Kathleen Jabro for these Christmas musical plays. I am very happy to share these simple reflections of Christmas with you.

Since the early 20th century, animated Christmas cartoons have brightened the holiday season around the world--first in theaters, then on television. From devotional portrayals of the Nativity to Santa battling villains and monsters, this encyclopedia catalogs more than 1,800 international Christmas-themed cartoons and others with year-end themes of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the New Year. Explore beloved television specials such as A Charlie Brown Christmas, theatrical shorts such as Santa's Workshop, holiday episodes from animated television series like American Dad! and The Simpsons, feature films like The Nutcracker Prince and obscure productions such as The Insects' Christmas, along with numerous adaptations and parodies of such classics as A Christmas Carol and Twas the Night before Christmas.

A young angel and an appealingly illustrated animal together witness the events of the birth of Jesus. A little lamb sees the crowds on their way to Bethlehem, and wants to join in the fun himself. Off he sets on the road to Bethlehem, without his shepherd boy, but soon he becomes lost! He is saved by a watching angel who leads him to the stable where he finally meets the baby Jesus and is reunited with his shepherd. Charming illustrations from Red House Children's Book Award-shortlisted Kristina Stephenson make this an endearing read to share during the run-up to Christmas, looking at the familiar story from a new angle.

Little Lamb introduces babies and toddlers to the story of the Nativity in this oversized board book.

"It's Christmas Eve. The choir of little angels is gathered for the trip to earth. They will announce the good news of Jesus' birth and sing his praises on high. But one angel is missing. Angela, the little angel who loves to dance, is on the north side of heaven practicing her pirouettes. So when the choir leaves without her, she must try to find them. Children can spin the spinner and join in the search as Angela desperately tries to catch up, and in so doing finds the real meaning of Christmas." -- Back cover.