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"Relates Santa's life, from childhood to old age and immortality, mentioning such adventures as those with the friendly wood nymphs and the wicked Awgwas." --

"On Christmas Eve, Ollie and the other goslings anxiously await the arrival of Father Christmas Goose." --

Pictures and brief text follow a rather disgruntled Santa Claus on his annual rounds.

Art Aimesworth receives a mysterious summons from Santa Claus and he shares a Christmas adventure with his sister that brings them closer together.

Eight-year-old Tess is convinced that if she believes and stays aware of the magic around her, she will meet Santa Claus on Christmas Eve of 1958, when she will thank him for his gifts and ask him to use his magic to cure her best friend's father of cancer.

"Stick Man ends up far away from his family tree when he is fetched by a dog, thrown by a child, used as a snowman's arm, and even put in a fireplace, but finally Santa Claus steps in to make sure that Stick Man and his family have a joyous Christmas." --

When he and his caravan come crashing down to earth during a thunderstorm two weeks before Christmas, Santa is befriended by two children, Charlotte and Ben, who try to help him save the holiday from the tricks and moneymaking schemes of Gerold Geronimus Goblynch and to take off in time for his annual rounds.

"Nikolas, the boy who would one day be known as Santa Claus, goes on a life-changing quest to the North Pole." --

On Christmas Eve, Santa rushes to get dressed so he can deliver presents to the children.

Using magic snowshoes, cousins Jesse and Daisy travel to the North Pole to retrieve their pet dragon.