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Illustrations and rhyming text portray characters from the Nativity story, from doves in the stable to the wise men, as they go to sleep on Christmas Eve.

Retells the Christmas story in a contemporary setting beginning with creation and closing with Christ's resurrection.

Recalls, in rhyming text and illustrations, the Nativity story, from the brown and dusty stable to the star shining brightly above.

Presents an adaptation of Clement C. Moore's classic poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas," that retells the story of Jesus's birth.

"A whimsical retelling of the birth of Jesus from the perspective of the barnyard animals that were there"--

When a baby is born, all the animals of the forest are called, but a fox, fearing he has nothing to offer, stays behind.

Relates the story of Jesus Christ's birth and infancy and touches on the rest of his life, explaining how his life and death are the real reason for celebrating Christmas.

Tells the story of a poor boy who goes to see the baby Jesus and has nothing to give but a song on his drum.

A shepherd boy apprenticed to his carpenter father builds a stable and then welcomes two weary travelers from Nazareth.

After harvesting an especially large "tear" of a resin known as myrrh, a young boy and his father visit a spice merchant whose three customers are seeking a special gift to bring to a baby. Includes biblical references and historical information about the Magi and myrrh.