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    12 Stories Of Christmas
    12 Stories Of Christmas
    12 Stories Of Christmas
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    12 Stories Of Christmas

    By A.A Wray

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    12 short stories to warm you up for Christmas. Perhaps to help you remember why you loved the holiday, or maybe to give you a new sense of hope for it.
    These 12 stories are sometimes sad, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes heartwarming, but always written with love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA.A Wray
    Release dateDec 14, 2017
    ISBN9781370009497
    12 Stories Of Christmas
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      12 Stories Of Christmas - A.A Wray

      12 STORIES OF CHRISTMAS

      BY A.A.WRAY

      COPYRIGHT 2017 A.A.WRAY

      PUBLISHED AT SMASHWORDS

      CONTENTS

      THE HAT

      I LOVE YOU

      JUST DANCE

      SANTA BABY

      THE CANDY MAN

      THE MAC DONNELS

      THE STAR IN THE NIGHT

      ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

      GRACE

      YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

      UNDER THE MISTLETOE

      MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

      THE HAT

      There was an old man. I didn't know his name.

      He was homeless and lived at the corner of the street. We were all told to stay away from him.

      But Christmas was coming and I could taste the chill of the snow on my tongue.

      I felt bad for this old man. I wanted to approach him, give him a gift for he was always singing merry tunes and greeting passerbyers. Never asking for a thing.

      I came to him one day, the eve of the night where Santa would come and said, shyly.

      ...hello...

      Well, hello, little boy. And what's your name?

      Sean, I said, nervously, but added, feeling bad But I'm not supposed to talk to you.

      I understand, he said, his white beard tangled and his dog to his side, moaning for food.

      But you are talking to me right now.

      Yes, I said, and stuck my hand out, giving him my present.

      What's this? he asked, amazed.

      A gift... for you, for always being so nice, er...?

      Just call me Nick. he said.

      He took the gift and opened it, seeing it was a Santa Claus hat, Ah ha! Just what I was missing.

      Well, he added fast, and stood to his feet, I must be off.

      Where are you going? I asked, and he only replied.

      The children are waiting.

      When I woke that morning, I ran downstairs and smiled in delight, seeing a new bike. I was so thrilled.

      There was a note tagged on it with the words.

      Thank you for finding my hat.

      Love, Saint Nick.

      I LOVE YOU

      Melody had to work that night at the hospital. She tried her best to be there for the patients, but really she wanted to be at home with her two children and husband.

      It was Christmas, and she was a nurse on call.

      Even though this was meant to be a happy time, she had to be around so much suffering and pain.

      There was one room she avoided, for all she could

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