"This anthology proves that nice stories don't have to be dull. Aptly named 12 New Christmas Stories, it comprises a dozen fresh tales presenting emotions and events associated with Christmases past and present...All (of the stories) are thought-provoking, short, easy to read, sweet, sad, and laugh-out-loud funny, with kindness and generosity as the prevailing themes...Quill says: If you want or need to have your heart warmed, treat yourself to 12 New Christmas Stories, any time of year-and pass the warmth around!" - Carolyn Haley for Feathered Quill "With each author's amazing gift of storytelling, readers learn just as much about the characters from the brief selections as they do from full-length novels. The narrators tell the stories as if they experienced every devastating, beautiful, and heartwarming detail." - Courtnee Turner Hoyle for Readers' Favorite

Give your family a special gift this year-the gift of fresh inspiration true to the tenets of our beloved and familiar Christmas traditions. Gather your clan by the fireside, open this book, and add a new tradition to your Christmas celebration.

Christmas is a time for family and traditions-the foods we eat, the songs we sing, and the stories we share.

Within the covers of this book reside real and fictional families, both familiar and unfamiliar. What they all have in common is the Christmas Spirit-in spades. These are the kind of people you'd gleefully invite to share your dining room table on the most celebrated day of the Christian calendar.

We, the authors of these stories, know the world spins faster and faster every day, and the holidays can be particularly hectic. That's why we chose these lovely stories that can be read in ten minutes or less. Hey, even a teenager can be coaxed from his or her phone for ten inspiring minutes, right?