DescriptionOn Christmas Eve, a traveling gentleman happens upon a house in a quaint little village, which houses up to six travelers each evening. He decides to treat them all to a Christmas dinner and tells them a story around the fireplace about a soldier who finds the true meaning of forgiveness and redemption. A sparkling holiday gem from the great Charles Dickens.
DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. Conceic?o: what is this mature woman, who both stokes and restrains a game of erotic seduction with the young Nogueira on Christmas Eve, up to? Listen to "Missa do Galo" ("Christmas Midnight Mass") by Machado de Assis and learn something about the feminine soul - a vast enigma, full of contradictions. Original Portuguese description: Conceic?o...Como definir esta mulher madura que atica e, ao mesmo tempo, reprime um jogo velado de seduc?o, erotismo e cumplicidade com o jovem Nogueira, em plena vespera de Natal? Ouca "Missa do Galo", de Machado de Assis e conheca um pouco da alma feminina machadiana - um mundo, vasto mundo, embora mais vasto seja seu corac?o, que se mostra por dentro e se esconde por fora.
DescriptionIt is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed. But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man.
DescriptionInspired by the Celtic legend and the spirit of the imagination, Christmas in Camelot is Mary Pope Osborne's gift to young listeners everywhere. It begins with a simple invitation to spend Christmas Eve in Camelot, a magical place that exists only in myth and fantasy. What Jack and Annie don't know is that the invitation will send them on a quest to save Camelot itself, not from destruction, but from being forgotten forever. Then it's a new kind of adventure for Jack and Annie!
DescriptionThe celestial phenomenon of the Christmas Star occurs every 30 years. For Tommy and Susie Magli, who fall in love under this star on Christmas Eve 1965, it will carry special hope. Withstanding her family's disapproval, they make a vow to each other on that night. When Tommy enlists in the Marines, their love is tested to the limit, a test that lasts 30 years. On Christmas Eve 1995, Susie prepares to spend midnight mass with her family as she had done so many times before. Although she is about to give in to despair, a side of her still hopes, waiting for a miracle to occur. Will the Christmas Star appear this night, and will it have special meaning for her this time around?
