Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is prepared for by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night.In this book:The Life and Adventures of Santa ClausL. Frank BaumThe Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories For ChildrenA Kidnapped Santa ClausL. Frank BaumA Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and OthersA Little Book of ChristmasJohn Kendrick Bangs