The Legend of the Christmas Witch

The Legend of the Christmas Witch
Author: Aubrey Plaza
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593350804

From Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza and creative partner Dan Murphy comes the long lost tale of the Christmas Witch, Santa Claus's much misunderstood twin sister. The perfect gift for the holiday season and beyond! Gather ‘round the fire to hear a Christmas legend that has never been told before...until now. Each year a mysterious figure sweeps into town, leaving behind strange gifts in the night. No, not Santa Claus, but his sister… The Christmas Witch. Her story begins many, many years ago when her brother was torn away from her as a child. Raised alone by a witch of the woods, Kristtörn's powers of magic grew, as did her temper. Determined to find her long lost twin, she set out on a perilous journey across oceans to find him. But what she found instead was a deep-seated fear of her powers and a confrontation that would leave the fate of Christmas hanging in the balance. From award-winning producer and actress Aubrey Plaza and her creative partner Dan Murphy comes a holiday story unlike any told before. With all the richness of classic folklore, they’ve woven a tale of bravery, love and magic. Whatever you thought you knew about Christmas…think again.

The Christmas Witch

The Christmas Witch
Author:
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Befana (Legendary character)
ISBN: 9780836816976

Having missed her chance to see him on the first Christmas, old Befana travels around Italy each year searching for the Christ Child and leaving cookies and Christmas presents for the sleeping children.

The Legend of Old Befana

The Legend of Old Befana
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481477641

In this beloved classic picture book, Tomie dePaola retells and illustrates an Italian Christmas folk tale, breathing warmth and humanity into the character of the lonely Old Befana and her endless search for the Christ Child. Every morning and every afternoon, Old Befana sweeps with her broom. “Cranky old lady,” the children say. “She is always sweeping!” Sweep, sweep, sweep. But when a brilliant star glows in the eastern sky one night, and Old Befana encounters the glorious procession of three kings on their way to Bethlehem, her world will never be the same.

The Christmas Witch

The Christmas Witch
Author: Ilse Plume
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1993
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Retells the traditional Italian tale of the poor peasant woman who, long ago, set out to find the Christ Child and wanders to this day, carrying a sack of gifts to distribute to good children at Christmas.

Merry Witchmas

Merry Witchmas
Author: Petrell Ozbay
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2021-09-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1635923182

Ginger the Halloween witch has a big Christmas wish--a visit from Santa Claus. But Santa doesn't believe in witches--until Ginger's letter to him magically appears on his desk! This book is a perfect Christmas gift or stocking stuffer for kids. Ginger spends a lot of her time creating spells, and flying through the night on her broom. But she is different from the other witches -- because she also ADORES Christmas! Even with Ginger's good deeds and endless Christmas cheer, she's never received a single visit from Santa. What's a Christmas-loving Halloween witch supposed to do? In this twist on the Christmas holiday's traditional "believe" concept, Ginger's wish of a Merry Witchmas comes true thanks to some holiday magic and good cheer.

The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas

The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas
Author: Al Ridenour
Publisher: Feral House
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2016-09-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 162731041X

The Krampus, a folkloric devil associated with St. Nicholas in Alpine Austria and Germany, has been embraced by the American counterculture and is lately skewing mainstream. The new Christmas he seems to embody is ironically closer to an ancient understanding of the holiday as a perilous, haunted season. In the Krampus' world, witches rule Christmas, and saints can sometimes kill.

The Christmas Mitzvah

The Christmas Mitzvah
Author: Jeff Gottesfeld
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781939547941

Al Rosen starts to do favors for his Christian friends and neighbors on Christmas eve and day, starting a tradition of the Christmas Mitzvah, a kind deed that helps out others.

The Legend of the Christmas Rose

The Legend of the Christmas Rose
Author: William H. Hooks
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1999
Genre: Brothers and sisters
ISBN: 9780060271039

The younger sister of three shepherds secretly follows her brothers who are traveling to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child.

Tilly Witch

Tilly Witch
Author: Don Freeman
Publisher: Viking Children's Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1969
Genre: Witches
ISBN: 9780670713042

Tilly Witch forgets how to be mean and returns to the finishing school for witches to relearn the trickery of the trade.