The Elves & The Shoemaker By BROTHERS GRIMM Listen to the story The Elves and the Shoemaker is one of the best Christmas stories. There was once a shoemaker who worked very hard and was very honest. Still, he could not earn enough to live upon, and at last, all he had in the world was gone, save just leather enough to make one pair of shoes. Then he cut his leather out, all ready to make up the next day, meaning to rise early in the morning to his work. His conscience was clear, and his heart light amidst all his troubles. So he went peaceably to bed, left all his cares to Heaven, and soon fell asleep. In the morning, after he had said his…

The Velveteen Rabbit By Margery Williams Listen to the story The Velveteen Rabbit starts on Christmas morning. A young boy finds a stuffed rabbit nestled in his stocking. He loves the rabbit but forgets about him when more glamorous and expensive Christmas presents arrive. But the chance will intervene twice in this magical story about childhood toys and the transformative power of love. We feature it in Christmas Stories for Children. There was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning, he was splendid. He was fat and bunchy, as a rabbit should be; his coat was spotted brown and white, he had real thread whiskers, and his ears were lined with pink sateen. On Christmas morning, when he sat wedged in the top of the…