Between stubbing his little toe, having to wear the wooly suit that makes him itch, and being put on a diet, Santa is having a very bad day this Christmas Eve, but a special gift makes his grumpiness disappear.
Clement Clarke Moore's well-known poem The night before Christmas and Saviour Pirotta's adaptation of The nutcracker, in a book with picture windows that change as the pages are turned.
Santa Claus's daughter, Holly, comes to Earth seeking an end to the curse cast upon her and the Land of the Immortals by an evil wizard, whose own punishment will end only if Holly willingly gives him her pure heart.
When Santa Claus mistimes his arrival on Christmas Eve, he begins to think that no one needs him any more but he is soon reassured that there can only be one Santa Claus.
A collection of illustrated letters from Father Christmas recapping the activities of the preceding year at the North Pole. The letters were written by the author to his children.