Stories For Christmas

1. 1.High above the city on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince…1:59
2. 2.Far away, far away in a little street there is a poor house…2:24
3. 3.When day broke, he flew down to the river and had a bath…2:03
4. 4.In the square below there stands a little Match Girl…1:52
5. 5.So the swallow flew over the great city…0:30
6. 6.Leaf after leaf of the fine gold the swallow picked off…0:30
7. 7.Then the snow came…1:24
8. 8.Early the next morning, the Mayor was walking in the Square below…0:50
9. 9.'Bring me the two most precious things in the city,' said God to one of his angels…0:58
10. 10."God rest ye merry gentlemen" [Ebenezer Scrooge]4:36
11. 11."Quickly I made myself ready for bed" [Marley's Ghost]3:07
12. 12."There at my bedside" [First Spirit]3:01
13. 13."Wake up, man!" [Second Spirit]6:06
14. 14."And looking up, I beheld" [Third Spirit]6:05
15. 15."I have the highest pleasure" [The Pickwickians set off to visit Mr. Wardle]7:11
16. 16."But if they were cheerful and happy outside the house" [At the farm]4:47
17. 17."We're all ready, I believe" [The dance]5:19
18. 18.The same winter sun that dances on the northern snow...3:00
19. 19.You see, Pablo, once upon a Christmas eve there was a small donkey…2:55
20. 20.Well, it was early afternoon when the small boy and his small donkey went through the town gates…2:45
21. 21.Well, the little boy and the little donkey left the marketplace, Pablo…2:42
22. 22.And so, Pablo, The Small One passed through the town gates…1:37
23. 23.Once upon a time of many, many years ago…5:31
24. 24.But at length and at last, he slowly approached the doorway…3:04
25. 25.And then in all those timeless days that followed…1:11
26. 26.The angels, dark angels, the seraphim, the cherubim…2:17
27. 27.A small, rough, unsightly box…2:21
28. 28.The littlest angel wept hot, bitter tears…0:48
29. 29.Then suddenly, the voice of God, like divine music, rose through Paradise..2:29
30. 30.This story is as old as Christmas…2:14
31. 31.Yes, Ay-You was without the gift of speech…1:05
32. 32.But the most stupendous and overwhelming thing of all, he'd be able to sing…1:47
33. 33.But morning after morning God disappointed him…3:24
34. 34.And then without the slightest warning of all came the dreadful day…3:59
35. 35.And so Ay-You tried to sing.1:48
36. 36.After a while he fell asleep…2:00
37. 37.Then Ay-You knew why he had been born never to speak until this moment…2:56