The Spirit Of Christmas and The First Christmas Tree

<p>A Christmas book by American author educator and clergyman Henry Van Dyke including <strong>two short stories</strong> two essays and two prayers for the season.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1. <strong>The Spirit of Christmas</strong> by Henry van Dyke is a beautiful story of the angel that foretells the birth of Christ to the other angels.</p><p> </p><p>Also a short Christmas sermon of how to keep Christmas in your heart all the year.</p><p> </p><p>Two prayers at the end. Charming beautifully written and recommended to all. This book is full oft thoughtful collection of sermons reflections prayers dreams.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2. In this volume of Christmas stories and prayers we read of courage generosity and the triumph of light over darkness from <strong>The First Christmas Tree</strong> a magical tale of the Thunder Oak and the false god Thor to the lyrical story of The Christmas Angel in the Country Beyond the Stars.</p><p> </p><p>Destined to become a Christmas classic for the whole family The First Christmas Tree and Other Stories will inspire us all in the words of Henry Van Dyke to live Christmas not just Christmas day.</p>