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1) The night before Christmas

Author

Moore, Clement Clarke

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Presents an interpretation of Clement C. Moore's timeless classic that renders the story in retro-style watercolors while introducing a wide-eyed child character who heightens the wonders of the magical evening.

2) Santa who?

Author

Gibbons, Gail

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

[28] p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

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Describes the origins and evolution of Santa Claus, from the Turkish Saint Nicholas to the jolly, red-suited Santa of today. Also discusses similar legendary figures in other cultures.

3) What Santa can't do

Author

Wood, Douglas

Pub. Date

c2003

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.

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Although Santa Claus is nearly perfect, he cannot resist a plate of cookies, remember Mrs. Claus's grocery list, or even shave.

4) The truth about Santa Claus

Author

Giblin, James

Pub. Date

c1985

Physical Desc

86 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

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Explains how historical facts, religious mythology, folklore, tradition, and commercial promotion have combined to give us the modern figure of Santa Claus.

5) A boy called Christmas

Author

Haig, Matt

Series

Boy Called Christmas

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"Nikolas, the boy who would one day be known as Santa Claus, goes on a life-changing quest to the North Pole"--

6) Does Santa exist?: a philosophical investigation

Author

Kaplan, Eric

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Book, eAudiobook

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Philosopher and comedy writer (Futurama, Big Bang Theory) Kaplan tackles a metaphysical paradox: there are some things we dearly believe in that are not universally acknowledged as real. Here, Kaplan shows how philosophy giants Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein strove to smooth over this uncomfortable meeting of the real and unreal--and failed. From there he turns to mysticism's attempts to resolve such paradoxes, surveying Buddhism, Taoism,...

7) Click, clack, ho! ho! ho!

Author

Cronin, Doreen

Series

Click, clack, moo books volume 10
Click Clack
Click clack moo books volume 10

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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As Farmer Brown prepares the house for Christmas, Duck tries to play Santa--but he gets stuck in the chimney, along with all the other animals who try to help.

8) Santa's secrets revealed: all your questions answered about Santa's super sleigh, his flying reindeer, and other wonders

Author

Solheim, James

Pub. Date

c2004

Physical Desc

[38] p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.

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After Stevie tells a reporter that he does not believe in Santa Claus, Santa himself pays him a visit, takes him to the North Pole to show him his operation, and proves that he uses magic as well as science.

9) When Santa fell to Earth

Author

Funke, Cornelia

Pub. Date

2006

Physical Desc

164 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

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When he and his caravan come crashing down to earth during a thunderstorm two weeks before Christmas, Santa is befriended by two children, Charlotte and Ben, who try to help him save the holiday from the tricks and moneymaking schemes of Gerold Geronimus Goblynch and to take off in time for his annual rounds.

10) A frozen Christmas 2

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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When Santa and his reindeer pal Barnaby finish delivering presents for Christmas, they head back to the North Pole to celebrate. Gather around and listen as Santa and his elf pals dance and tell stories.

11) A new, improved Santa

Author

Wolff, Patricia Rae

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

[30] p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

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Santa Claus changes many things about himself, including his diet, clothes, and means of transportation, in an attempt to become a new, improved Santa.

12) A frozen Christmas

Pub. Date

[2016]

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Perfect way to get the family in the Holiday spirit. Includes the most beloved animated Christmas characters such as Santa Claus, Reindeer, and Elves. Santa and his elves narrate these Christmas classics.

13) Santa Claus: the world's number one toy expert

Author

Frazee, Marla

Pub. Date

c2005

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.

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Santa Claus has his own ways of knowing more about children and toys than anyone else in the world.

14) The adventures of Snowwoman

Author

Arnold, Katya

Pub. Date

c1998

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

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With the help of various animals, Snowwoman tries to deliver a letter to Santa asking for a Christmas tree for the children who made her.

15) How Santa lost his job

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Pub. Date

2001

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.

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Frustrated by Santa's slowness at Christmastime, Muckle the elf creates a mechanical replacement called the Deliverator and proposes a series of contests to prove that it can do Santa's job better than he can.

16) Mrs. Claus takes a vacation

Author

Alsenas, Linas

Pub. Date

2006

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

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Tired of all the snow at the North Pole, Mrs. Claus takes a world tour before Christmas one year.

17) Who'll pull Santa's sleigh tonight?

Author

Rader, Laura

Pub. Date

c2003

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

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When the reindeer get bad colds, Santa Claus wonders who will be able to pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve.

18) The Santa clause 2

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Scott Calvin has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his elves consider him the best ever. But Santa's world is turned upside down when his son gets on the naughty list, and if Scott doesn't marry soon, he'll stop being Santa forever.