American Christmas Stories

scene from "Gift of the Magi"

If you think that all the best Christmastime stories are not American, consider a few of these short stories from great American authors for some seasonal reading (with thanks to Wacky Anne):

Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather
A Christmas Dinner Won in Battle by Stephen Crane
The Twelfth Guest by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
The Christmas Banquet by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Christmas Dinner by Washington Irving