TY - BOOK AU - Dickens, Charles, TI - Christmas books AV - PR4557 .A1 1873 U1 - 823.8 PY - 1880///] CY - London PB - Chapman and Hall KW - Christmas stories N2 - Each of these short stories was written specifically for Christmas. They combine concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional Christmas spirit-lore. The stories include A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Battle of Life and The Cricket on the Hearth ER -