The Story of Santa Klaus
William S. Walsh
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Who was Santa Klaus? Did he exist? In this study of custom and folklore, the author looks at the real and the legendary man, according to various traditions around the world. - Summary by LynneT (3 hr 22 min)
Chapters
Who is Santa Klaus | 20:48 | Read by Ted Perkins |
Strange Adventures of the Saint’s Body | 11:11 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Christ-kinkle and Christ-kindlein | 5:52 | Read by Beeswaxcandle |
The Evolution of Christmas | 10:27 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Silenus, Saturn, Thor | 11:26 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
A Terrible Christmas in Old France | 9:31 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
The Christmas Tree in Legend | 14:59 | Read by Greg Giordano |
The Christmas Tree in History | 12:31 | Read by Greg Giordano |
The Christmas Tree in Europe | 10:39 | Read by Greg Giordano |
The Christmas Tree in England and America | 10:07 | Read by Greg Giordano |
The Story of the Three Kings | 21:17 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Some Twelfth Night Customs | 8:20 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
St. Nicholas in England | 11:12 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Father Christmas and His Family | 14:23 | Read by Beeswaxcandle |
Pantomime in the Past and Present | 6:41 | Read by Beeswaxcandle |
Saint Nicholas in Europe | 17:02 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
Saint Nicholas in America | 5:51 | Read by Stacey Malcolm |