When a ski trip lands Geronimo Stilton in the hospital, he was sure it was going to be the worst Christmas ever. But his family and friends had something else in mind.

When Mandie and her grandmother return to Franklin, North Carolina for a Christmas visit, they share Mandie's worries about how all the guests will get along with each other and worry about the appearance of a mysterious package addressed to her.

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.

While Rebecca Rubin helps her building's superintendent take care of his homing pigeons, she puzzles over what to do with the Christmas centerpiece her teacher insisted she make but which has no place in her Jewish home.

It was Christmastime on Mouse Island, and I couldn't wait to celebrate with my friends and family. Until I learned that they were all traveling out of town for the holidays, and I'd be spending Christmas alone! I was depressed, down, despondent, and starting to feel like a real grinch! I wandered the streets of New Mouse City, feeling sorry for myself. But then I discovered an amazing surprised that taught me the true meaning of Christmas.

"I was so excited about Christmas I could hardly squeak! My nephew Benjamin and I were going to trim the tree and eat lots of delicious Christmas Chewy Chews. But before you could say 'cat alert, ' disaster struck. I tripped over my tail and ended up in the hospital. And then my mouse hole caught on fire! Holey cheese, this was turning out to be the worst Christmas ever" -- p. [4] of cover.

"It's the night before Christmas but Andy and Terry aren't ready yet! They haven't written their letters to Santa, sung any carols, or hung their stockings. When Santa Claus's sleigh crash-lands in the treehouse, the reindeer become tangled in the branches and Santa falls into the cloning machine. With dozens of Santas running around and no way to tell which one's the real one, who's going to deliver all the presents? It's up to Andy, Terry, and Jill...