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Selected and introduced by Caroline Kennedy - Audio performed by Caroline Kennedy and an ensemble cast - Abridged Fiction - 6 COMPACT DISCS - 7.25 hours

Publisher, HighBridge Audio (October 2007)

Just in time for the holidays: a collection of beloved Christmas stories and writings that every family will cherish.

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Here in A Family Christmas, Caroline Kennedy shares the Christmas poetry, prose, scriptural readings and lyrics that are most dear to her, drawing on authors as diverse as Nikki Giovanni, David Sedaris, Martin Luther King, Jr., Grace Paley, Billy Collins, and Charles Dickens. There are also many lesser-known gems throughout and personal treasures from her own family—including a young Caroline's Christmas list to Santa Claus and a letter from her father as President to a child concerned about Santa's well-being. This diverse and unique anthology will become a timeless keepsake, and will enrich your heart and mind with the spirit of Christmas.

One of the many joys of Christmas comes from the traditions associated with it. Bestselling author Caroline Kennedy drew on her own family’s traditions to create this charming collection of favorite stories, poems, and writings that celebrate the holiday spirit.

In addition to excerpts and full texts of contemporary and classic writings, A Family Christmas features a letter Caroline Kennedy herself wrote to Santa Claus as well as a letter written to President Kennedy from a little girl concerned about Santa Claus. The introduction, written and read by Caroline, relates the importance of the holiday to her family, and shares how the literature in this collection is an essential part of her own tradition.

This warm and personal collection will delight all who make it a part of their own family Christmas.

About Caroline Kennedy: Caroline Kennedy is the editor of the New York Times best-selling A Family of Poems, Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis it, The Patriot's Handbook, and Profiles in Courage for Our Time, and is the co-author of The Right to Privacy and In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action. She serves as the Vice Chair of the New York City Fund for Public Schools.