| Written by Clement C. Moore, Nora A. Smith, Louisa May Alcott, Sarah Orne Jewett, Robert Grant, Hans Christian Andersen, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Francis Church, Mary Mapes Dodge, & O. Henry - Audio stories performed by Renée Raudman & Alan Sklar - Unabridged Fiction - 1 MP3 COMPACT DISC - 5 hours Publisher, Tantor Media (November 2007) ALERT! YOUR CD PLAYER MUST BE MP3 COMPATIBLE! MP3 audiobooks on compact disc can be played on newer CD players that support MP3 technology and accept a 4.75" diameter disc, and on any personal computer that has Microsoft's Media Player or similar software. Listen to a FREE audio clip. Tantor Media presents a collection of some of the most popular Christmas stories read by award-winning narrators Renee Raudman and Alan Sklar. This special anthology will transport listeners back to the Christmases of their youth, when they first heard these holiday tales. From Twas the Night Before Christmas, Clement C. Moore's classic depiction of St. Nicholas at work, to O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi, which embodies the very spirit of Christmas, Favorite Stories of Christmas Past has something for everyone. Also included is Francis Church's moving editorial response to a little girl's Christmastime query, Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Clause, as well as seven other Christmas classics that can be heard and shared year after year. The classics that can be found in Favorite Stories of Christmas Past are: Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. MooreThe Story of Christmas by Nora A. Smith A Country Christmas by Louisa May Alcott An Empty Purse by Sarah Orne Jewett The Bachelor's Christmas by Robert Grant The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen The Birds' Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus by Francis Church The Festival of St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry About the Performers: Actor and voiceover artist Renée Raudman has performed on film, television radio and stage. Renée's recent audiobooks include A Weekend to Change Your Life by Joan Anderson (Tantor), Don’t Look Down by Jennifer Cruise, Valiant by Holly Black, and Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. She has also performed on numerous film, television, radio and theater programs. Her TV appearances include the recurring role of Phyllis on NBC's daytime drama Passions and several years voicing characters on The Simpsons. She is currently "Miss Butterbean" on the Cartoon Network's Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. She has had guest-starring roles on 3rd Rock from the Sun, The Drew Carey Show, and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, among others. In addition, you can hear her on several videogames, including Metal Gear Solid, Everquest II, So Com II, Buraiden, Gungrave OD, and Pursuit Force. Raudman has also done hundreds of voice-overs for TV and radio commercials. Winner of several AudioFile Earphones Awards, Alan Sklar has narrated over 100 audiobooks, including Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings by Thomas Maier, and The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright. The Dartmouth graduate's theatre credits include Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew, The Seagull, and many modern roles. Alan has also narrated thousands of corporate videos for clients such as NASA, Sikorsky Aircraft, IBM, Dannon, Pfizer, AT&T, and SONY. "I am so pleased, as is my husband, to have found a narrator that holds our attention so well that we have come to compare every other narrator to him (you). So far we have found none with such a talent as yours. We very much plan to listen to as many of your works as we can find." ---Sandi King, a letter to Mr. Sklar |
