When Justin Flinchley loses his job on Black Friday, he thinks his life is over. Without money to pay rent, he'll be celebrating Christmas on the streets unless he can manage to find a new job by the end of the week. But in the middle of his frantic job search, he comes across an ad that sounds too good to be true:

"Air courier desperately needed. No experience necessary, we will train you. Must be willing to relocate."

The moment Justin applies, he is whisked away to the North Pole, where he's given a pair of antlers and told that he's the latest addition to Santa's team of reindeer! An ancient evil is plotting to shroud the world in darkness, and only Santa's gifts can keep the light of hope shining bright enough to push it back. Justin has less than a month to learn how to fly before Santa's yearly trip around the world. The fate of Christmas–and the entire world–depends on him.

There's only one problem: he's afraid of heights.

Time to get into the Christmas spirit and welcome the holiday season with twelve short stories based on keywords we associate with this time of year.

In the months following Mrs Claus's death, Santa has relied on an elf from his factory for comfort. To show his affection, he gives him various gifts and the two cuddle together. But the two of them have gotten too close, and the elf wants more out of the relationship than presents.

Christmas is a special time for Kit Calvin, not only because she gets to spend it in the North Pole with her father Charlie and Grandpa Scott, but because she gets to be with her best friend, Head-Elf Bernard. But, it seems Christmas may never come when December 23rd begins repeating itself and Father Time is nowhere to be found. Kit must set out to restore time with Bernard at her side as they face old enemies, exhilarating explorations, and a newfound affection.

Harmony Ametsenya is too young to face the cruelties of the city. At ten years old, she shouldn’t be hungry, she shouldn’t be cold, she shouldn’t be worried about where her next meal is coming from. But it doesn’t change the fact that she is.

Fourteen-year-old Msitu Ametsenya shouldn’t be either. But it doesn’t change the fact that she will keep Harmony safe at all costs. At all costs. No matter what.

Their lives are full of fear and pain work. Because in this city, nobody cares about two impoverished orphan children trying to stay alive. Nobody cares about the impoverished at all. The city is grey, made of metal and glass and concrete. The water is grey, full of pollution. The sky is grey, full of smog.

As Christmas comes around the corner, the first Christmas since their parents died, how will Msitu make it a time of joy and hope? Because after all, in a world run by greed and apathy, hope is everything.

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New York, 1973

Mabel Archer is a girl who doesn't believe in Christmas, until she visits Central Park, where she wishes that her parents would be happy, and meets Santa Claus. When she tells him about her problems, she gets her wish to have a magical holidays during the early 1970's.

Daniel and his sister Emily Daniels, attempt to save Christmas in New York, when no one believes in Santa Claus anymore.

Y/n is a forest spirit and beautiful seventeen year old girl, that never ages. In a world where no one sees her, and no one believes her. Will she be able to bring back the guardians and defeat a brand new enemy?