Santa Claus: The Book of Secrets

By: Russell Ince

Narrated by: Santa Claus, Mike Russell

After centuries of closely guarding ancient secrets, Santa Claus has decided that the time has come to share the magical mysteries behind Christmas. All of the miraculous happenings that contribute towards making Christmas the most remarkable time of the year are finally to be revealed to the world.

Who is Santa Claus and how did he first get his job? What does he really look like? Who are the Elves and what magic do they possess? How do they keep track of which children are naughty and which are nice? How does Santa get inside our houses each Christmas Eve and how can he fly around the entire plant in just one night?

In this audiobook these and many more questions are answered by Santa Claus himself, as he finally decides to unlock the startling truth behind one of the worlds most marvelous mysteries...Christmas.

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Short

Guess I didn’t check the length of this book. It was quite short a bit disappointing

Nice attempt

I really hoped to like this. It has a few very good moments. The idea of Santa and Mrs Claus going into the population for a few months to get a sense of the world as is, some get away time, and do good deeds, makes a lot of sense and I think is a welcome add to the Santa ethos. However, separation of Santa Claus and St Nicholas is a bit off putting. Why? We kind of get the answer with emphasis on the magical elements surrounding Santa, or rather as described by the author. In other words I think the author sought to divert anything religious and/or real from the realm of fantasy surrounding Santa Claus. That’s fine, but really feel that thwarts tradition full of deep richness. This just substitutes it with a loose and I think lazy explanation of - it’s just magic and from an ancient understanding of nature and how the world works. It just lacks depth ironically done that way.