The Best Worst Christmas Ever

25 Delightful Holiday Stories

By: Drienie Hattingh

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Tom Isbell, Theater Professor, author of the Prey trilogy: “The beautifully wrought stories take us back to simpler times… memories blessed and humorous. Most of all, they convince us we don’t dare ever “cancel Christmas.” Christy Monson: Award-winning author of Banished: “Jump into the homes and hearts of each writer as they relate holiday moments from around the world.” Wendy Toliver, Author of Red’s Untold Tale and Regina Rising, “Reading and rereading this humorous, heartwarming collection of stories is sure to become a treasured holiday tradition.” It’s Christmas—The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, when snowflakes fall and your home glints with star-like lights. Beyond the wreath-adorned door, the fireplace warms your family’s toes while the turkey roasts and eggnog chills. Lovingly wrapped presents are tucked under the fresh-cut Christmas tree, and stockings dangle from the hearth, waiting for Santa. Carols playing, children laughing, mistletoe beckoning… This is the most perfect Christmas ever! However, if this is the sort of stories you’re expecting to find in The Best Worst Christmas Ever, you are in for a surprise—and a treat. The stories herein prove the most memorable, magical, and merry Christmases are everything but perfect. In a trailer or a cabin, in snowy New York or balmy South Africa, this is Christmas. Wearing a disco ball shirt, a sunflower hat, or sinking your fork into a pitch-black turkey, or soapy spaghetti, this is Christmas. Pour yourself some hot cocoa and join authors from all over the world as they share their hilarious and heartwarming yuletide tales.