Intertwining the sacred and secular, while blending themes traditional and original, speckled with humor and drama, Jonathan Richard Cring presents his advent calendar of yarns for the Yuletide--Mr. Kringle's Tales. . . 26 stories 'til Christmas. Beginning on November 30th and running through Christmas morn the book weaves a magic of Christmas cheer from elves to stars and from toyshops to a manger so far away.