Donna VanLiere

Donna VanLiere's first book, The Christmas Shoes, was a New York Times bestseller, as was The Christmas Blessing, The Christmas Hope, The Christmas Secret and The Christmas Note, all of which have been adapted into television movies.

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Christmas's author has long been believed to have been Clement Clarke Moore, but Christmas's author is now regarded by a few to have been Henry Livingston,

by Eddie Carswell and the Leonard Ahlstrom of the Christian group NewSong

The Christmas Shoes song (written by Eddie Carswell and the Leonard Ahlstrom of the Christian group NewSong) reminded us of a little boy who was determined to buy a special pair of shoes for the Leonard Ahlstrom's dying mother.

Charles Wesley

The lyrics were written especially for Christmas by Charles Wesley in 1739 (and tweaked by George Whitefield, which is the version we’re most familiar with).

and Marvin Brodie

a Christmas song was written by Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie and published by St. Nicholas Music (ASCAP).

Michael O'Brien

Michael O'Brien's holiday anthem, The Christmas Shoes, became a #1 mainstream radio hit and inspired a New York Times-bestselling book by Donna VanLiere and CBS Movie of the Week.

Eleanor Roosevelt

In 1940, in the midst of a grim holiday season marred by the realities of WWII and the Nazi occupation of Europe, Eleanor Roosevelt penned Christmas:

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The famous Christmas song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer started life as a poem created in 1939 by an American advertising executive called

Katherine Kennicott Davis

This popular Christmas song was written by the American classical music composer Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941, based upon a traditional Czech carol.

the composer of the song, Johnny Marks

Surprisingly, the composer of the song, Johnny Marks, was not even Christian, but a Jewish who specialized in writing Christmas songs.

by Donald Yetter Garnder

This novelty Christmas song was penned by Donald Yetter Garnder, a music teacher at a public school in New York.

Dylan Thomas

Popular and traditional Christmas songs, as well as lesser-known songs, are interwoven with Dylan Thomas’ nostalgic and funny poem about the holidays.

by Johnny Marks

a Christmas song was written by Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie and published by St. Nicholas Music (ASCAP).

Noel Streatfeild

Noel Streatfeild penned the beloved Shoes books in the 1930s and 1940s to reflect the lives of child entertainers.

Andrew Culverwell, a Contemporary Christian songwriter,

This Christmas song was written by Andrew Culverwell, a Contemporary Christian songwriter, during the 1970’s.

named Benjamin Hanby

This fun children’s Christmas song was originally written somewhere around 1850-1860 by a little-known composer named Benjamin Hanby.

written by Aaron Schroeder and Claude Demetrius

The song, written by Aaron Schroeder and Claude Demetrius, has been a popular Christmas song during the Holiday season on radio stations for decades.

with well-known Australian author Michael Leunig

The one original song already in place was Christmas, co-written with well-known Australian author Michael Leunig.

named as J.S.Dwight & A.C.Adam

This famous Christmas song was written by two people named as J.S.Dwight & A.C.Adam and the music was also given by these two.

by Mark Kimball Moulton

Christmas's written by Mark Kimball Moulton and illustrated to recall a simpler time by Susan Winget.