Celebrate the joy of the season with this collection of Christmas classics. Radio Theatre presents O. Henry's “Christmas by Injunction” and everyone's favorite “The Gift of the Magi.” Listen as Tolstoy's Russian classic “Shoemaker Martin” and Anthony Trollope's “Christmas at Kirkby Cottage” come alive! Radio Theatre is innovative audio entertainment featuring a full cast of actors, cinema-quality sound, and original orchestral music. This is an outstanding dramatization of four stories of Christmas: "Gift of the Magi" and "Christmas by Injunction" by O. Henry, "The Shoemaker's Gift" by Tolstoy, and "Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage" by Trollope. All are feel-good tales that celebrate the inherent goodness of people. The dramatization includes 24 actors who do a remarkable job of tailoring their performances to the stories. The main character in "Shoemaker" sounds like an elderly European, while a miner in "Injunction" sounds like the uneducated Westerner he is supposed to be. Background noises--wind in the trees, wagon wheels creaking--all add to the verisimilitude. The listener is transported into a performance-of-the-mind. R.E.K. 2006 Audie Award Finalist © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine Used Book in Good Condition