Although Santa Claus is nearly perfect, he cannot resist a plate of cookies, remember Mrs. Claus's grocery list, shave, or enter a house in the usual way.

A child anticipates the arrival of an old man in red, smelling of pine, spreading crinkling presents late at night.

"Santa's parents think their little one is absolutely wonderful, even though he has a booming voice instead of a baby's gurgle, loves to stand in front of the refrigerator, gives his birthday presents away, trains his hamsters to pull a matchbox sleigh ... and has an unusual interest in chimneys. The adorably funny portrait of an oddball kid who fulfills his destiny--and two very proud parents."-- From Amazon.com.

Children attempt to catch Santa Claus as he delivers their presents on Christmas Eve.

The text of the famous Christmas poem is accompanied by pictures of a family as they might have appeared when the poem was written in 1822.

A rather grumpy Father Christmas delivers gifts on Christmas Eve.

When Santa becomes stuck in the chimney of a house on Christmas Eve, the dog, the cat, the reindeer, and a mouse try to free him.

Little Bear is so full of questions and concerns about Santa that he cannot fall asleep on Christmas Eve.

Tired of all the snow at the North Pole, Mrs. Claus takes a world tour before Christmas one year.

A child provides instructions for properly capturing Santa--briefly--to ask him questions and tell him things.