The Holly Berry

The Holly Berry

"The Holly Berry" is a spirited Christmas poem that celebrates the enduring symbols of the winter season — holly, mistletoe, and ivy — as summer fades and frost takes hold. Thomas Miller paints vivid images of red berries gleaming through the cold, ancient Druid rituals in shadowy oak forests, and villages alive with music and firelight on Christmas Eve. The poem pulses with communal joy, weaving together nature, legend, and festive tradition into an exuberant seasonal toast. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Her Christmas Present: A True Incident

"Her Christmas Present" is a short poem by Edith M. Thomas in which a small girl walks into a courtroom clutching her doll, tears streaming, to beg a judge to release her mother from jail. Her mother was arrested for selling apples without a license and cannot pay the fine. The child's desperate love and innocent plea move the judge deeply, and what unfolds becomes one of the most tender acts of mercy imaginable — with the little girl explaining it all in her own unforgettable way. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride

"Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride" is a spirited Christmas poem in which Mrs. Santa Claus demands her rightful place beside her husband on the yuletide journey. Long overlooked despite tending the fir-tree forests, raising toys like fruit, and feeding roots with honey, Goody Santa finally talks her way onto the sleigh. Racing through a sparkling Arctic night, she spots gifts forgotten by Santa — including a threadbare stocking for a yellow-curled orphan — and quietly sets everything right with an icicle needle and the last pale moonbeam. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

The Brownie’s Xmas

"The Brownie's Xmas" is a Christmas poem about three siblings who learn that the forest Brownie has never celebrated Christmas in a thousand years. Moved by compassion, they bundle up their own gifts and leave them beneath a great oak tree. But it is not the Brownie who finds the present — it is a shivering little girl and her weary father, wandering homeless through the moonlit snow, who discover that somewhere in the world, someone thought to give. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

The Night After Christmas

"The Night After Christmas" playfully echoes the rhythm of Clement Moore's beloved poem, but swaps St. Nicholas for Dr. Brough, who arrives by horse and sleigh after the children fall ill from overindulging in holiday sweets. With restless, aching children tossing in bed and worried parents wide awake, the no-nonsense doctor examines his young patients, prescribes a spoonful of oil, and delivers a wry parting warning — that Christmas feasting may be good for doctors' bills, but not for small stomachs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].