Welcome to ‘The Magic Of Christmas’, 2024, where you’ll find heart-warming festive fiction.
‘The People’s Friend’ is known as ‘The Home Of Great Reading’, and we have nine brand-new seasonal stories for you to enjoy inside our latest festive bookazine.
In Wendy Janes’ ‘Choir Practice’, a Christmas mishap brings unexpected joy. There’s mystery and intrigue in Sally Waterbury’s ‘Of All The Trees Most Lovely’, and family dynamics come to the fore in Alison Wassell’s ‘What Could Go Wrong?’.
Our very festive illustration accompanying Alison Wassell’s ‘What Could Go Wrong?’ (Shutterstock)
You’ll find Competition Category Winner, Helen Bain’s winning story, ‘Christmas Crackling’; and Eirin Thompson’s ‘Home For The Holidays’ is full of the feel-good spirit of Christmas.
Revisit classic pop culture Christmas moments with ‘The Magic of Christmas’ (DC Thomson)
With poems by cherished ‘Friend’ poets Eileen Hay and Laura Tapper, we’ve got your Christmas reading all wrapped up!
Other things to enjoy in ‘The Magic Of Christmas’:
- Victorian Christmases with fascinating insight into our past
- Pop culture moments from festive entertainment over the decades
- Wonderful recipes that will bring your festive table to life, no matter how big or small your celebration is
- Craft project ideas – from a pompom Christmas tree and cabled stocking to cosy blanket and advent garland
- Fun brainteasing puzzles with a festive twist
It is a truly heartwarming and magical treat, which we hope you will enjoy and treasure.
On behalf of everyone at the “Friend”, we wish you a very merry Christmas.
