An enjoyable read to start the season with. It is an easy seven stories that are touching.

Enjoyed these nice stories. My favorite was the very first story.

I just love this book. I have had a copy since way back in the 90's. I read it every Christmas season. They are just simple stories of everyday life and family--either connected by blood or life. Lovely book.

I loved this small, easy-to-read book. I love all Christmas books that are about family, love, and cherished memories and this book have it all!! An Italian man, Leo Buscaglia, demonstrates his family life through seven stories that captivate the reader.

A collection of 7 heartwarming Christmas stories!

© 1987 Love this author, love his books, and these Christmas short stories are no exception. Great Christmas read.

I've loved Leo's philosophy on life since I was in university.. that's been a bit. It's wonderful to read one of his earlier works (for me, at least) and observe how he is the same in many ways. He is positive, optimistic, direct, honest and always thinking about how to help others feel happier. This is a charming wee book with lots in it to make you think. As it's small, its real weight is deceiving.

Wonderful!!

Really quick read but it has 7 heartwarming stories that even made me laugh at loud. Gets you into the spirit of Christmas and the spirit of goodness in humanity

I have read this book every Christmas season for many years. Yet every year, I enjoy it just as much as the year before.
There are 7 stories in this book and before each story is a wonderful quote. Each story is full of caring and love and the realization of exactly what "Christmas" means......even if it is shared with people who are not of our faith.
One quote is, "There is no lesser or greater gift if the gift is love." I received a Christmas present this year and the giver told me they were sorry about the gift, but it was all they could afford.....I told her this quote and I hope it helped her understand how I felt about her gift.

This short story collection by Leo Buscaglia was not as inspiring as some of the other books of his that I have read--albeit a long time ago. I thought that reading about some of his past Christmas joys would be fun to read. The stories were well written but lacked the passion I loved in his other books.

4 stars -- A collection of seven of the author's memorable Christmases, these stories tell of the author's life and make Christmas universal. "A Christmas Morning Memory" - 4 "Two Festivals of Light" - 5 "A Gift of Ravioli" - 3 "The Christmas Story According to Big Matthew" - 5+ "A Santa Suit Does Not a Santa Claus Make" - 4 "No Room at the Inn" - 3 "A Christmas That Almost Wasn't" - 4 Big Matthew's story is absolutely hilarious, and I related to it on multiple levels. The other stories are heartwarming, all in their own way.