A boy looked out the window, and he saw a train stop in front of his house. The conductor invited him into the train. Shortly after, the train took off. The boy was confused yet excited to ask where they were going. The conductor answered and said they were going to the North Pole. When the Polar Express arrived at the North Pole, the little boy and other children rushed into a crowd of elves to see what was going on. The elves were gathering in town to see Santa give away the first gift of Christmas.  Santa called the boy up to him and asked what he would like. The boy replied and asked for a special gift. This story is read by the 7B 2017-2018 Notre Dame students.

The Polar Express

The Grinch was a Christmas hating monster who watched the Whos celebrate Christmas every year. With an evil grin on his face the Grinch started to come up with a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos. He posed as Santy Claus to steal all of the Whos gifts, food, and decorations. After he took all the presents he expected the Whos to be sad, but instead what he heard was not something sad, it was something merry. It was singing! Right there and then, the Grinch finds the true meaning of Christmas. This touching tale is read by the 7B 2017-2018 Notre Dame students.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

In this classic Christmas story read by the 7B 2017-2018 Notre Dame students, a man named Ebenezer Scrooge gets a visit by three ghosts to help him see the true meaning of Christmas.

            Scrooge, a greedy, cold-hearted man, sat alone in his house on Christmas Eve. He is chillingly visited by his business partner, Marley, who came to warn him of the chains he must wear when he dies. Scrooge fell asleep after the visit, and then is awakened by the first ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Past. She shows him his past, then departs from him. Then, the ghosts of Christmas Present and Christmas Future visit him. Will Ebenezer Scrooge change?

Ep. 01 "Jacob" - The Christmas Carol

A classic story is turned on it's head! Many of us know the story of how "The Grinch Stole Christmas", but have you heard about when the Grinch fought back against his first enemy, summer? In true Grinch fashion, he set out to destroy it. Will he be successful?

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