The Christmas Tradition Continues
The Twelve Days of Christmas 

The fire has not yet dimmed from Yule. The scent of pine still clings to the rafters. And as the bells of Christmas Day ring across the valleys and highlands of the North, a new story begins—one told not in a single night, but across the sacred stretch of twelve wondrous days.

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In The Saga of Belsnickel: The Twelve Days of Christmas, readers rejoin the brave young Ulvie, along with his loyal companions—Donner and Blitzen, the reindeer brothers of noble heart—as they embark on their most mysterious and meaningful journey yet. Each day from Christmas to Epiphany unfolds a tale unto itself, steeped in ancient tradition, Biblical echoes, and the quiet magic that whispers through snow-covered glens.

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These twelve stories are not merely a retelling of the old carol—they are a reawakening of its forgotten spirit. From the ringing of the first day’s gift to the final golden crown of the twelfth, Ulvie must face riddles, testings, wonders, and revelations, each shaped by the mystery of the Christmastide season.

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In these pages, you will meet old friends and new: the wise Herr Klaus, ever watchful behind his fur-lined hood; the PúttØrevolk, gnomes and guardians of the woodland realm; and celestial visitors who descend with news, songs, and sometimes challenge. But darkness does not sleep. The frost-bound sons of Hrímnir stir once more, and ancient pacts long buried threaten to awaken.

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Each day brings Ulvie closer to understanding not just the world he must defend, but the man he is becoming. He is no longer the small boy who once spoke to fawns beneath the firs. He is marked now by faith, by sorrow, and by the gleam of hope that no blizzard can extinguish.

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From the two doves of peace to the three hens of heaven…
From the four calling birds to the mystery of the five scrolls…
From seven swans of promise to the flames of the Spirit…

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This book is a liturgy of winter, each chapter a window into the divine and the earthly dancing together told in a tone both ancient and ageless.

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The Saga of Belsnickel: The Twelve Days of Christmas is a tale meant to be read slowly, savored like candlelight. It is for the hearth and the family circle, for those who wish to extend Christmas beyond its commercial end and into a deeper season of meaning.

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Beautifully illustrated and told in a lyrical voice inspired by the great northern storytellers—Tolkien, Lewis, and the Brothers Grimm—this collection invites readers of all ages to return to the wonder and holiness of Christmas as it once was understood: not as a single day, but as a sacred tide.

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Whether you are lighting a candle, pouring cocoa, or sharing a story beside the tree, this book will become a treasured part of your family’s Christmas tradition.

Let the snow fall. Let the stars sing. The Saga continues…