Holidays are filled with traditions, perhaps none quite as much as Christmas. Whether decorating the Christmas tree and the house, watching a holiday TV show or movie, singing carols, exchanging gifts, baking special treats, or going to church, Christmastime is filled with memories built on traditions. Edmund and Beth Ann Shankss Santa's First Gift will become one of those holiday rituals. The two major themes of ChristmasSanta and Jesuss birthare woven together into a whimsical Christmas story. Much like The Night Before Christmas, Santas First Gift may be read aloud by families gathered for the holiday season. While keeping alive all the characteristics of our love for Santa, this story also infuses the beauty and solemnity of the Christ Childs birththe true meaning of Christmasinto its creative tale. Santas First Gift offers the opportunity to go on a wondrous adventure and begin a new read-a-long tradition. Like other much-loved holiday customs, reading Santas First Gift will be passed down through generations.