Merry and magical stories that take Christmas seriously (or as seriously as it should be taken, which is both not at all and entirely too much). 24 episodes of a new Christmas story for adults read aloud every December - an audiobook advent calendar.
There are already many different stories. There’s the unlikely steampunk Adventure Calendar of Mr Timothy Hope (https://soundcloud.com/ruritania/sets/the-adventure-calendar-of-mr?si=938f37e7901a483d87448ee444abd7c2), the story of the little girl Lydia, her family and friends and the Apartment Store (https://soundcloud.com/ruritania/sets/the-apartment-store?si=e8d6b4ab84c74ac3ae7706d994738524), the madcap murder mystery of The Deadvent Calendar (https://soundcloud.com/ruritania/sets/deadvent-calendar?si=39e2d40726264617ad6f376f9f6b6f2c), the report of an harassed government wizard on An All Too Magical Christmas (https://soundcloud.com/ruritania/sets/an-all-too-magical-christmas?si=b73488d06cc24ff3b30405e2f862cdd1), the strange experiences of Mr Benedict Nail among The Ghosts of Christmas Presents (https://soundcloud.com/ruritania/sets/the-ghosts-of-christmas?si=22bd0dcd75c7459ca7510a8a711f397e&utm_campaign=social_sharing&utm_medium=text&utm_source=clipboard).
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Alfie's extraordinary Christmas comes to an extraordinary end.
'The Wish List' is the story of Alfie, who takes a seasonal job packing boxes at an e-commerce company, only to discover that the warehouse contain a good deal more than just presents.
It is part of the Christmas Stories series, merry and magical stories that take Christmas seriously (or as seriously as it should be taken, which is both not at all and entirely too much). 24 episodes of a new Christmas story for adults read aloud every December - an audiobook advent calendar.
You can find more stories at www.christmasstories.co.uk
Written by Tobias Sturt
Narrated by Jon Millington
The theme music is 'Glitch Christmas' by Frequently Asked Music
The illustrations are by Jamie Lenman
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23 Dec 2025
The Wish List - Item 23
Nick and Alfie are on the run across England, scattering presents as they go.
'The Wish List' is the story of Alfie, who takes a seasonal job packing boxes at an e-commerce company, only to discover that the warehouse contain a good deal more than just presents.
It is part of the Christmas Stories series, merry and magical stories that take Christmas seriously (or as seriously as it should be taken, which is both not at all and entirely too much). 24 episodes of a new Christmas story for adults read aloud every December - an audiobook advent calendar.
You can find more stories at www.christmasstories.co.uk
Written by Tobias Sturt
Narrated by Jon Millington
The theme music is 'Glitch Christmas' by Frequently Asked Music
The illustrations are by Jamie Lenman
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
22 Dec 2025
The Wish List - Item 22
Security plans a raid and Nick and Alfie plan to thwart their plans.
'The Wish List' is the story of Alfie, who takes a seasonal job packing boxes at an e-commerce company, only to discover that the warehouse contain a good deal more than just presents.
It is part of the Christmas Stories series, merry and magical stories that take Christmas seriously (or as seriously as it should be taken, which is both not at all and entirely too much). 24 episodes of a new Christmas story for adults read aloud every December - an audiobook advent calendar.
You can find more stories at www.christmasstories.co.uk
Written by Tobias Sturt
Narrated by Jon Millington
The theme music is 'Glitch Christmas' by Frequently Asked Music
The illustrations are by Jamie Lenman
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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