American Folklore graphic
Tall Tales Myths & Legends Ghost Stories U.S. Folklore Heroes & Villains Campfire Stories Animal Stories Native American Children's Stories Canadian Folklore Mexican Folklore
Weather Lore  |  Lesson Plans  |  Railroad Stories  |  ESL  |  Tongue Twisters  |  Latin American Folklore

   Holiday Stories & Winter Tales

Holiday stories from Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa traditions, as well as tales from African-American and Jewish folklore. Winter tales come from all over the United States and Canada.


Christmas Stories


Hanukkah & Jewish folklore


Kwanzaa & African-American Folktales


Winter Tales

  • Babe the Blue Ox
    Paul Bunyan finds a little blue ox the Winter of the Blue Snow.

  • Presumed Drowned
    The souls of five drowned men rejoin their ship from the Ice.
  • Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn
    Davy Crockett must unfreeze the dawn. (Tennessee)

  • The First Tears
    Eskimo tale about the origins of tears. (Alaska)

  • The Flying Canoe
    A group of lonely lumberjacks pay a bitter price when they go home for New Years. (Quebec)
  • Frozen Flames
    What do you do when the lanterns freeze? Call Paul Bunyan. (Michigan)

  • Rainbow Crow
    The snow has come to Earth and all the animals are freezing. Can Rainbow Crow save them?

  • The Trapper's Ghost
    The phantom of an evil trapper is doomed to roam the wilds of Labrador, helping lost travelers to atone for his sins.

About the Author   |   Awards   |    Sources   |   Spooky Books   |   Stories A to Z   |   Reprints/Permissions
Comments; the appearing and disappearing worm!Comments? Email us at webmaster@americanfolklore.net

© S.E. Schlosser 1997 - 2008.

This site is best viewed while eating marshmallows around a campfire under a starry sky.