Letters from Father Christmas
Written by J. R. R. Tolkien, John Moffatt and Christian Rodska
Narrated by Derek Jacobi
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About this audiobook
The complete series of Father Christmas letters written by JRR Tolkien for his own children between 1920 and 1943.
Can you imagine writing to Father Christmas and actually getting a reply? Every year, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien would write to Father Christmas, and the letters they received told wonderful stories of his adventures at the North Pole. These humorous tales are brought to life by Derek Jacobi as Father Christmas, John Moffatt as Polar Bear, and Christian Rodska as Ilbereth the Elf, complete with specially composed music.
J. R. R. Tolkien
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is the most charming book! Letters from Tolkien as Father Christmas to his four children. Simply delightful! I also found this on my library website as an ebook, so I read them together. The images of the original letters, plus Tolkien's artwork were definitely a labor of love.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I gave this one just a 4 star rating because the songs in between the letters were pretty annoying (imagine 5 times playing for 30 seconds in just one chapter). Although, I love the idea of Tolkien writing Christmas letters to his grown up children. P.S: Thankies Kate for recommendation!♡
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful delight! Evoked feelings of simpler Christmases past. Excellent performance!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A great book to listen to at bedtime. Sir Derek Jacobi is a great narrator!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great book for an afternoon Christmas read or listen. Really amazing that the letters started 100 years ago in 1920. Very interesting as it moves into the 20s and 40s during the war.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this! It makes my heart so happy to listen to the letters. I think I will make it a new Christmas tradition. ?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sweet read for Christmas. I listened while wrapping gifts. I love T’s creativity in adding characters to Santa’s workshop.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I quite liked it. Not my first choice of a book though.
It brings some christmas joy and miracles into the life by listening to this. However, the book should be read in a book form because of all the pictures and squiggly writing. It's quite a visual experience really.
Really hoped to see a complimentary pdf to the audiobook with the pictures. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A nice Christmas story by JRR Tolkien; I recommend it!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I listened to this small bundle of cheer and joy on New Years Eve. It is a lovely, and quite thought provoking story told exclusively through letters. I loved it.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5It would be good except there's music playing between every letter..
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