Four Color #128

In a snowy forest on Christmas Eve, a weary angel baby drifts down from the sky, shivering and alone—until the creatures of the woods gather to shield him from the cold. As the animals lead him toward the cabin of a woodchopper and his wife, the night sky lights up with the glow of sleigh bells and reindeer hooves.

In the icy grip of a Christmas Eve snowstorm, Tom Felding pilots the Dover Mail stagecoach through the frozen countryside, unaware that his journey is about to take a magical turn. When Santa Claus, his sleigh stranded with a broken runner, calls for help, Tom and his six passengers lend a hand—just in time to keep Christmas Eve running smoothly.

In "A Mouse in the House," Santa spends Christmas night with an unexpected guest—a tiny mouse nestled in his beard. The two share a quiet evening, then wake to a joyful, off-key duet of old tunes, their playful music filling the air before breakfast begins.