Classic Christmas Stories

How Santa Claus Came to Simpson’s Bar

Media Type:Audiobook
Genre(s):Classics
Christmas
Narrator(s):Phil Gigante
ISBN:9781666593587
Publish Date:08/15/2017
Run Time:38 Minutes
Language:English
Publisher:Dreamscape Media

Audiobook

Originally published in Harte’s 1875 short-story collection The Tales of the Argonauts, How Santa Claus Came to Simpson’s Bar is set in California in the early 1860s and, like the rest of the tales in that collection, features the gold-seeking Argonauts. In this tale, like many of Harte’s others, the folly and grit of human existence balance any good intentions, good cheer, or hope, resulting in a more complicated and somewhat bleak ending than is commonly found in most Christmas tales. This recording of How Santa Claus Came to Simpson’s Bar was recorded as part of Dreamscape’s Classic Christmas Stories: A Collection of Timeless Holiday Tales.