ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
“The Santa Trap,” by Robin Aurelian, was originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 1997. Copyright © 1997, 2012 by Robin Aurelian.
“Can’t See the Tree for the Forest,” by Skadi meic Beorh, was originally published in After Thieves Watch: Stories of Childhood and of Fantasies, by Skadi meic Beorh; Rockville, MD: Wildside Press, 2010. Copyright © 2010, 2012 by Skadi meic Boerh.
“The Gift,” by Marilyn “Mattie” Brahen, was originally published in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, Winter 1994. Copyright © 1994, 2012 by Marilyn “Mattie” Brahen.
“The Christmas Eve Ghost,” by Ernest Dudley, was originally published in abridged form in The Star, 1947, and in complete form in The Private Eye, by Ernest Dudley; London: John Long, 1948. Copyright © 1947, 1948 by Ernest Dudley; Copyright © 2012 by Susan Dudley-Allen. Published by arrangement with the author’s literary estate’s agent, Cosmos Literary Agency.
“Lazelle Family Christmas,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, was originally published in Tomorrow Speculative Fiction, December 1993. Copyright © 1993, 2012 by Nina Kiriki Hoffman.
“The Christmas Crazies: A Griff & Fats Story,” by Gary Lovisi, was originally published in Hellbent on Homicide, by Gary Lovisi; England: The Do-Not Press, 1997. Copyright © 1997, 2012 by Gary Lovisi.
“A Hell of a Christmas,” by Michael McCarty, was originally published in A Hell of a Job: Business as Usual, by Michael McCarty; Santa Rosa, CA: Damnation Books, 2010. Copyright © 2010, 2012 by Michael McCarty.
“Scrooge 3000,” by Michael McCarty, was originally published in Little Creatures, by Michael McCarty; Sam’s Dot Publishing, 2008. Copyright © 2008, 2012 by Michael McCarty.
“Dog Eat Dog: A Christmas Tale,” by Robert Reginald, was originally published in Katydid & Other Critters: Tales of Fantasy and Mystery, by Robert Reginald; Riverside, CA: Ariadne Press, 2001. Copyright © 2001, 2012 by Robert Reginald.
“The Christmas Bane,” by S. Clayton Rhodes, was originally published in Appalachian Winter Hauntings: Weird Holiday Tales from the Mountains, edited by Michael Knost and Mark Justice; Woodland Press, 2009. Copyright © 2009, 2012 by S. Clayton Rhodes.