[Illustration: "What are you doing?" he asked, drawing near.
FRONTISPIECE. _See page_ 69.]
A LITTLE BOOK OF
CHRISTMAS
BY
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
ARTHUR E. BECHER
BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1912
_Copyright, 1912_,
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
_All rights reserved_