I always like a Christmas Tale, which has both something tragic, and hopeful about (I mean just look at Chimes of Midnight). So I really enjoyed this Short Story. I think Cornell is always a delightful writer, so this was totally up for me. And what a lovely way to kick off things. The young boy here is pretty well characterized and as many pointed out how it all wraps up is very lovely. There is not much I can say other than it’s a lovely Christmas Who Story (dare I say one of my favorites when it comes to 10 )