Christmas Ghost Stories by The Fire

[@AndreaDingbatt]

❤ Thank You so Much Again for your Wonderful Narration! This is Such a Treat!!❤ !❤ I've got over the pneumonia, but I have the Flu now and I'm Stuck indoors again!!❤ My little Tyke,, ❤Jasper is doing a Fantastic job of looking after me! Very well. ❤i hope that All is Well with You and Yours!!!❤ Andréa and Critters. ..XxX.... Another Border Reiver!!❤

[@deegeraghty9426]

Thank you for wonderful ghost stories with crackling fire & gusts of wind in the background. Happy 2024 ❤

[@martiwilliams4592]

Cold, snow ice, under blankets hot chocolate, snoring Dog Nico, Tony's vivid narration. Perfect!!!!!Thank you!

[@roxyabrooks864]

Sounds divine! 🥂

[@SueCooke]

Now THAT'S my ideal place to be, with the ideal comforts! Bit more cozy for me with my 3 doggos 🐶 💕

[@steampunkdesperado8999]

My dog Nico also snores, but more frequently he chases rabbits in his sleep!

[@martiwilliams4592]

:0) :0 :0) !@@steampunkdesperado8999

[@wendymacronald6468]

Thank you! Merry Christmas! 🎄 🎉❤

[@ganojo1]

I wish it WAS a quiet snowy evening. I’m is Australia, and it’s a week before Christmas. There’s a thunderstorm raging outside, and it’s ridiculously hot and humid. Working up quite a sweat just sitting here typing this.

[@k68spot]

Start saving now to go somewhere that it snows for Christmas or new years, It could be a new family tradition 😊

[@katevalentine7075]

Lol....grass always greener my friend 😂🎄

[@deliarealtor]

Thank you Tony, for all the great ghost stories. This year I lost my husband and hearing your voice read to me is a comfort. I bought your book of Christmas ghost stories cant wait to read some.

[@lesroberts3226]

God bless you. My wife and I are both big fans. Sending you love and strength. Les ❤

[@amgroves76]

Hot water bottle, soft blanket, ovaltine and my favourite audio narrator. Bliss

[@marshawargo7238]

I've got my homemade cornbag, microwaved. Cozy up under the covers😊❤

[@mmeduvennet3316]

Ovaltine 😊 I'm 76 and I loved Ovaltine ❤ in my lunch box thermos and still do listening to old time radio 📻 around the Christmas tree listening to Christmas stories and Christmas music 🎶🎄🎄🎄

[@PinkyPuff69]

Oh, do I miss Ovaltine!

[@PinkyPuff69]

I'm from San Francisco California and I happen to be 54, and my mom used to put Ovaltine in my bottle when I was little! I miss Ovaltine, you brought back a wonderful memory! Thank you. And if course we have the joy of this to listen to as well.

[@larrydickman6016]

"Be...sure...to...drink...your...Ovaltine. Ovaltine? A crummy commercial? Sonofabitch."---Ralphie 😂

[@BigDog366]

What a treat to wake up to in sunny New Zealand. Christmas in the summer is a dreadful, dreadful thing for the lover of a good Christmas ghost story...

[@StoryVoracious]

Yeah, as an Aussie, I feel kind of cheated. Christmas is a *Winter* tradition. Summer just doesn't have the right vibe. 🌞🔥🌲

[@LittleKitty22]

It's not much better here in the UK, folks. Heavy rain. Miserable and cold. Rain forecast at least all week. It's been so dark all day I needed the lights on. Now it's middle of the night - 3am - and I woke up because all the rain keeps making me run to the bathroom. Most of us here can't afford to heat our homes due to extremely high energy costs and high inflation. Thousands die every winter from the cold and not just the old folks. Winter is a time of suffering and worry for all but the very wealthy, the Christmas spirit has long been destroyed anyway by political correctness resulting from which nobody says "Merry Christmas" any more for fear of getting into trouble. Not many Christmas lights around - people can't afford it. We've long been cheated out of Christmas and all other traditional holidays... Merry Christmas, folks! At least you are still allowed to celebrate it.

[@StoryVoracious]

@LittleKitty22 I'm sorry to hear that it's so very dire for you there; we will be hoping to defend our home from fire this Christmas. We too suffer from cancel culture, but where I live in the Deep South it's not a big problem. Our Winter is dark and bleak, but next year there will be *very* little rain. Maybe we will have to keep a place in hearts for the myth of Christmas. That's why I'm here now. I hope yours is happy than expected.

[@silkeeberle8484]

​@@LittleKitty22 I'd pitch my Tent inside.

[@LittleKitty22]

@@StoryVoracious Thank you, and have a wonderful Christmas! You are right, we have to keep the Christmas spirit in our hearts, now more so than ever with all the attempts to destroy it from governments. Stay safe, I hope there will be no wildfires over the coming weeks and months! I still remember the terrible wildfires of early 2020 and the pictures of kangaroos with singed hands - absolutely heartbreaking that was! Have a peaceful Christmas!

[@thurayya8905]

Wow, four hours of Christmas ghost stories! Now that's a treat.

[@elizabethcrowley3321]

So nice to have a narrator who doesn’t “project” his voice. Well done.

[@LadyRoseWinters]

Thank you, Tony, for this perfect gift. Saviour Gate has become one of my favorite stories, not just for Christmas but for pondering God’s grace. Christmas blessings to you and yours 🙏🏼🎄

[@jasonfx28]

Thanks and Happy Christmas, Tony! "Watching" on the TV, with that beautiful scene! 🎄

[@ClassicGhost]

it’s lovely isn’t it ?

[@susanjohn6506]

Listening again just before Christmas 2024. Enjoyed once more. Thank you.

[@lilithrey3936]

Just finished cleaning and decluttering some parts of the home. Now I’m making some hot chocolate and getting cozy on this chilly midnight. Thank y’all for the lovely stories and nice community

[@KATROCKCOUNTRY]

I’m doing the same now 🍪 ☕️-cheers! Clutter FREE at end of 2023 🎄 👻

[@pinstripesuitandheels]

What a wonderful little story "The Magic Shop" was! The crackling of the fire, with your hypnotic voice and excellent pronunciation gave me a such a feeling of peace and happiness I seldom experience. It was as if I was a child again, sitting by the hearth of a beautiful home in the mountains, listening to a loving parent reading to me. Thank you so much!

[@ClassicGhost]

That’s very nice of you to say that

[@Oakleaf700]

@@ClassicGhost You do have a wonderful voice.

[@elizabethcotton4659]

Thank you. Loving this as the wind is lashing the UK Very atmospheric x

[@Austrian_blood]

Wonderful stories. I've listened to Saviourgate three times, and I love it; a great story. All are wonderful, especially during this Christmas season. Thank you.

[@graywelz8637]

Just found your channel. Thanks for the mind stimulation. Portlandia OR USA 🇺🇸

[@ClassicGhost]

+@graywelz8637 you are most welcome

[@thurayya8905]

This is a wonderful compilation with some of my favorite stories. Just the thing, if, like me, you have no snow. I will borrow from here.

[@ClassicGhost]

there has been snow in the mountains but just frost here

[@roxyabrooks864]

I am just now putting my quilt down that I have been sewing on all day, and decided to kick back with CGSP. Imagine my surprise to find a brand new episode! How very special! PS- I was listening to my "Podcast Addict" app while I was stitching away, and guess what channel I had on!? Apparently, CGSP is my current favorite 🎃

[@dorissoler1987]

Listening to these great stories from Malta... Christmas lights twinkling, Baby Jesus in his manger, and even though my husband and I are rather alone we have each other and we are not lonely. its Happy Christmas all the way here, we respect all cultures - and that includes our own. A serene Christmas to all listeners !

[@Oakleaf700]

What a lovely sentiment: ''We respect all Cultures, including our own''. The absurdity of ''Winterval'' rather than Christmas.

[@juliannia3160]

I normally go for stories that are acted out rather than read, but this narration is amazing and very entertaining. Well done!

[@Aiko2-26-9]

It took me several nights to listen to the whole thing as I had to go back multiple times to where I had fallen asleep. Still, a lot of fun. Some of the stories were more Christmassy than others but they were all creepy and fun. Thanks, Tony.

[@StoryVoracious]

Hi Tony, lovely to hear your mellow tones first thing today. Have a happy evening. 🌘

[@alisonaustin7299]

What an absolute treat. The sound of the crackling fire and the eerie wind sounds make it so atmospheric. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@annnovy4537]

What a gorgeous backdrop to your stories, wonderful 😊

[@Lucern2112]

Cold and snowy night here. Wind howling…. Typical this time of year where I live , here in the States. These stories are wonderful. 🤗

[@ClassicGhost]

Glad you like them!

[@beverlyhollenbeck3406]

Absolutely perfect background for this wonderful compilation ❤❤❤

[@ClassicGhost]

i got someone to do it for me . i’m pleased with the results

[@Lucern2112]

What wonderful stories. 😊🎉

[@mariameere5807]

Can’t believe I missed this notification…. Almost! Thank you so much algorithm’s…. Believe it or not you were the first person that explained what they were to me about 3-4 years ago! So blessed to have these in my collection now! Thank you so much Angel of entertainment 🙏😇 💫🌟💫

[@ClassicGhost]

Thanks Maria. Enjoy the drawing too. with the fire crackling

[@eleanortalbot1316]

You read very well - this is magic! I'm listening as I wrap my Christmas presents. Best wishes for the holiday season!

[@otempora5799]

Merry Christmas from a rather hot Aussie summer! These stories are a marvellous Christmas treat! I’m a big fan of all your work and your wonderful voice bringing them alive! Thank you!

[@steampunkdesperado8999]

I was looking for some Christmas ghost stories and the Mrs found this for me. A great gift!

[@ClassicGhost]

Enjoy!

[@libertycowboy2495]

Thank you Tony for this wonderful Christmas present!❤

[@ClassicGhost]

Happy Christmas my old mucker.

[@anna-a33]

The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells 24:35 A Christmas Meeting by Rosemary Timperley 30:45 Saviourgate by Russell Kirk 1:05:55 The Snow by Hugh Walpole 1:25:35 Smee by AM Burrage 1:43:35 Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk by Frank Cowper 2:32:05 The Old Portrait by Hume Nisbet 2:42:15 Jerry Bundler by W. W. Jacobs 3:00:15 A Fall of Snow by James Turner 3:32:35 Green Holly by Elizabeth Bowen 3:59:05 The Waiting Room by Robert Aickman

[@ClassicGhost]

You are wonderful

[@anna-a33]

​@@ClassicGhost No, you're wonderful😁 The list is complete now by the way, I was filling it in while listening

[@erikamaxwell82]

Thank you for this because I will be falling asleep and returning 👏

[@Nick-wm5xx]

Thank you 🙏🏻🎅

[@LFlowers36-o3p]

Floofy teddy bedding with Morticia my black cat snuggled up with me…listening to ghostie stories. Thank you.

[@vallamb9499]

This was fabulous, saw me through wrapping some pressies and then doing some meal prep for the week ahead. Delightful. Have a very happy Christmas!

[@silkeeberle8484]

Thank you Tony! The warmth of your voice has been with me while I worked on my stained glass Christmas Present. Now I'll make some sketches for some more projects since I've been inspired by your stories. ❤

[@todddickinson3262]

Merry Christmas Tony, and thank you for the wonderful tales!!!

[@ClassicGhost]

Same to you!

[@talktalk2412]

Thanks for this, the bg sound gives me a reason to listen through headphones, do more!

[@ArchibaldBagge]

Like Bethlehem 2000 years ago, Christmas is stinking hot here in Oz. We eat seafood and go to the beach at Christmas, but I do appreciate a great reading of traditional English Christmas ghost stories. I hope you have a haunting free Xmas Tony. Thanks for your wonderful podcast.

[@JagoBC]

Perfection (and your American accent always gives me a chuckle)!

[@ClassicGhost]

Thanks. My New Year's Resolution is to avoid doing non-British accents. I may cut that down further in 2024 to only doing my own.

[@davidjones6470]

Just a brilliant upload, Nice one,

[@elf5012]

I enjoyed every story. You are a talented reader, and I approve of your excellent story choices.

[@MindfulByMoonlight]

My mother and I are settling in with chips, dip, and a peppermint tea, while listening. Thank you for making our evening so beautiful and calm ❤️

[@ClassicGhost]

I hope you enjoyed it all :)

[@MindfulByMoonlight]

@@ClassicGhost Oh - we absolutely did! Thank you so much for your efforts. :)

[@deegeraghty9426]

Thank you for your quiet, thoughtful narration of these wonderful xmas ghost stories. Crackling fire & gusts of wind perfect sound effects. 😊

[@KATROCKCOUNTRY]

Merry Christmas Eve and Day ❄️🎄 📚 📖 🛋️ ☕️ 🎃 👻 ❣️✨

[@MaggieatPlay]

Thank you, Tony. A nice selection of ghost stories. Nodding off now.

[@ClassicGhost]

Sleep well

[@tricivenola8164]

You turned a long, boring session of image-processing into a Christmas feast. Thank you!

[@missmouse20]

I can hardly wait to start listening tonight!!!

[@rebeccatrainor6366]

Great reading. Really enjoyed these stories! Thank you!

[@annikee5925]

Thank you Tony, Happy Christmas!

[@jlkitz1775]

This was lovely, thank you very much for all of your hard work Tony ❤✌🏾

[@louisecockell3101]

Fabulous thank you and merry Christmas to you

[@wendymacronald6468]

So glad that I found your channel today - I have subscribed! A love of ghost stories is for life, not just for Christmas 😂 (although these tales ARE even better then, every year ❤) Thank you - your narration and production are great! 😊

[@jodywho6696]

Beautiful✨

[@violetfemme411]

How exciting and perfect timing 💜

[@susanmercurio1060]

Yes, I did enjoy it.

[@LilouViviKiani]

Oh, love this first story, already ❤

[@BBHC2]

Especially enjoyed story of the young writer and middle-aged lady. Time slip.

[@keitharmstrong9366]

Well toid storys. Just as good as the Victorian Christmass tales.

[@Ann-sj4pt]

Nearly midnight in England.Thank you ❤

[@TheCrone]

This is a nice one tony thank you

[@martiwilliams4592]

Thank you, Tony!

[@raissadevereux6762]

Love these. Thank you. 🎄

[@fatherchristmas2998]

Very good stories

[@GinaW7061]

Thoroughly enjoyed these, many thanks Tony 🌼

[@lesjohn534]

Fab!

[@mydearvalerie]

Those were wonderful! Thank you 😊

[@lesroberts3226]

Next week, across the uk we’re expecting snow. It’s very cold here at the moment. I completely understand your wish for the icy weather. We’ve doubled the duvet’s and made space for our little dog to sleep between us with her soft blanket on top of her.

[@Bluediamond200]

Love your voice telling me my bedtime story

[@AWorldUnveiled]

Thank you for many restful nights.

[@ClassicGhost]

You are welcome. Thanks for listening

[@loriguinn2216]

Thank you 4 the stories

[@Austrian_blood]

Savior Gate is very special. 5 stars.

[@ClassicGhost]

I love that story

[@violetfemme411]

That was superb! 💜

[@ClassicGhost]

Thank you! 😊

[@Andy437]

Sitting wearing your new mech tee shirt drinking chocolate out of one of your mugs. Very impressed with merch quality 👍

[@ClassicGhost]

Fantastic! Those mugs are very very rare. They will be worth a fortune one day (maybe)

[@buttons3232]

💖🇺🇸‼️. 🌚🌞. Listened to twice so far!

[@melissataylor9880]

I love the story! I love the background!

[@ClassicGhost]

me too. i wish I could visit

[@davidjones6470]

Excellent Thumbnail,

[@ClassicGhost]

I liked it :)

[@eeccee11]

Sideshow Bob! ❤

[@rohanquinby3188]

As a devoted listener I am thrilled by this upload. As a Canadian, I have complex emotions about the accent you have given in the wonderful story by Russell Kirk. I don't want to criticize your performance of the accent. I do want to think about how difficult performing a so-called Canadian accent might be. There are so many complex issues here, including colonialism, immigration, and, of course, the voices that were allowed to speak for the country, and voices that were not. When I listen to archival tape from the 50s 60s and 70s, I hear something different and even foreign to what I hear and speak now. It's not just time. It's about what I understood as being Canadian. It's about how culturally complex the country actually was when Russell Kirk wrote the story. So Tony, this is not a criticism, but a recognition of how challenging it might be to produce a period Canadian accent. What on earth could that have been? What would it have sounded like? There are no easy answers, or simple vocal reproductions. I am so thankful for your work, and for how thought-provoking it is!

[@ClassicGhost]

+@rohanquinby3188 Yiur comments are much appreciated. Despite having Canadian cousin I can’t do a Canadian accent :(

[@Newsbro89]

Why are Christmas Ghost stories so much fun?

[@reneelascala5050]

Port, Stilton, and Walnuts: we never miss a Christmas season.

[@mmeduvennet3316]

Smell of a pine Christmas tree 🎄🎄 peeling tangerines and cracking assorted nuts.. memories of a Ohio State blizzards

[@ClassicGhost]

I forgot the walnuts...!

[@KittysAreCute]

When you put on an American accent for the character Finley, you sound just like Johnny Depp!

[@kathyorourke9273]

Whoa!

[@tareamcguire8984]

Actually, I'm listening on Christmas night. Thanks accent not bad either 😊

[@ClassicGhost]

Enjoy!

[@j.taylor3670]

Good Scots accent!👍

[@ClassicGhost]

I try

[@onesunnyday5699]

Relistening this year, the end of 2024. Hope 2025 is better 🙏 ❤

[@thegreencat9947]

Pretty tree....where's the cat?🤔 This is going to be good. Thanks. There's Stilton? Oh, baby.

[@jennywax1713]

Gotta have the kitty!

[@thurayya8905]

I have two large males, but, if let them in here, they will wreck the tree!

[@thegreencat9947]

@@thurayya8905 isn't that what a cat Christmas is all about.?

[@CrystalBadgley]

😂😂😂😂 no no snow here just green we didn't get snow.😅😢 One of the little for Christmas but didn't get none 😔

[@KindleASpark]

I enjoyed your narration of these stories, thank you! As a side note, where could I find this background on its own, having grown so comfortable in it with your stories?

[@ClassicGhost]

Email me at [e-mail]

[@NoxForest]

Cold and snowy evening in the UK?

[@ClassicGhost]

+@nox6948 not here tonight . rainy

[@sarasmr4278]

💜💜💜

[@Stratollac]

As always, I’m enjoying your work, Tony. But with no table of contents and no links or time information, it makes it rather unwieldy to attempt to get through this if, like me, you require more than one session. Could you possibly help by providing that information? Thank you.

[@ClassicGhost]

+@Stratollac If i get time. it would be handy if someone could do this for me. if they insert a time stamp with respective stories. 00:00:00 Start and the time stamps and stories in a comment that will work

[@mmeduvennet3316]

Am I missing a timestamp? I don't see the titles of the stories 😮

[@ClassicGhost]

I may have neglected to note them down.

[@amandine512]

Too many ads kind of ruin it. I’d pay for ad free but I’m not using Patreon.

[@ClassicGhost]

youtube snuck those in. i’ve taken them out

[@amandine512]

@@ClassicGhost Thank you, Tony. 🙏

[@thegreencat9947]

@@ClassicGhost Those bastards.

[@stardresser1]

Pay for YT premium. Worth every penney!

[@user-Tn2Dn]

@@stardresser1Agree 100% ❤ Worth every penny just to skip one ad.

[@richardlove4287]

I listen to these great things until there are to many adds. Let’s hope this isn’t true with this one.

[@ClassicGhost]

i took the ads out

[@richardlove4287]

@@ClassicGhost thank you. I appreciate that.

[@ajcbng8289]

White rabbit.

[@ClassicGhost]

That was me once

[@stpancraschapel2136]

Sorry, “uglified”?

[@ClassicGhost]

Earliest use in 1500s apparently according to the OED www.oed.com/dictionary/uglify_v?tl=true

[@CarmelMaguire-m1h]

lov. this. room.

[@jevilihinbey]

Beautifully Narrated😊

[@silkeeberle8484]

Thank you Tony! The warmth of your voice has been with me while I worked on my stained glass Christmas Present. Now I'll make some sketches for some more projects since I've been inspired by your stories. ❤