This anthology collects three new Christmas-themed stories followed by four older ones spanning the 70s through 90s. Of the new stories, I only really enjoyed "Jonah's Holiday Carol," a retelling of the Dickens classic starring the editor of the Daily Bugle. The others involved Franklin Richards observing how his family and friends each celebrate the holidays and Emma Frost and Scott Summers entertaining a lonely boy during Christmas break. I felt the Jameson piece had better humor and a more interesting plot (despite the fact that A Christmas Carol's been done to death...).
Of course, the real reason I picked this up was for the older stories. The best of the bunch, in my opinion, featured a fight in a shopping mall between the grey Hulk and the Rhino dressed in a Santa suit. Second runner up gives us Kitty Pride (seemingly) alone on Christmas Eve but soon under attack (loved the art in this one, especially the monster). Lastly we have 2 Spider-Man stories: a team-up with the Human Torch from 1971 and a story about Peter and Mary Jane getting evicted. The eviction story was a bit grating. At that point I was a little tired of Spider-Man (he was featured in 3 out of the 7 stories) and I found Peter Parker's character kind of annoying with his refusal to take up Aunt May on her offer for shelter. Also, I know many disagree but I just don't really care for Todd McFarlane's style, particularly his people.

In general I did like the book as a whole. It's a fun way to get in the Christmas spirit. ( )