~*Day Eight*~

Today we shall indulge in the more literate side of Christmas....

With a review on "Miracle on 34th Street" the book. I know that the movie and book have the same exact plot, but I did not just recently watch the movie, but I have recently read the book. 

In it's simplest synopsis, Miracle on 34th Street is a story about a woman who doesn't dare believe in miracles, a lawyer, who oddly enough faces the danger of believing things too easily, a young girl who doesn't quite know how to be a child, and an old man...who believes himself to be Santa Clause. 

When Doris Walker hired Kris Kringle to be the Santa for Macy's, she was just as surprised as anybody that the man thought he was really was Santa Clause. Maybe just as surprising was the sudden wave of good will that he brought with him. It started with the store he worked in, crept and effected other businesses, and eventually threatend the whole country.  Everyone seemed to love the old man, and several even believe he was Santa Clause, one of them being Fred Gailey. But there were a few who didn't. In an attempt to be rid of the man, they try to claim him insane. Fred is the only man willing to possible ruin his career on defending the Kris, but it's going to take a little extra to save Kris. In fact, it just might take the belief of a young girl who never before believed in Santa Clause, and the dedication of the woman who hired him in the first place, and possibly, just a little help from the U.S. Postal Service. 

Miracle on 34th Street is a , sweet, and rather short book. It is a simple story, that captures the "Christmas spirit" in its pages, in an effective way you don't see very often. It's a delight to read and enjoy. 

And note: the original movie of Miracle on 34th Street is way better, and I'm not nostalgic at all about it so it is a pure and un-affected opinion.