The Birds' Christmas Carol: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Birds' Christmas Carol, credited to Kate Douglas Wiggin, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

Librivox recording of The Birds' Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. Carol Bird was born on Christmas Day. She has spent all of her 11 years putting others above herself, always finding ways to make their lives a little more special. Even when faced with her own illness, the pure goodness of her heart shines through. She vows to find a way to spread Christmas cheer and decides to give a grand Christmas Party for a poor neighbourhood family. (summary by Laura Caldwell and Sarah Jennings) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Birds' Christmas Carol
• Author credits: Kate Douglas Wiggin
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 7
• Listed recording duration: 1:12:21

Catalogue topics

• Christmas
• children
• holiday

Track guide

1. 1 - A Little Snow-Bird — 8:20
2. 2 - Drooping Wings — 6:18
3. 3 - The Bird's Nest — 8:58
4. 4 - 'Birds of a Feather Flock Together' — 12:09
5. 5 - Some Other Birds are Taught to Fly — 15:04
6. 6 - 'When the Pie Was Opened, The Birds Began to Sing' — 15:04
7. 7 - The Birdling Flies Away — 6:33

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Source and rights

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