A cricket rarely "sees" Christmas. Christopher did He was transported from his home in the woods, in a load of firewood, to a house basement. This was a very scary experience for him, but he soon made the basement his home, enjoying the warmth of the woodstove and echoes of the children upstairs. At night after the voices quieted down, he would enjoy his chirping and investigate the basement. It was on one of these investigations that he saw a strange glow coming from the crack under the door at the top of the stairs. He climbed up to get a closer look, and that's when he discovered Christmas