The North Carolina Night Before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas, and from Hickory to Hatteras, North Carolina is ready for the holidays. From Charlotte to the barrier islands of the Outer Banks, the state slumbers on Christmas Eve. All is quiet except for one young boy and his brother, who happen to hear something very strange outside. Could it really be a very special North Carolina Santa Claus? Readers of all ages will enjoy this ''North Carolina'' take on the holidays, complete with basketball-playing reindeer and some bass fishing lures just waiting for their lucky recipients on Christmas morning. Wherever they live, whether they are old or young or somewhere in between, all readers will enjoy this unique Christmas Eve fable.