The Christmas surprise

Seeing this cover again, and holding the book, is like finding a long-lost friend. I remember attending a church when I was 8-9 that would put trombonists in the middle of the balcony on special occasions, and I always loved it because I loved this book so much. In fact, I scribbled a few juvenile ideas of “further adventures” for these characters and the ones in the sequel because I couldn't quite get enough of them!