Within these covers are stories for every nasty taste: tales of murder, robbery, kidnapping, and espionage. They’ll help to make the season bright. Merry Christmas. And God help us, every one. Contents: Death on the air / Ngaio Marsh—Mr. Big / Woody Allen—Cambric tea / Marjorie Bowen—A terrible night / Anton Chekhov—Christmas is for cops / Edward D. Hoch—The butler’s Christmas Eve / Mary Roberts Rinehart—Blind man’s hood / Carter Dickson—Silent night / Baynard Kendrick—Markheim / Robert Louis Stevenson—Dancing Dan’s Christmas / Damon Runyon—The necklace of pearls / Dorothy L. Sayers—A Chaparral Christmas gift / O. Henry—The stolen Christmas box / Lillian de la Torre—Christmas party / Rex Stout—Ring out, wild bells / D. B. Wyndham-Lewis