Advent Adventures: Daily Stories with Nicola

Ashley Wagner Arts

Welcome, friends! I’m so happy that you’ve come to celebrate with me! In this podcast, each day until Christmas, we will read a new, classic holiday story together. Each one has a message of hope, kindness, and generosity, which I hope will encourage you this season. Stories are read in a soothing, sleep-friendly, ASMR-like style, with sounds of a cozy fire in the background. Season 2 (2022) is designed as a video series and also includes traditions from around the world and Christmas songs! For more info, visit www.AshleyWagnerArts.com/Christmas Wishing you a joyful season and a happy day!

  1. 12/25/2022

    Day 25: Merry Christmas!

    Well, we've reached the final day of our Countdown ’til Christmas. Sending you my best wishes for a wonderful and happy Christmas today and for a peaceful and fulfilling year! Thank you for joining me each day to celebrate together! I have really enjoyed it, and I hope you have, too! I would love to hear from you about whether you would like to see more episodes like this during other times of the year! ~~ 🌟 Interactive Advent Calendar and more Christmas entertainment 📯 http://www.AshleyWagnerArts.com/Christmas 📚 Read along! 📖 Treasury of Ten-Minute Christmas Tales 📚 https://www.ashleywagnerarts.com/princessgram/ebook-treasury-of-ten-minute-christmas-tales 📖 Receive a free story when you join my email list! 🎁 Gift a personalized, magical, musical character greeting: http://www.princessgrams.com 👑 If you enjoyed this video, please 🔔 subscribe, 👍 like, and especially - 🥰 share it with your friends! I hope this series will spread a little extra cheer this season. Wishing you a joyful day - and I’ll see you tomorrow! ✨ ~~ It’s a dream of mine to have a business making high-quality, educational children’s entertainment. As you can imagine, creating content like this takes a great deal of time, energy, and other resources. I currently receive no pay or outside assistance toward these projects. I offer as much of my work as I can for free because I want it to be accessible to anyone who might enjoy it. But, if you are able to make a donation to help support my work, I would be so grateful! Any amount helps me to be able to continue bringing you and your family entertainment like this. Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏 ❤️ Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/ashleywagnerarts ❤️ From my heart to yours - Merry Christmas! #AshleyWagnerArts

    2 min
  2. 12/24/2022

    Day 24: Christmas in the USA 🇺🇸 | 📖 Carols and Bethlehem Story (Luke 1-2) | 📚 "The Night Before Christmas" | 🎵 "O Christmas Tree" & "Up on the Housetop"

    Merry Christmas 🎄  Check back each day until Christmas for a new video episode! 🎵 3:05   “O Christmas Tree” & “Up on the Housetop”  🇺🇸 5:02   USA & 📚 “The Night Before Christmas” (also called “A Visit from St. Nicholas”), by Clement C. Moore, with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith   🎵 11:08 Carols & 📖 Bethlehem Story (readings from Luke 1-2)   I wanted to provide something special for everyone, however you may celebrate this holiday. So, we have a slightly different format today, with two stories: “The Night Before Christmas,” with a little info about American traditions surrounding Santa Claus - and the story of Jesus’ birth, with readings from Luke 1-2 and a lot of Christmas carols interspersed throughout!    If you’d like to follow along for the final portion, the readings and song lyrics are available here: http://www.ashleywagnerarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Carols-and-Readings.pdf This series can be best enjoyed by watching it as a video podcast or by using my interactive Advent Calendar! 🌟 Interactive Advent Calendar and more Christmas entertainment 📯 http://www.AshleyWagnerArts.com/Christmas 📚 Read along! 📖 Treasury of Ten-Minute Christmas Tales 📚 https://www.ashleywagnerarts.com/princessgram/ebook-treasury-of-ten-minute-christmas-tales 📖 Receive a free story when you join my email list! 🎁 Gift a personalized, magical, musical character greeting: http://www.princessgrams.com 👑 If you enjoyed this video, please 🔔 subscribe, 👍 like, and especially - 🥰 share it with your friends! I hope this series will spread a little extra cheer this season. Wishing you a joyful day - and I’ll see you tomorrow! ✨ ~~ It’s a dream of mine to have a business making high-quality, educational children’s entertainment. As you can imagine, creating content like this takes a great deal of time, energy, and other resources. I currently receive no pay or outside assistance toward these projects. I offer as much of my work as I can for free because I want it to be accessible to anyone who might enjoy it. But, if you are able to make a donation to help support my work, I would be so grateful! Any amount helps me to be able to continue bringing you and your family entertainment like this. Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏 ❤️ Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/ashleywagnerarts ❤️ From my heart to yours - Merry Christmas! #AshleyWagnerArts

    27 min
  3. 12/23/2022

    Day 23: Christmas in the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 | Story: “Old Father Christmas,” Pt 2 📚 | Songs: "Good King Wenceslas," "The Holly and the Ivy," "Jingle Bells," & "Ding Dong Merrily on High" 🎵

    Merry Christmas 🎄  Check back each day until Christmas for a new video episode! 🇨🇿 0:58  Czech Republic & “Good King Wenceslas”  🎵 6:01   “The Holly and the Ivy”& “Jingle Bells”  📚 8:01   “Old Father Christmas,” Part 2 (J. H. Ewing)  🎵 19:53 “Ding Dong Merrily on High” This series can be best enjoyed by watching it as a video podcast or by using my interactive Advent Calendar! 🌟 Interactive Advent Calendar and more Christmas entertainment 📯 http://www.AshleyWagnerArts.com/Christmas 📚 Read along! 📖 Treasury of Ten-Minute Christmas Tales 📚 https://www.ashleywagnerarts.com/princessgram/ebook-treasury-of-ten-minute-christmas-tales 📖 Receive a free story when you join my email list! 🎁 Gift a personalized, magical, musical character greeting: http://www.princessgrams.com 👑 If you enjoyed this video, please 🔔 subscribe, 👍 like, and especially - 🥰 share it with your friends! I hope this series will spread a little extra cheer this season. Wishing you a joyful day - and I’ll see you tomorrow! ✨ ~~ It’s a dream of mine to have a business making high-quality, educational children’s entertainment. As you can imagine, creating content like this takes a great deal of time, energy, and other resources. I currently receive no pay or outside assistance toward these projects. I offer as much of my work as I can for free because I want it to be accessible to anyone who might enjoy it. But, if you are able to make a donation to help support my work, I would be so grateful! Any amount helps me to be able to continue bringing you and your family entertainment like this. Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏 ❤️ Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/ashleywagnerarts ❤️ From my heart to yours - Merry Christmas! #AshleyWagnerArts

    21 min
  4. 12/22/2022

    Day 22: Christmas in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | Story: “Old Father Christmas,” Pt 1 📚 | Songs: "We Wish You Merry Christmas," "Deck the Halls" & "We Three Kings" 🎵

    Merry Christmas 🎄  Check back each day until Christmas for a new video episode! 🇪🇹 0:57   Ethiopia  🎵 3:30   “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “Deck the Halls”  📚 5:54   “Old Father Christmas,” Part 1 (J. H. Ewing)  🎵 16:04 “We Three Kings” This series can be best enjoyed by watching it as a video podcast or by using my interactive Advent Calendar! 🌟 Interactive Advent Calendar and more Christmas entertainment 📯 http://www.AshleyWagnerArts.com/Christmas 📚 Read along! 📖 Treasury of Ten-Minute Christmas Tales 📚 https://www.ashleywagnerarts.com/princessgram/ebook-treasury-of-ten-minute-christmas-tales 📖 Receive a free story when you join my email list! 🎁 Gift a personalized, magical, musical character greeting: http://www.princessgrams.com 👑 If you enjoyed this video, please 🔔 subscribe, 👍 like, and especially - 🥰 share it with your friends! I hope this series will spread a little extra cheer this season. Wishing you a joyful day - and I’ll see you tomorrow! ✨ ~~ It’s a dream of mine to have a business making high-quality, educational children’s entertainment. As you can imagine, creating content like this takes a great deal of time, energy, and other resources. I currently receive no pay or outside assistance toward these projects. I offer as much of my work as I can for free because I want it to be accessible to anyone who might enjoy it. But, if you are able to make a donation to help support my work, I would be so grateful! Any amount helps me to be able to continue bringing you and your family entertainment like this. Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏 ❤️ Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/ashleywagnerarts ❤️ From my heart to yours - Merry Christmas! #AshleyWagnerArts

    18 min
  5. 12/21/2022

    Day 21: Christmas in Ukraine 🇺🇦 & Winter Solstice 💫 | Story: "A Christmas Star" 📚 | Songs: "Up on Housetop" & "Away in a Manger" 🎵

    Merry Christmas 🎄  Check back each day until Christmas for a new video episode! 💫 1:08  Solstice  🇺🇦 2:32   Ukraine  🎵 5:49   “Up on the Housetop”  📚 7:42   “A Christmas Star” (Katherine Pyle)  🎵 18:12 “Away in a Manger” This series can be best enjoyed by watching it as a video podcast or by using my interactive Advent Calendar! 🌟 Interactive Advent Calendar and more Christmas entertainment 📯 http://www.AshleyWagnerArts.com/Christmas 📚 Read along! 📖 Treasury of Ten-Minute Christmas Tales 📚 https://www.ashleywagnerarts.com/princessgram/ebook-treasury-of-ten-minute-christmas-tales 📖 Receive a free story when you join my email list! 🎁 Gift a personalized, magical, musical character greeting: http://www.princessgrams.com 👑 If you enjoyed this video, please 🔔 subscribe, 👍 like, and especially - 🥰 share it with your friends! I hope this series will spread a little extra cheer this season. Wishing you a joyful day - and I’ll see you tomorrow! ✨ ~~ It’s a dream of mine to have a business making high-quality, educational children’s entertainment. As you can imagine, creating content like this takes a great deal of time, energy, and other resources. I currently receive no pay or outside assistance toward these projects. I offer as much of my work as I can for free because I want it to be accessible to anyone who might enjoy it. But, if you are able to make a donation to help support my work, I would be so grateful! Any amount helps me to be able to continue bringing you and your family entertainment like this. Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏 ❤️ Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/ashleywagnerarts ❤️ From my heart to yours - Merry Christmas! #AshleyWagnerArts

    20 min
  6. 12/20/2022

    Day 20: Christmas in Mexico 🇲🇽 | Story: “Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe,” Pt 3 📚 | Songs: "Up on the Housetop" & "Good Christian Friends Rejoice" 🎵

    Merry Christmas 🎄  Check back each day until Christmas for a new video episode! 🇲🇽 0:58   Mexico, Las Posadas 🎵 3:47   “Up on the Housetop”  📚 6:20   “Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe,” Part 3 (Elizabeth Harrison)  🎵 14:19 “Good Christian Friends Rejoice” This series can be best enjoyed by watching it as a video podcast or by using my interactive Advent Calendar! 🌟 Interactive Advent Calendar and more Christmas entertainment 📯 http://www.AshleyWagnerArts.com/Christmas 📚 Read along! 📖 Treasury of Ten-Minute Christmas Tales 📚 https://www.ashleywagnerarts.com/princessgram/ebook-treasury-of-ten-minute-christmas-tales 📖 Receive a free story when you join my email list! 🎁 Gift a personalized, magical, musical character greeting: http://www.princessgrams.com 👑 If you enjoyed this video, please 🔔 subscribe, 👍 like, and especially - 🥰 share it with your friends! I hope this series will spread a little extra cheer this season. Wishing you a joyful day - and I’ll see you tomorrow! ✨ ~~ It’s a dream of mine to have a business making high-quality, educational children’s entertainment. As you can imagine, creating content like this takes a great deal of time, energy, and other resources. I currently receive no pay or outside assistance toward these projects. I offer as much of my work as I can for free because I want it to be accessible to anyone who might enjoy it. But, if you are able to make a donation to help support my work, I would be so grateful! Any amount helps me to be able to continue bringing you and your family entertainment like this. Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏 ❤️ Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/ashleywagnerarts ❤️ From my heart to yours - Merry Christmas! #AshleyWagnerArts

    16 min
  7. 12/19/2022

    Day 19: Christmas in Japan 🇯🇵 | Story: “Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe,” Pt 2 📚 | Songs: "Up on the Housetop" & "Angels From the Realms of Glory" 🎵

    Merry Christmas 🎄  Check back each day until Christmas for a new video episode! 🇯🇵 0:45   Japan  🎵 3:43   “Up on the Housetop”  📚 6:11   “Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe,” Part 2 (Elizabeth Harrison)  🎵 14:53 “Angels From the Realms of Glory” This series can be best enjoyed by watching it as a video podcast or by using my interactive Advent Calendar! 🌟 Interactive Advent Calendar and more Christmas entertainment 📯 http://www.AshleyWagnerArts.com/Christmas 📚 Read along! 📖 Treasury of Ten-Minute Christmas Tales 📚 https://www.ashleywagnerarts.com/princessgram/ebook-treasury-of-ten-minute-christmas-tales 📖 Receive a free story when you join my email list! 🎁 Gift a personalized, magical, musical character greeting: http://www.princessgrams.com 👑 If you enjoyed this video, please 🔔 subscribe, 👍 like, and especially - 🥰 share it with your friends! I hope this series will spread a little extra cheer this season. Wishing you a joyful day - and I’ll see you tomorrow! ✨ ~~ It’s a dream of mine to have a business making high-quality, educational children’s entertainment. As you can imagine, creating content like this takes a great deal of time, energy, and other resources. I currently receive no pay or outside assistance toward these projects. I offer as much of my work as I can for free because I want it to be accessible to anyone who might enjoy it. But, if you are able to make a donation to help support my work, I would be so grateful! Any amount helps me to be able to continue bringing you and your family entertainment like this. Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏 ❤️ Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/ashleywagnerarts ❤️ From my heart to yours - Merry Christmas! #AshleyWagnerArts

    16 min
  8. 12/18/2022

    Day 18: Christmas in France 🇫🇷 | Story: "Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe," Pt 1 📚 | Songs: "O Christmas Tree," "Jingle Bells," & 'Il est né, le divin Enfant" 🎵

    Merry Christmas 🎄  Check back each day until Christmas for a new video episode! 🇫🇷 0:59   France  🎵 4:23   “O Christmas Tree” & “Jingle Bells”  📚 6:49   “Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe,” Part 1 (Elizabeth Harrison)  🎵 14:49 “Il est né, le divin Enfant” This series can be best enjoyed by watching it as a video podcast or by using my interactive Advent Calendar! 🌟 Interactive Advent Calendar and more Christmas entertainment 📯 http://www.AshleyWagnerArts.com/Christmas 📚 Read along! 📖 Treasury of Ten-Minute Christmas Tales 📚 https://www.ashleywagnerarts.com/princessgram/ebook-treasury-of-ten-minute-christmas-tales 📖 Receive a free story when you join my email list! 🎁 Gift a personalized, magical, musical character greeting: http://www.princessgrams.com 👑 If you enjoyed this video, please 🔔 subscribe, 👍 like, and especially - 🥰 share it with your friends! I hope this series will spread a little extra cheer this season. Wishing you a joyful day - and I’ll see you tomorrow! ✨ ~~ It’s a dream of mine to have a business making high-quality, educational children’s entertainment. As you can imagine, creating content like this takes a great deal of time, energy, and other resources. I currently receive no pay or outside assistance toward these projects. I offer as much of my work as I can for free because I want it to be accessible to anyone who might enjoy it. But, if you are able to make a donation to help support my work, I would be so grateful! Any amount helps me to be able to continue bringing you and your family entertainment like this. Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏 ❤️ Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/ashleywagnerarts ❤️ From my heart to yours - Merry Christmas! #AshleyWagnerArts

    17 min
5
out of 5
3 Ratings

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Welcome, friends! I’m so happy that you’ve come to celebrate with me! In this podcast, each day until Christmas, we will read a new, classic holiday story together. Each one has a message of hope, kindness, and generosity, which I hope will encourage you this season. Stories are read in a soothing, sleep-friendly, ASMR-like style, with sounds of a cozy fire in the background. Season 2 (2022) is designed as a video series and also includes traditions from around the world and Christmas songs! For more info, visit www.AshleyWagnerArts.com/Christmas Wishing you a joyful season and a happy day!