Capture the holiday spirit with this month’s hope-filled Cricket.

At least one turkey escapes its fate in “The Turkey We saved from Thanksgiving.” And Cricket celebrates the season of “Brotherly Love” with an uplifting sibling rivalry story from the snowy ski slopes of the Rocky Mountain.

“Music for the End of Time” is the true story of how French composer Olivier Messiaen creating his haunting quartet while in a Nazi prisoner of war camp.

If you love horses, your heart will soar with “Dancing White Horses,” our story of the Lipizzaner stallions at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.

Did you know that Handel’s Messiah was first performed at an orphanage in London? Be inspired by the amazing spirit of “The Sea Captain Who Rescued Foundling Children.”

“The Power of Light” is Isaac Singer’s true story of how a girl and boy took courage from the lights of the Hanukkah candles to escape the Warsaw ghetto.

There’s a story by James Herriot, a new art contest, and the bugs decide who’s naughty and nice as they make their Christmas gift list. You better watch out! And better not pout!