It was Christmas Eve in the kingdom of Arendelle. Every citizen and person who lived in the castle was doing last minute gift shopping, trimming trees, finishing decorations, and baking Christmas treats. There was a lot of hustle and bustle about, especially because the royal family was holding a ball the following day, in the evening.

For Anna, Kristoff, and Elsa, no matter what they were going to give each other for Christmas that year, they all felt they had the best gift in the world: the life of the new baby princess, Heidi.

A little more than two weeks ago, Kristoff and Anna's new daughter Heidi was born, and she became very ill with a lung infection shortly after her birth. Luckily, she managed to recover and was doing fine since. All three adults thought that Heidi's recovery was the best Christmas gift in the world, not to mention having each other and Joseff as a family.

Joseff was quite the bundle of energy during the day. His parents and aunt and told him all about the figure of Santa Claus and how it was his job to bring presents to good children on Christmas Eve, and that he traveled by use of a sleigh that was pulled by reindeer. This particularly intrigued Joseff, since Sven was the only reindeer he had ever seen.

"Santa's sleigh is pulled by reindeer, just like you, Sven," Joseff had told his reindeer friend at one point. This made Sven pant excitedly, and he nuzzled and licked Joseff affectionately.

"I bet they eat carrots just like you do, too," Joseff had said before he had also given Sven his favorite snack.

So while every child in Arendelle was excited, Joseff especially couldn't wait until the following morning, when Santa Claus had been at the palace and left gifts for everyone under the tree. He kept asking his parents and aunt if he could stay up to watch Santa come down the chimney in their library, not to mention see his reindeer. In the afternoon, while in the ballroom with his family, he asked again, but they all assured him the same thing:

"You shouldn't stay up past your bedtime," Elsa had said.

"Santa won't come until you and the other children are fast asleep," Anna added.

"And you won't be surprised if you see him put your gifts under the tree," Kristoff commented.

Needless to say, Joseff was disappointed, but he complied. "Awww, okay, guys."

"But there is something special we would like to do with you and Heidi tonight, before you both go to bed," Elsa admitted.

Curious, Joseff asked his aunt, "Wha's that, Auntie Elsa?"

"Something that was a Christmas Eve tradition for your Auntie Elsa and me when we were little kids, sweetie," Anna answered for her sister. "Kristoff?" she gestured to her husband.

Kristoff nodded, and he pulled out a book that he was hiding behind his back. "This, son."

Joseff ran over to his father to see the book. "What is it?"

"It's a famous Christmas poem called A Visit from St. Nicholas," Elsa said. "It's about a man, who, on Christmas Eve, awakens to a noise outside of his house, and actually sees Santa Claus come down his chimney and fill the Christmas stockings. When your mommy and I were little…" Elsa took a brief moment to think before she continued, "in fact, we were about the same ages as you and Heidi, our parents read the poem to us on Christmas Eve for the first time. And then after that, we made it a tradition during the next few years to have it read to us every year, on the night before Christmas."

"And because we lost much of our childhood together, your Auntie Elsa and I thought it would be perfect to make it a new tradition to read it to you and Heidi on Christmas Eve, starting tonight," Anna said.

"Hooray!" Joseff exclaimed as he jumped up, making everyone laugh.

"Now, we all have some work to do in finishing preparations for the ball tomorrow night," Kristoff said. "But tonight, before we have to go to bed, we'll all get together in the library so we can hear Auntie Elsa read the poem. Okay, Joe?"

"Okay, Daddy. Can Olaf and Sven come to hear it, too?"

"Of course they can, honey. They're part of our family, too, so they definitely should come to hear it," Anna answered.

"Yay!" Joseff cried. "Can I go play with Olaf now?"

"Sure," Elsa responded. "Have fun, sweetie." After Joseff ran out, she turned to Anna and Kristoff. "Okay, you two, let's get back to work with the last minute preparations."


By evening, when the night sky outside was pitch black, the royal family gathered in the library to finally hear Elsa read the poem. There was a fire roaring in the fireplace, so the room was nice and warm. Everyone was present: Anna held Heidi in her arms while she sat next to Kristoff, who had his arm around Anna's shoulder. On Kristoff's other side was Sven lying down, while in front of him were Joseff and Olaf. (The latter also made sure not to sit too near the fire.) The two pals were sitting next to each other, with their arms on each others' shoulders. While they all sat down on the floor, Elsa sat on the couch, and was just about to begin.

"Okay, everyone. It is now time to hear A Visit from St. Nicholas." She looked at her family, making sure she had everyone's attention. She smiled at Joseff and Olaf, both of whom were looking at her eagerly. After she cleared her throat, she opened the book and started to read the text:

"'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds;
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash…


As she read, Elsa would say the lines with a certain amount of emotion based the different words that were used in each of the lines. Every now and then, she glanced at her family to see their reactions to the way she read the lines of the poem. Olaf, Sven, and Joseff were the ones that looked the most delighted, and she exchanged smiles with all of them.

The poem was over fifty lines in length, long enough that it took her ten minutes to finish. Due to this, along with how he little he was, Joseff was asleep by the time she had come to the final line, so she quietly read, almost at a whisper, "But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight- "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"

Once she finished, Elsa closed the book and stood up from the couch. Then Kristoff and Anna stood up from their spots. Since Anna was still holding Heidi, who was also fast asleep by now, Kristoff picked up Joseff from where he was lying. Elsa picked up Olaf, who was also sleeping, and Sven was fast asleep, too.

"Think he enjoyed it?" Elsa whispered to Anna and Kristoff.

"Oh, I can tell he did," Anna whispered her answer. "Let's put them to bed. Let's let Sven stay up here tonight since he's asleep, and Olaf can stay with him."

Elsa walked over and placed Olaf next to Sven. She gently patted both of them as she whispered, "Merry Christmas, Olaf. Merry Christmas, Sven."

Anna and Kristoff followed suit as they held their children. "Good night, guys," Kristoff quietly said while Anna whispered, "Merry Christmas, guys."

After they left the library, all three adults went to Joseff's room to tuck him in his bed. Kristoff gently put him down, then Anna helped him (she had given Heidi to Elsa to hold) as he pulled the blankets up to cover their son.

Seeing how Joseff was in a very deep sleep, Anna and Kristoff smiled at each other, and then him before they both kissed him good night. "Good night, sweetheart. Merry Christmas," Anna whispered.

"Merry Christmas, son," Kristoff whispered. "Good night."

Elsa gave Heidi back to Anna before she kneeled down at her nephew's bed. She smiled at him and gently stroked his hair before she softly kissed the top of his head. "Merry Christmas, Joseff," she whispered gently. "I love you."

Kristoff and Anna walked out of the room before Elsa followed them. She quietly pulled the door, all while looking at Joseff before she closed it.

Looking at Heidi, who was also fast asleep, Anna said, "We should put her to bed, too, before she wakes up again."

"Okay, well, I'll let you two go for the night," Elsa said, then she embraced both Anna and Kristoff. "Good night, Kristoff. Good night, Anna." Then she looked down at her sleeping niece and gently kissed her head. "Good night, Heidi," she said quietly.

"Good night, Elsa," Anna said.

"Yeah, good night, Elsa," Kristoff said.

After they finished hugging, Elsa proceeded to go to her room, while Kristoff and Anna went to their own room to put Heidi down before they went to bed themselves.


What do you think? :) I thought that it would be appropriate to have a Christmas chapter for the series, in time for the holiday. I had originally planned to submit this tomorrow, but since it takes place on Christmas Eve, I thought today was more appropriate. Now I don't know the exact time period in which Frozen takes place, but A Visit from St. Nicholas was first published in 1823, so if it takes place some time in the 1800s, then the poem could have been published during this time as well. Whether or not it was...I just wanted to have it for this story since I thought it would be sweet for Elsa to read it to everyone on the night before Christmas!

Merry early Christmas everyone, and tomorrow I will submit a Christmas chapter for "A New Royal Family Member"!