We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\u2019ll read \u201cThe Gift of the Magi\u201d a short story by O. Henry, followed by the poem \u201cThe Night Before Christmas.\u201d To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nPublished in 1905, this O.Henry story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.\n\n\u201cThe Night Before Christmas\u201d is formally titled \u201cA Visit from St. Nicholas\u201d and written by Clement Clarke Moore, anonymously published in 1844.\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices