It’s Christmas morning and I wish you all a peaceful day. A perfect day to read or listen to audiobooks. In Yle’s (the Finnish national broadcasting) archive you will find all of Tove Jansson’s works which Tove herself reads aloud in Swedish. What a gift! Today, the short story The Fir Tree (part of the short story collection Tales from Moomin Valley) is perfect – it’s my Christmas sermon every year. You can see and listen to Tove’s niece Sofia Jansson reading it aloud in English on YouTube.

Moomin and his family suddenly wake up from their winter sleep and experiences Christmas for the first time. They see people rushing around and preparing for something that seems scary and threatening. The family finally makes peace with Christmas and celebrate it in their own way by giving it away. Click on Tove’s Fir tree and listen on your phone, tablet or computer.