Father Christmas's Fake Beard

Father Christmas’s Fake Beard

Author	Terry Pratchett
Illustrator	Mark Beech
Cover artist	Mark Beech
Country	UK
Language	English
Series	Children’s Stories
Release number	3
Genre	Science fiction and fantasy
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	2017-10-05
Pages	208
ISBN	978-0-857-53550-4 First edition
Preceded by	Template:WVC
Followed by	The Time-travelling Caveman

Blurb

Have you ever wanted Christmas to be different?

Turkey and carols, presents and crackers - they all start to feel a bit . . . samey.

How about a huge exploding mince pie, a pet abominable snowman, or a very helpful partridge in a pear tree? What if Father Christmas went to work at a zoo, or caused chaos in a toy store, or was even arrested for burglary!?

Dive into the fantastically funny world of Terry Pratchett, for a festive treat like no other. These ten stories will have you laughing, gasping and crying (with laughter) - you'll never see Christmas in the same way again.

Contents

Dedication by Rob Wilkins.

The stories:

• “Father Christmas's Fake Beard”
• “The Blackbury Pie”
• “Prod-Ye-A'Diddle Oh!”
• “A Very Short Ice Age”
• “The Computer Who Wrote to Father Christmas”
• “Good King Wences-lost”
• “The Weatherchick”
• “Judgement Day for Father Christmas”
• “The Abominable Snow-baby”
• “The Twelve Gifts of Christmas”
• “Father Christmas Goes to Work at the Zoo”

Excerpt from Truckers.

Podcast episodes

Major appearances

These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing the book as a whole. See pages for individual pieces for episodes about them.

Date	Show	Episode	External link
2023-12-08	Pratchat	“This Christmas Goes to Eleven”	pratchatpodcast.com

Other appearances

Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.

Date	Show	Episode	External link

To be added.

External links

• Father Christmas's Fake Beard at the L-Space Wiki
• Father Christmas's Fake Beard on Wikipedia