A collection of eight traditional tales associated with a variety of winter celebrations from Scottish, Russian, Inuit, Austrian, Czech, and Jewish lore.

The lonely boatman (Scotland) -- The winter cabin (Russia) -- Schnitzle, Schnotzle & Schnootzle (Austria) -- The Cantor of the trees (Jewish) -- The twelve brothers (Czech Republic) -- Babushka (Russia) -- The bag of warmth (Canada) -- The Cailleach of the snows (Scotland).