Riverrun Alley — Michael Jasper

In the ramshackle slum of Riverrun Alley, just east of the City of All-Worlds, winter started early and stayed longer than an uninvited guest, and Tockle the otherworlder was beginning to doubt he'd ever see spring. In a land filled with aliens, nobody is at home, and Tockle feels this the most at the height of winter. He hopes to drive off the chill with holiday tales from his diverse friends.

One of the strangest, science-fictional holiday stories you'll read this season.