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• Der Stern • (1982) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke (trans. of The Star 1955)
• Der Weihnachtsmann-Kompromiß • (1991) • short story by Thomas M. Disch (trans. of The Santa Claus Compromise 1974)
• Trainingsgespräch Nr. 12 • [Training Talk] • (1989) • short story by David R. Bunch (trans. of Training Talk No. 12 1972)
• Nackles • (1989) • short story by Donald E. Westlake (trans. of Nackles 1964) [as by Curt Clark]
• Ein von Touristen unentdeckter Außenposten • (1989) • short story by Harlan Ellison (trans. of The Outpost Undiscovered by Tourists 1982)
• Fröhliche Weihnachten — Post-Gutenberg • (1989) • short story by John Jakes (trans. of Merry Xmas, Post/Gute 1970)
• Eine Station auf dem Weg • (1989) • short story by Fritz Leiber (trans. of One Station of the Way 1968)
• Die Weihnachten mit Tante Elise: Die Geschichte einer Besessenheit aus Old Grosse Pointe • (1989) • short story by Thomas Ligotti (trans. of The Christmas Eves of Aunt Elise: A Tale of Possession in Old Grosse Pointe 1983)
• Vorwort (Frohes Fest!: 13 grausige Bescherungen) • (1989) • essay by Uwe Luserke
• Das Weihnachtsmann-Komplott • (1989) • short story by Ardath Mayhar (trans. of The Nicholas Caper 1997)
• Zwanzig Pence — mit Umschlag und Weihnachtsgrüßen • (1989) • short story by Terry Pratchett (trans. of Twenty Pence with Envelope and Seasonal Greeting 1987)
• Die Weihnachtskarte • (1989) • short story by Sven Christer Swahn (trans. of Julkortet 1985)
• Das Haus in der Friedhofsstraße • (1989) • novelette by Cherry Wilder (trans. of The House on Cemetery Street 1988)
• Stille Weihnachten • (1989) • short story by J. N. Williamson (trans. of You'd Better Watch Out)
• Dein Reich komme GmbH • (1989) • short story by Robert F. Young (trans. of Kingdom Come, Inc. 1967)
• Heimweh • short story by M. Shayne Bell (trans. of Earthlonging 1981)
• Eine unglaubliche Weihnachtsgeschichte • short story by Antonio Bellomi (trans. of L'incredibile storia di Natale 1989) [as by Antonio Bellomi and Walther Bellomi]
• Ein weihnachtliches Verbrechen • short story by John Brunner (trans. of A Christmas Crime)
• Elvis, Aliens und der ganze Rest • short story by Sharon N. Farber (trans. of Space Aliens Saved My Marriage 1990)
• Schatten aus der Vergangenheit • short story by John R. Little (trans. of The Shadows of Christmas unpublished)
• Vorwort (Frohes Fest!: Siebzehn schöne Bescherungen) • essay by Wolfgang Jeschke and Uwe Luserke
• Das Geschenk des Lichts • short story by Ardath Mayhar (trans. of A Gift of Light 1992)
• Spuren • short story by Jack McDevitt (trans. of Tracks 1989)
• Chole und Nackie • short story by Andre Norton (trans. of Chole and Nackie 1967)
• Friede auf Erden • short story by Jerry Oltion (trans. of Peace on Earth 1990)
• Als Jesus zu Weihnachten den Mond besuchte • novelette by David Redd (trans. of When Jesus Came to the Moon for Christmas)
• Ein ganz besonderes Weihnachtsfest • short story by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (trans. of Christopher's Crummy Christmas 1989)
• Thomas und die Weisen • short story by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (trans. of Thomas and the Wise Men)
• Scheinwerfer • short story by Martha Soukup (trans. of Floodlights 1989)
• Wenn Jesus den Schornstein runter kommt • short story by Ian Watson (trans. of When Jesus Comes Down the Chimney 1986)
• Oma Babkas Weihnachts-Pfefferkuchenhaus und die Glück/Pech-Leschi • short story by Ken Wisman (trans. of Grandma Babka's Christmas Ginger and the Good Luck/Bad Luck Leshy)
• Der chinesische Weihnachtsmann • short story by Uschi Zietsch