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  • Spirited Christmas

  • A Jonathan Shade Holiday Story
  • By: Gary Jonas
  • Narrated by: Joe Hempel
  • Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (46 ratings)

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Spirited Christmas

By: Gary Jonas
Narrated by: Joe Hempel
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Publisher's summary

Ghost of Christmas Past

In this short novelette, a little girl hires Jonathan to get rid of a ghost that haunts her family every Christmas. The hauntings have escalated from sightings to full possession.

It should be an open-and-shut exorcism, but when Jonathan discovers the truth, it's more than he bargained for....

©2016 Gary Jonas (P)2017 Gary Jonas
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The ghost of Christmas past

This is a wonderful short story for Christmas and to those who believe in Christmas miracles. The belief of an almost 12 year old (only short by 1 1/2 years) and her ability to see ghosts. She can even see ester, slades ghost who is attached to a typewriter. Slade saves the day and a family is reunited.
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Warm, fuzzy ghost story?

A combination of hard-boiled detective novel, campy banter, and hallmark movie, Spirited Christmas was a lot of fun to listen to. Part Christmas Carol, part urban fantasy, Jonathan and Esther attempt to give Kelly some Christmas spirit, while trying to battle an "evil" necromancer. Well done story, and very entertaining to listen to, Jonas and Hempel have given us a gem in this novella.

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Extremely good

I listened to Spirited Christmas: a Jonathan Shade Holiday Story and really enjoyed it. I found I didn’t want to make stops when I was doing errands as I would have to wait to hear more.

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Spirited Christmas

A very interesting Christmas story. I was not familiar with any of Gary Jonas' stories about Jonathan Shade. After listening to this story, I'll be checking them out! I loved the paranormal twist of this ghost story.

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Great Short Story, Exciting

I received this audiobook free for an honest review. This was a great short story. The author did a great job of getting information to the reader/listener in a short time. It was totally complete. The story was complete and the characters were complete. It wasn't just a cute little book, it was exciting. It was chocked full of surprises, especially the ending. The narrator did an excellent job with the characters and the tone of the story.

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Heart warming!

Spirited Christmas is a short mystery involving a little girl, a psychic detective, and a couple of ghosts. The story is a sweet little tale with an unexpected twist that in the end warms the heart. The narrator did a nice job with character voices and appropriate emotional inflections. I received a free copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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Beautiful story

This is a very sweet Christmas story. Simple and very enjoyable. Enjoyed the narration too.

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Fantastic listen

A quick, heart warming listen. I loved the story and the characters, plenty of snark and humor. I’m new to the Jonathan Shade series and plan on listening to more. I loved the narrator, he always does an amazing job of bringing the characters to life. I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

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Best Christmas Story Ever

Interesting characters, an engaging storyline, happy ending, magic and the supernatural, a cute little girl, excellent narration that didn't intrude but which made it easy to tell characters apart: all adds up to the best Christmas story ever.

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Fantastic listen

Would you consider the audio edition of Spirited Christmas to be better than the print version?

Did not read the printed version

What did you like best about this story?

How Jonathan finally figures out who the ghost is that is haunting the little girl

What does Joe Hempel bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Joe Hempel is one of my favorite narrators and he does a great job with this book

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