Many people will be familiar with the tale of the Christmas feast at which King Uther, father of Arthur, tried to woo the Lady Igraine; but that feast was also the setting for another tale, of Sir Cleges, a once generous knight now fallen on hard times. By some miracle, his cherry tree bore fruit that midwinter Christmas day, but what happened next, when he tried to give the cherries to the King?

Under another a tree, a young woman prays that she will be blessed with a child as red as blood and as white as snow. If you think the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales are just for children, then think again...

And finally, as the year turns, King Arthur hosts a New Year's Eve feast, only to have it interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious stranger. When the Green Knight lays down his Christmas challenge, Sir Gawain steps up to meet it — but at what cost to himself?

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