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Conny1971
Summary: Created for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar.
Rating: K 50 words
ElayneA
Big Things Start Small -by ElayneA
Summary: Adam always had a fondness for Peggy, a daughter that he always wanted. It broke his heart when Laura and Will left. Their reunion was filled with joy after many years of lost communication.
Rating: G 2,425 words
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Casey’s Candy Cane – by ElayneA
Summary: Not everyone has a family and Christmas can be a sad time. The Cartwrights throw a wonderful party where a special person gets a very special gift. R
ating: G Words 2065
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
First Time in Years (The) – by ElayneA
Summary: Adam is mending fences, not only physically but helping to mend Hoss’s heart, too.
Written for day 6 of the 2021 Advent Challenge.
Rating: G Word Count: 2207
Summary: The Cartwright brothers take a Christmas trip?
Rating: G 1,725 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
How Traditions are Born– by ElayneA
Summary: A slapstick fun story of Adam getting bested. A word to the wise, always double check what you’re ordering, especially in the 1800s. Out of his fiasco, came a family tradition out of necessity.
Rating: G Words 1100
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Jingle Bull – by ElayneA Summary: Adventures in ‘riding herd’ leads one brother on a merry chase.
Rating: G Words: 550
Written for the 2023 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Just a Dream, Maybe Not – ElayneA
Summary: A little bit of England visits the Ponderosa
Rating: G 1,660 words|
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Summary: Adam and Adreille’s relationship had an odd start. “But Why?” they thought.
Rating: T Word 7641
Mid-Winter (or Maude) – by ElayneA
Summary: The wonders of a five-year-old Adam during the Mid-winter.
Rating: G (2,500 words)
Shiny Surprise (The): The Hair-Raising Christmas Prank – by ElayneA
Summary: Not even Christmastime is safe from pranksters.
Rating: G Words: 855
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
To Add or Not to Add – ElayneA
Summary: What to get someone who needs more than the Ponderosa?
Rating: 1,085 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Fanofoldtvshows
A Book: A Gift of Reading – by fanofoldTVshows
Summary: A box of gifts arrives with a sender that intrigues the Cartwrights.
Rating: G 1,609 words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
Art Contest (The) – by fanofoldtvshows
Summary: Hop Sing enters an art contest to benefit a family in need.
Rating: K+ Words: 1940
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day – by fanofoldtvshows
Summary: Joe reads to his nieces and nephews on Christmas Eve. :
Written for day 23 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
Rating: G Word Count: 1070
Found Star (The) – by FanofoldTVshows
Summary: A found star brings back memories from a past Christmas.
Rating: G Words 2,050
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Calendar
Making New Memories while Remembering Christmases Past – by FanofOldTVShows
Summary The Cartwright s and Hop Sing make new memories while talking their favorite past Christmases.
Rating: G (1,030 words)
Stuck Inside – by FanofOldTVShows
Summary: Being stuck inside can lead to fond memories.
Rating: G (50 words)
Sunrider
A Christmas Meeting – by Sunrider
Summary: Created for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Rating: K 180 words
The PurpleWriter333
Real Hero (The) – by The PurpleWriter333
Summary: An unfortunate rite of passage.
Written for the 2017 Advent Calendar
Rating: G (1,790 words)
Truthwriter
Christmas in July – by Truthwriter
Summary: This piece is based on a reference from the Season One episode, “The Avenger”.
Written for the 2017 Advent Calendar
Rating: T (555 words)
Tsti
I’ve Been Waiting for Christmas (by Tsti)
Summary: Created for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar.
Rating: K 39 words