[@Calle]
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I enjoyed this poem. It fit well with the theme, both in it's playful nature and how it eluded to a holiday much like Christmas.  I noticed that you used certain words frequently to rhyme. Perhaps in your next venture into poetry, you could try looking at a thesaurus. Though off the top of my head, you could have refereed to the bread as a loaf (like a bumbling oaf, the demons ran off with the family's loaf), wheat (Their mother made the finest treat, a loaf of bread made out of wheat), breakfast (against the demons her courage did last, and she returned with the family's breakfast). Some variation in words would have made this relatively short poem even better. 

I don't think there's a lot to say about the story. It was simple and charming, exactly like it was intended to be.
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[@Gwynbleidd]
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First I'm going to say you're clearly a good writer. Your grasp on grammar is on point, and you can set up a scene using very few words. Unless it comes to adjectives. A little goes a long way and sometimes they aren't necessary at all. Take the following sentence for instance. 

“Sarah steadily moved forward, inching along anxiously with her partially torn teddy bear held tightly in her tiny hands.”

Vs

“Sarah moved forward, inching along with her teddy bear hugged against her chest.“

Both sentences perform the exact same job. Both help portray a scared girl approaching her father. But the one with my suggested revisions is a bit stronger because it's not as wordy. That, and every other word doesn't end with “ly.” There was also a bit of a comma-splotion during the gift giving scene, but I'm going to chalk that up to a me thing. 

The story itself wasn't half bad. I'm a sucker for stories about little girls confronting their boogymen, and this certainly fit that bill. It was a bit predictable, which is probably because saving Christmas tropes are just overdone in general. I knew exactly how it was going to end by the end of the second paragraph. But I think one possible workaround for that would have been to make the story a bit longer. Sarah could have had a few attempts to save Christmas, and failed a few times before getting it right. That would also offer more opportunities to bring the mood down before you pull your switcharoo.

Ending line was epic though.

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[@Rosenrot]
[hider=Sober Solstice]
I think the story could have been formatted better. The rhymes were happening all over the place, and it was hard for me to find a beat and “get the song going” like a traditionally formatted poem. Poetry is not my strong suit, so there isn't much advice I can give in regards to formatting.

As a story, the idea of krampus stealing Santa's sleigh and getting jolly on some naughty asses is amusing. Though it was a bit difficult to follow exactly what was going on, as certain details are never explicitly said. I would have appreciated a bit more narration putting Krampus on Santa's sleigh, and even giving such a wicked being a reason to help all these fantasy creatures to begin with. 
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[@Frizan]
[hider=My Vote]
Considering how done to death the theme was, I think the entries were all rather imaginative. But without further ado, I cast my vote for my choice entry. 

[hider=My Vote!]
The Midwinter Demons by Calle

Good rhymes, and I feel this one best represents what saving Christmas is all about. 
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