"This seemingly simple fable of two children lost in an icy landscape is eloquent in its innocence, but is implicit with the fragility of life and the inevitability of death. This quasi-fairy tale speaks of village life in the high mountains, but is also a parable of belief and faith. "Rock Crystal" is a Christmas story and a story about the heart of the ice, the crystal."
"This seemingly simple fable of two children lost in a frozen landscape is eloquent in its innocence. A Christmas story set in a terrifying and beautiful world of snow and ice, Rock Crystal is a classic of German literature, loved by children and adults alike. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
"Two children descend from the Alps after a visit with their grandparents only to take a wrong turn and find themselves lost on a glacier, with the snow falling and the night closing in."
"Two children, Conrad and Sanna, walk from their village in the Alps to visit their grandparents the day before Christmas. On their journey home, they take a wrong turn and are feared lost in a snowstorm."@en
"This was first published under the title Holy eve. Later is was rewritten and incorporated it into a collection of short stories called "Colored Stones" later renamed to Rock Crystal."

"Rock crystal : a Christmas tale"
"Rock crystal : a Christmas tale"@en
"Rock crystal; a Christmas tale"
"Rock crystal a Christmas tale"
"Rock crystal a Christmas tale"@en
"Rock crystal"@en
"Rock crystal"
"Rock Crystal. A Christmas tale. Rendered into English [from "Der heilige Abend"] by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore. Illustrations by Josef Scharl"@en
"Rock crystal, a Christmas tale"@en
"Rock crystal, a Christmas tale"
"Rock Crystal"
"Rock Crystal"@en