Starting today and going right up until Christmas Day, RTÉ Learn are bringing you The Twelve Stories of Christmas with thanks to Fighting Words and Graffiti Theatre Company.
The idea is simple, a famous writer starts the story for you and then it's up to you to take it wherever you want. It's all just for fun over the festive holidays.
First up is A Christmas story by Roddy Doyle and his story is read by Hilary Rose in English agus Eoin Mac Diarmada as Gaeilge.
Co-founder of Fighting Words, Roddy Doyle is an award winning writer from Dublin. His novels for children include: the Rover Adventures series, Wilderness (2007), Her Mother's Face (2008), and A Greyhound of a Girl (2011).
Roddy’s Christmas story starter is read by actress Hilary Rose, most recently seen in The Young Offenders and Finding Joy on RTÉ and the BBC.
Léifidh an t-aisteoir agus scríbhneoir Eoin Mac Diarmada, a bhfuil cáil air mar charachtar sna cláir Grace Harte, Rásaí na Gaillimhe, Paddywhackery agus Ros na Rún, tús scéil Nollag Roddy.
Now it’s your turn to finish the story! Why not share it with your family on Christmas Day? Or if you want to send it to relatives all over the world too.
To share it on social media just use #The12StoriesofChristmas
You can watch and read all of The Twelve Stories of Christmas in English and in Irish by visiting Fighting Words and Graffiti Theatre Company. You can download the digital storybook too!
Spreading holiday cheer is more important than ever this year, so fire up your imagination and create a new classic tale.
Keep an eye on RTÉ Learn for your daily dose of creative inspiration.
