Before the first Christmas could come, two children had to carry the last magic in the world to Bethlehem.Ireland, in the year before the birth of Christ. When their mother, Danu, gives herself to the sky to become the Moon and light their way, eleven-year-old Shannon and her nine-year-old brother David are left with a quest no child should carry. The old gods of every land have surrendered their power and staked their souls on two children, for the Messiah cannot be born until Shannon and David lay their hands upon His mother.Guarded by the Celtic hero Cuchulainn and a Roman soldier who hides a secret about their father, the children cross a world ruled by a Satan-possessed Rome: from the cliffs of D?n Aengus to the Forum of Rome, from the deserts of Africa to a stable in Bethlehem. Along the way they will face a sea serpent, a dragon, four armies, and a darkness that whispers they have been abandoned.Told through the eyes of a daughter, a son, a father, a mother, and God Himself, An Ch?ad Nollaig is an epic of faith, family, forgiveness, and the small things that save the world, and a reminder that no one is ever truly alone.For readers of all ages who love mythic adventure, Celtic legend, and the true wonder of Christmas.