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Christmas Comes but Once a Year by John Leighton

Christmas Comes but Once a Year: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Christmas Comes but Once a Year audiobook runs 3.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Ruth Golding (about 2.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.2listening hrs
Religious Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Christmas Comes but Once a Year at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day7 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.2 hours, it is shorter than 93% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2021 recording read by Geoffrey Giuliano And The Camden Players runs 0.2 hours longer (3.3 hours).

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Christmas Comes but Once a Year is an audiobook by John Leighton: a 3.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ruth Golding, released January 1, 2011, on the Religious Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.2 hrs
Narrated by
Ruth Golding
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Religious Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Christmas Comes but Once a Year audiobook?

Christmas Comes but Once a Year runs 3.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.1 hours.

Is the Christmas Comes but Once a Year audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Christmas Comes but Once a Year?

Christmas Comes but Once a Year is narrated by Ruth Golding.