The Night Before Christmas

This was my 1st Classic read of Dec. (I'm trying to do 2 each month). This takes place in Eastern Europe (Russian Ukraine). I honestly had never heard of this book before and surprised me to find Witches, Magic etc involved. I was under the impression it was a Drama! I gave it a 5 rating but did have a bit of a problem trying to figure out the plot (Senior Citizen, Ha Ha)! Try it, only 250 pages!
David