A Rumpole Christmas is a collection of five holiday storiesânever before published in book formâdepicting the Old Bailey Hack at his lovable best. In âRumpole and Father Christmas,â the English barrister encounters a familiar-looking Santa who he thinks is a thief. In âRumpoleâs Slimmed Down Christmas,â he goes to a new-age spa when âShe who must be obeyedâ insists that he lose a few pounds. In âRumpole and the Christmas Break,â he protects Hilda as a shady judge flirts with her while on a holiday that turns out to be anything but relaxing. In âRumpole of the Baileyâs Christmas Party,â Rumpole celebrates the holiday with Old Bailey colleagues and Hilda surprises him with an unexpected gift. And in âRumpole and the Old Familiar Faces,â he uses a former clientâs seedy past to aid a church in the name of Christmas spirit.