Forty-one years ago today, at 5:00pm on 21st November 1984, the BBC dramatisation of John Masefield's  The Box of Delights  was first broadcast. I was one of those eager children who tuned in to watch and was hooked from the moment I heard Victor Hely-Hutchinson's orchestral arrangement of The First Nowell, taken from the third movement of his Carol Symphony, which formed the series' theme music.
40 years later, the child star of the TV show provided me with a cover quote for  The Box of Delights - The Roleplaying Game .

"Asa lifelong roleplayer I was genuinely interested to read an RPG based on TheBox of Delights. I was pleased to find that Jon Green has done an excellent jobof capturing the spirit of the piece in a tight, narrative framework thatemphasizes storytelling and keeps the mechanics simple enough to beenjoyed by any age. I may run it for my own kids."

DevinStanfield, Kay Harker in the 1984 BBC Television adaptation of The Box ofDelights.

The Box of Delights – The Roleplaying Game  is a rules-lite RPG for 2-6 Players, plus a Gamesmaster, inspired by John Masefield's Christmas classic.
Designed to be picked up and played with minimal preparation, it nonetheless includes a well-developed character creation system, as well as rules for combat and magic.
Illustrated throughout by Tony Hough, it is ideal for a festive gaming session with an established group, or as an alternative to the family games usually played at Christmastime.
Time and Tide and Buttered Eggs wait for no man. So, grab your dice and playing cards, and prepare for adventure, for the Wolves are Running!