Read the Story

George Balanchine’s The NutcrackerTM

"Long ago on a cold Christmas Eve in Germany, Dr. and Mrs. Stahlbaum were decorating their Christmas tree and preparing to host a holiday party..."

Thus begins one of the most beloved stories of childhood and Christmas, the Nutcracker story. Read the rest of the story in an animated retelling of the ballet that opens up before your eyes, and whose pages you flip with the click of a mouse!