Hi. Halloween has come and gone, which means it’s the best season of all. Christmas. I’ve been listening to Christmas music for eleven days now. Last year, I read a bunch of Christmas books in three weeks. I started earlier this year, but I have more to read. I haven’t posted any seasonal book reviews yet because I know not everyone is as Christmabsessed as I am. Anyways, here are eleven books you can and should read during the happiest time of year.
Some of these I’ve read in previous years. Some I have read this year, and there are a few I haven’t read yet, but they’re waiting for me on my shelf to read in front of the tree!!!
Should I Read Go Buy It Length 368 Quick Review It is the quintessential collection of Christmas stories for the family. The perfect book to place on your coffee table year after year.
If there is one book you should purchase this Christmas season, it should be A Christmas Treasury. Not only is it a beautifully bound book, it is filled with iconic stories of the season and stunning illustrations. I also love the glossy pages. Nothing, to me, says classy like a glossy page. No bookmark needed; one comes included. Like I said: classy. It is the most beautiful book I have read all year.
Every year, books are published to celebrate the spirit of the season. (I have read a bunch this year.) This is not a new phenomenon. Over time, some stories and poems have become ingrained in our psyches and traditions being passed down through the generations. Some stories have even shaped cultural identities and celebrations regarding the imagery, language, and even food we eat during the Christmas season. Sugar plums! Do you know what a sugar plum is? It’s delicious. Even if you don’t know what it is, you most likely think about them around Christmas time. There’s a poem to thank for that, which is in the book!
A Christmas Treasurystarts out with the legendary A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens. If there is one Christmas story, it is this one. The rest of the pages are graced by the likes of Louisa May Alcott, O. Henry, L Frank Baum, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Clement Clarke Moore (of course), and more. The stories are beautiful and classic. They are sure to captivate even the youngest readers without disappointing the more seasoned Christmasers.
Even if you can’t make it through all the stories, you’ll have time to read one or two. It is perfect to read with your children – or someone else’s children with parental permission, obviously – before bed all through the Christmas season for years to come. Maybe, they’ll even read it to their children someday.
I really like this book. A lot. It is such a gorgeous anthology. It oozes Christmas spirit. I just want to hold it and walk around with it. That makes me cool, right?
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Merry Christmas! Or Happy Holidays to all my non-Christmassers.
I have a whole bunch of books I’m going to read this month. I’m being optimistic because eleven books in 22 days is insane. Reading a new book every other day. I’m a Christmas nut, so I’m only reading Christmas related novels this month. Several are new releases this year. Here we go!
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Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber I read this already, and it was awful. Feel free to read my review here.
One Day in December by Josie Silver A winter story about love in London. This month, it is a Book of the Month book and chosen by Reese Witherspoon for her book club.
The Nutcracker by Alexander Dumas The classic Christmas story brought to the stage throughout the world in ballet form.
A Christmas Revelation by Anne Perry I’m branching out to read a mystery, but not too much because it’s still a Christmas book!
An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor Enter the fictional Irish town of Ballybucklebo for a Christmas season full of adventure with familiar characters.
Mutts and Mistletoe by Natalie Cox I don’t know anything about this, but there are puppies on the cover.
Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb I’m looking forward to reading a historical fiction novel about Christmas in Paris.
The Adults by Caroline Hulse A novel about Christmas and family drama… It seems appropriate. The two tend to go together.
Christmas Camp by Karen Schaler I hear this is being turned into a TV movie.
A Christmas Treasury This is an anthology of some of the greatest Christmas stories. If you buy one book this Christmas. I HIGHLY suggest this one!!!
