Must-Read Christmas Books Before the 25th of December
Today I will share with you the 30 Best Christmas Books of All Time.
Entering December, the world ushered in the official “Christmas season”. This is the month of love and magic, and how you spend this month will affect your mood and luck for the year ahead.
One of the most wonderful ways to enjoy the deepest fun of the Christmas season and gain the magical power to warm people’s hearts is still reading… As someone said in “One Thousand and One Nights”:
The real meaning of Christmas is not just for everyone to be able to Take this opportunity to party, go shopping, and eat a big meal is all about being grateful, caring for others, and paying attention to the weak.
Here are The 30 famous Christmas books, each of which will help you gain a deeper Christmas experience.
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A Christmas Return
As Charlotte Pitt’s grandmother Mariah Ellison finds herself investigating a long-unsolved slaying, it becomes clear that grappling with intrigue and foul play runs in the family.
A festive Christmas package left on Mariah’s doorstep contains an ominous present, sparking memories of a twenty-year-old murder that shattered her friendship with the victim’s widow.
Though the gift is a bitter reminder of that tragic time, in the spirit of the season Mariah travels to Surrey in hopes of reconciling with her estranged friend and solving the crime that drove them apart.
On arrival, Mariah joins forces with the murdered man’s grandson, a sleuth in his own right who’s discovered promising evidence as well as a suspect. But Surrey’s picturesque hills conceal dark doings and shocking revelations that could make the holiday anything but calm and bright.
Decked with intrigue and trimmed with Yuletide spirit, A Christmas Return is a holiday treat wrapped in the glorious storytelling talents of the reigning master of Victorian mystery.
The Little Match Girl
The luminous art of three-time Caldecott Honor recipient Jerry Pinkney transforms the nineteenth-century Danish girl of Andersen’s tale into a child plucked straight from America’s melting pot, shedding new light on the invisibility of the poor among the prosperous-a circumstance as familiar in Andersen’s day as it is in our own.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
This is a picture book from Dr. Seuss, the storyline is very simple, Grinch hates Christmas and hates everything that has to do with Christmas. But, Christmas is here again, and this time, Grinch can’t stand it!
He came up with the idea of dressing up as Santa Claus, going to the village at night, and stealing everything from Christmas, from the Christmas tree to the Christmas presents and food.
When he was about to destroy everything he had stolen, he heard the sound of the village celebrating Christmas. In an instant, the Grinch seemed to understand something, the prodigal son turned back and returned what he had taken, and he enjoyed Christmas himself.
The Snowman
This is British painter Raymond Brigg’s wordless picture book: “The Snowman”.
A little red-haired boy in a brown nightgown and blue striped pajamas, about seven or eight years old, we don’t know his name except that he lives in a cold place with his parents.
The snowman, younger than the little boy, has only been in this world for one day. He was tall and chubby, with coal eyes and shiny coat buttons, a red-orange nose, a cap, and a scarf.
Their appearance, as well as all the pictures, are drawn with colored pencils, with a strong handmade flavor and a simple and elegant style. It’s like a silent movie with 167 consecutive frames, the camera always tracking the little boy and his snowman, recording the important day in their lives.
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
Jonathan Toomey is the best woodcarver in the valley, but he is always alone and never smiles. No one knows about the mementos of his lost wife and child that he keeps in an unopened drawer.
But one early winter’s day, a widow and her young son approach him with a gentle request that leads to a joyful miracle. The moving, lyrical tale, gloriously illustrated by P.J. Lynch, has been widely hailed as a true Christmas classic.
This beautiful anniversary edition includes a new note from the author and an audio narration by James Earl Jones available as a complimentary download.
Silent Night: The Story of the WWI Christmas Truce by Stanley Weintraub
In the early months of World War I, on Christmas Eve, men on both sides of the trenches laid down their arms and joined in a spontaneous celebration. Despite orders to continue shooting, the unofficial truce spread across the front lines.
Even the participants found what they were doing incredible: Germans placed candlelit Christmas trees on trench parapets, warring soldiers sang carols, and men on both sides shared food parcels from home.
They climbed from the trenches to meet in “No Man’s Land” where they buried the dead, exchanged gifts, ate and drank together, and even played soccer.
Throughout his narrative, Stanley Weintraub uses the stories of the men who were there, as well as their letters and diaries, to illuminate the fragile truce and bring to life this extraordinary moment in time.
The Battered Bastards of Bastogne: The 101st Airborne and the Battle of the Bulge by George Koskimaki
The Battered Bastards of Bastogne is the product of contributions by 530 soldiers who were on the ground or in the air over Bastogne. They lived and made this history, and much of it is told in their own words.
The material contributed by these men of the 101st Airborne Division, the Armor, Tank Destroyer, Army Air Force, and others is tailored meticulously by the author and placed on the historical framework known to most students of the Battle of the Bulge.
Pieces of a nearly 60-year-old jigsaw puzzle come together in this book when memoirs from one soldier fit with those of another unit or group pursuing the battle from another nearby piece of terrain.
The Christmas Box Collection
My all-time favorite, unforgettable Christmas stories are part of this “Christmas Box Collection” from Richard Paul Evans. This edition compiles three bestsellers, The Christmas Box, Timepiece, and The Letter.
A Boy Called Christmas
The history of Santa Nicholas growing up is really a sad story. The mother died early and the father was just an ordinary lumberjack who lacked a finger to catch up with other adults for a better life Elf sacrificed to the king.
And Nicholas’s little friend is only the rotten carrot doll left by his mother, the little mouse Micah. Aunt cooked a doll and tricked him into eating it, and then occupied the hut.
Nicholas was forced to come to the elf country, became good friends with the reindeer, rescued the elf trapped by humans, and successfully stayed in the elf country — but his father died to protect him from falling off a cliff.
He doesn’t have any relatives anymore… Maybe that’s how he can love so much, become the Santa who can be happy eating gingerbread and bring love and magic to children.
Very warm and healing, this book will plant a dream core in every child’s heart to discover that every impossible becomes possible.
The Girl Who Saved Christmas
In the sequel to the above “A Boy Called Christmas”, Emilia as the protagonist saves Christmas, this seems to be impossible, but in the fairy tale, deduces a different story, this action about search and rescue, and also let the little girl grow up and gain the strength to face life, which is so touching.
