Top 10 Christmas-Themed Books For The Whole Family
Everyone who celebrates Christmas has a favorite holiday song, movie, and cookie. Mine are “Carol of the Bells,” It’s a Wonderful Life, and Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss. But what’s your favorite Christmas-themed book?
This holiday season, make one evening at home an “old-fashioned Christmas.” Think of it as celebrating the holiday the way George Bailey and all the folks in Bedford Falls would have celebrated. No TV, no Internet, no smartphones or tablets. Just turn on Christmas K104.7, light a few logs in the fireplace, put out some cookies and cocoa, and enjoy a Christmas story straight out of an actual book. Here’s some suggested reading:
A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
Christmas Day in the Morning – Pearl S. Buck
The Gift of the Magi – O. Henry
How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Dr. Seuss
The Legend of the Poinsettia – Tomie dePaola
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Letters from Father Christmas – J.R.R. Tolkien
The Polar Express – Chris Van Allsburg
The Snowman – Raymond Briggs
A Visit From St. Nicholas – Clement Moore
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus – Francis Pharcellus Church
