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The 30 Best Christmas Books of All Time

Some of our most sentimental Christmas memories are those of the family gathering in the living room to watch, read, or listen to Christmas stories. We want to share that joy through storytelling with you, so we've compiled 30 of our favorite Christmas books for you to read with those you love.
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas
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A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
1
Charles Dickens
Letters From Father Christmas (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Letters From Father Christmas
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (-)
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
3
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The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)
The Gift of the Magi
4
O. Henry
A Christmas Memory (Truman Capote)
A Christmas Memory
5
Truman Capote
The Nutcracker & the Mouse King/Tale of the Nutcracker (E.T.A. Hoffmann/Alexandre Dumas(Pere))
The Nutcracker & the Mouse King/Tale of the Nutcracker
6
E.T.A. Hoffmann/Alexandre Dumas(Pere)
Silent Night: Story of WWI Christmas Truce (Stanley Weintraub)
Silent Night: Story of WWI Christmas Truce
7
Stanley Weintraub
The Battered Bastards of Bastogne: The 101st Airborne and the Battle of the Bulge (George Koskima)
The Battered Bastards of Bastogne: The 101st Airborne and the Battle of the Bulge
8
George Koskima
The Elves and the Shoemaker (Retold by Eric Suben)
The Elves and the Shoemaker
9
Retold by Eric Suben
The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Hans Christian Andersen and P.J. Lynch)
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
10
Hans Christian Andersen and P.J. Lynch
Twas the Night Before Christmas (Clement Clarke Moore)
Twas the Night Before Christmas
11
Clement Clarke Moore
A Letter From Santa Claus (Mark Twain)
A Letter From Santa Claus
12
Mark Twain
The Fir Tree (Hans Christian Andersen, Sanna Annukka (Illustrato)
The Fir Tree
13
Hans Christian Andersen, Sanna Annukka (Illustrato
What Christmas Is as We Grow Older (Charles Dickens)
What Christmas Is as We Grow Older
14
Charles Dickens
The Life and Adventures of Santa Clause (Baum, Frank L.)
The Life and Adventures of Santa Clause
15
Baum, Frank L.
Christmas Trees (Robert Frost)
Christmas Trees
16
Robert Frost
Christmas Day in the Morning (Pearl S. Buck)
Christmas Day in the Morning
17
Pearl S. Buck
The Little Match Girl (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Little Match Girl
18
Hans Christian Andersen
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Robert L. May)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
19
Robert L. May
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
20
Dr. Seuss
The Cricket on the Hearth (Charles Dickens)
The Cricket on the Hearth
21
Charles Dickens
Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
22
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Snowman (Raymond Briggs)
The Snowman
23
Raymond Briggs
The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Polar Express
24
Chris Van Allsburg
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Barbara Robinson)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
25
Barbara Robinson
The Chimes (Charles Dickens)
The Chimes
26
Charles Dickens
Amazing Peace (Maya Angelou)
Amazing Peace
27
Maya Angelou
The Greatest Gift (Philip Van Doren Stern)
The Greatest Gift
28
Philip Van Doren Stern
Miracle on 34th Street (Valentine Davies)
Miracle on 34th Street
29
Valentine Davies
The True Meaning of Christmas (Linus)
The True Meaning of Christmas
30
Linus
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