Christmas Books

Easily my favourite books with Christmas themes that I've read. Can you think of any others that I should read? These seem to be my classics.


Little Women
The story seems to move from Christmas to Christmas, from giving away the breakfast to bringing Father home, Little Women has a vein of Christmas cheer running through it. I'm so fond of this book and it makes me all warm and fuzzy to read it near Christmas time.

A Christmas Carol
The Dickensian Christmas is something we're all going for and it starts right here with A Christmas Carol. All of our classic ideas of Christmas come in part from this story, as well as Queen Victoria and Albert having a hand in bringing in the family Christmas. Goodwill, Roast Goose, and a white Christmas are a must for Christmas time, throw in a reformed character and some ghosts and you've got a classic.

The Snowman
The ultimate Christmas story book, is The Snowman, even with out the iconic music by Howard Blake, Raymond Brigg's book, particularly the illustrations stay with you. Interestingly the original book is not a Christmas story and the scene with Father Christmas and the Snowman ball is not in it. But the exploration of the house and playing with the lights in the car is all in there. Even though it's not technically a Christmas book, I think it counts as an unforgettable book that we want to pick up at Christmas time. And then pop on the animation afterwards!

The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe
Meeting Father Christmas? Aslan? Snow? A magical world, and a fawn with his Christmas parcels? Yeah you can't beat C. S. Lewis for Christmas themes. In a place where it's always winter but never Christmas, it takes the efforts of four children from London escaping the War to bring Christmas magic back to Narnia. It's a good un.

The Tailor of Gloucester
I was lucky enough to have the box set of Beatrix Potter books when I was growing up and the one that stands out as a Christmas tale is this one. Telling the story of a Christmas miracle where an old tailor is saved by his resident mice. It's a lovely little book and is so christmassy and joyful. Definitely one to read to children at Christmas time.