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A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

29,274 members

597 reviews

4.1

21 Members: brewergirl, hipdeep, aulsmith, auntieknickers, konallis, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb, MaureenONeill, SBSL, secreatti

2

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

11,359 members

178 reviews

½ 4.3

21 Members: brewergirl, hipdeep, dara85, raidergirl3, aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Dilara86, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, SF_fan_mae, annieleb, sarahkhl, v1v1enne, meredith.dean, secreatti

3

by Terry Pratchett

12,584 members

174 reviews

4.1

17 Members: hipdeep, thorold, auntieknickers, merrystar, blackdove07, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, ahef1963, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, sarahkhl, MaureenONeill, ggnanadesikan, meredith.dean, secreatti

4

The Night Before Christmas

by Clement C. Moore

1,380 members

18 reviews

4.2

15 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb, sarahkhl, MaureenONeill, meredith.dean

5

A Child's Christmas in Wales

by Dylan Thomas

2,145 members

60 reviews

4.1

13 Members: hipdeep, raidergirl3, aulsmith, auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, meredith.dean

6

Letters From Father Christmas

by J. R. R. Tolkien

3,748 members

74 reviews

4.2

11 Members: brewergirl, aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, al.vick, ahef1963, meredith.dean

7

by Raymond Briggs

2,793 members

69 reviews

4.2

13 Members: inge87, thorold, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill, meredith.dean

8

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

53,849 members

852 reviews

4.1

12 Members: thorold, auntieknickers, konallis, merrystar, dvdwlkn, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb, MaureenONeill, v1v1enne, secreatti

9

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

by Barbara Robinson

8,724 members

125 reviews

4.2

11 Members: hipdeep, inge87, raidergirl3, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, cej1027, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, meredith.dean

10

12,596 members

256 reviews

4.2

11 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

11

The Dark Is Rising

by Susan Cooper

9,547 members

242 reviews

4.1

9 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, secreatti

12

The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg

11,704 members

475 reviews

½ 4.3

10 Members: hipdeep, dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb

13

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

by E. T. A. Hoffmann

2,581 members

29 reviews

3.9

10 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, v1v1enne, secreatti

14

Little House in the Big Woods

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

19,367 members

305 reviews

4.1

9 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SBSL

15

The Gift of the Magi [short story]

2,614 members

54 reviews

4

9 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, rretzler, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, v1v1enne

16

The Little Match Girl

by Hans Christian Andersen

1,665 members

28 reviews

3.8

9 Members: auntieknickers, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill, meredith.dean, secreatti

17

by Louisa May Alcott

33,028 members

472 reviews

4

8 Members: auntieknickers, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SBSL

18

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

by Barbara Shook Hazen

1,510 members

7 reviews

3.9

8 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, rretzler, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

19

The Box of Delights

by John Masefield

925 members

22 reviews

4

7 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, konallis, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose

20

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

9,228 members

107 reviews

3.8

6 Members: inge87, thorold, konallis, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, meredith.dean

21

Frosty the Snow Man (Little Golden Book)

by Annie North Bedford

1,553 members

10 reviews

4.1

7 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963

22

Madeline's Christmas

by Ludwig Bemelmans

2,078 members

20 reviews

½ 3.7

8 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb, meredith.dean

23

Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

by Russell Hoban

464 members

8 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: hipdeep, raidergirl3, auntieknickers, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, meredith.dean

24

A Charlie Brown Christmas

by Charles M. Schulz

1,927 members

15 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, Amsa1959, rretzler, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

25

Holidays on Ice

by David Sedaris

8,128 members

213 reviews

3.8

6 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, blackdove07, perennialreader, ManWithAnAgenda, v1v1enne

26

Murder for Christmas

by Agatha Christie

5,367 members

131 reviews

3.8

7 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ahef1963, SF_fan_mae, MaureenONeill

27

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror {original}

by Christopher Moore

1,279 members

51 reviews

½ 3.7

7 Members: brewergirl, hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

28

Skipping Christmas

by John Grisham

7,331 members

172 reviews

½ 3.3

6 Members: brewergirl, dara85, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ahef1963

29

The Tailor of Gloucester

by Beatrix Potter

2,579 members

21 reviews

4.1

6 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, mkbird, Dilara86, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

30

A Redbird Christmas

by Fannie Flagg

1,796 members

92 reviews

3.8

4 Members: dara85, KimarieBee, perennialreader, Amsa1959

31

Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy

by Carl R. Sams

2,170 members

72 reviews

4

6 Members: hipdeep, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb, v1v1enne

32

Babar and Father Christmas

by Jean de Brunhoff

792 members

13 reviews

4.1

7 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963, MaureenONeill

33

Cranberry Christmas

by Wende Devlin

506 members

4 reviews

4.2

5 Members: merrystar, dvdwlkn, ManWithAnAgenda, v1v1enne, Adhumphreys

34

The Birds' Christmas Carol

by Kate Douglas Wiggin

1,077 members

28 reviews

3.9

5 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, MDGentleReader

35

Father Christmas

by Raymond Briggs

641 members

12 reviews

4.2

5 Members: auntieknickers, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, MaureenONeill

36

Mog's Christmas

319 members

4 reviews

4.2

5 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill

37

The Legend of the Poinsettia

by Tomie dePaola

2,275 members

35 reviews

4

5 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, SBSL

38

Winter Solstice

by Rosamunde Pilcher

2,536 members

70 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, MDGentleReader

39

Miracle and Other Christmas Stories

by Connie Willis

752 members

30 reviews

3.9

4 Members: brewergirl, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader

40

A Pussycat's Christmas

by Margaret Wise Brown

572 members

8 reviews

4.1

4 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

41

The Story of Holly and Ivy

by Rumer Godden

1,621 members

22 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: dara85, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ManWithAnAgenda

42

The Thirteen Days of Christmas

by Jenny Overton

103 members

5 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: patchygirl, auntieknickers, konallis, perennialreader

43

The Christmas Box

by Richard Paul Evans

2,845 members

55 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: dara85, merrystar, perennialreader, ahef1963, lisacmiller

44

by Louise Penny

4,612 members

249 reviews

3.9

4 Members: thorold, perennialreader, ahef1963, MaureenONeill

45

by Charlotte MacLeod

528 members

18 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, SylviaC, SF_fan_mae

46

A Christmas Memory

by Truman Capote

1,173 members

49 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda

47

Miracle on 34th Street

by Valentine Davies

1,140 members

20 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, al.vick, fulner, ManWithAnAgenda

48

Mystery in White: A Christmas Crime Story

by J. Jefferson Farjeon

680 members

37 reviews

½ 3.4

4 Members: inge87, mkbird, merrystar, souloftherose

49

The Night Before Christmas (Mary Engelbreit)

by Clement C. Moore

1,216 members

17 reviews

4.1

4 Members: auntieknickers, rretzler, al.vick, ahef1963

50

The Night Before Christmas [Jan Brett]

by Clement C. Moore

2,859 members

37 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, dvdwlkn, lisacmiller, annieleb

51

The Cricket on the Hearth [novella]

by Charles Dickens

1,017 members

45 reviews

½ 3.3

4 Members: thorold, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, v1v1enne

52

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

by Susan Wojciechowski

2,636 members

34 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, dvdwlkn

53

Santa's Toy Shop (Walt Disney's) (Little Golden Book)

786 members

3 reviews

3.9

3 Members: dara85, dvdwlkn, lisacmiller

54

Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances

4,332 members

139 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: raidergirl3, SylviaC, annieleb

55

Christmas in Noisy Village

by Astrid Lindgren

582 members

11 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959, SBSL

56

The Cat That Climbed the Christmas Tree

by Susanne Santoro Whayne

267 members

3.8

4 Members: dvdwlkn, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

57

The Jolly Christmas Postman

by Janet Ahlberg

1,301 members

16 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, perennialreader, ahef1963

58

The Littlest Angel

by Charles Tazewell

1,963 members

22 reviews

4

4 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, SF_fan_mae

59

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film

by Jean Shepherd

670 members

38 reviews

4.1

4 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader, v1v1enne

60

The Little Drummer Boy [Keats]

by Katherine K. Davis

1,345 members

24 reviews

4

4 Members: auntieknickers, perennialreader, ahef1963, annieleb

61

The Gift of the Magi [short story]

286 members

15 reviews

4.2

4 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

62

The Christmas Tree

by Julie Salamon

367 members

13 reviews

4.2

3 Members: dara85, mkbird, perennialreader

63

The Mouse and His Child

by Russell Hoban

1,150 members

32 reviews

4.2

2 Members: konallis, ManWithAnAgenda

64

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

by L. Frank Baum

1,424 members

40 reviews

3.8

3 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, ManWithAnAgenda

65

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

by Robert Barry

1,551 members

19 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar

66

The Christmas Train

by David Baldacci

2,973 members

98 reviews

½ 3.3

3 Members: dara85, SylviaC, perennialreader

67

Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories

by L. M. Montgomery

567 members

20 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: raidergirl3, auntieknickers, merrystar

68

Bear Stays Up for Christmas

by Karma Wilson

3,549 members

28 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

69

Christmas in the Big Woods

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

1,295 members

10 reviews

4.2

4 Members: merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ahef1963

70

by Michael Brown

789 members

10 reviews

3.8

3 Members: merrystar, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

71

Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

by Tomie dePaola

1,554 members

6 reviews

4.2

3 Members: hipdeep, dvdwlkn, SBSL

72

Merry Christmas, Curious George

by Catherine Hapka

1,859 members

9 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: perennialreader, rretzler, al.vick

73

Christmas in Camelot

by Mary Pope Osborne

4,354 members

17 reviews

3.9

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963

74

The Santa Klaus Murder

by Mavis Doriel Hay

456 members

32 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: inge87, merrystar, souloftherose

75

Merry Christmas, Splat

1,123 members

12 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: mkbird, merrystar, al.vick

76

Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

371 members

15 reviews

3.8

2 Members: auntieknickers, blackdove07

77

Santa's Surprise Book (Whitman BIG Tell-a-Tale #2448)

by Joan Potter Elwart

192 members

4

2 Members: al.vick, lisacmiller

78

The Cat Who Came for Christmas

by Cleveland Amory

1,476 members

33 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: perennialreader, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

79

by Richard Paul Evans

666 members

14 reviews

3.9

2 Members: dara85, lisacmiller

80

Christmas Books

by Charles Dickens

2,738 members

23 reviews

4

2 Members: souloftherose, v1v1enne

81

Jingle Bells: A Classic Christmas Book for Kids (Little Golden Book)

by Kathleen N. Daly

789 members

1 review

½ 3.6

2 Members: lisacmiller, v1v1enne

82

The Christmas Wish

by Richard Siddoway

141 members

7 reviews

4

2 Members: dara85, perennialreader

83

The Wild Christmas Reindeer

3,113 members

30 reviews

4

3 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, al.vick

84

Olive, the Other Reindeer

by J. Otto Seibold

3,035 members

29 reviews

4

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, al.vick

85

Walt Disney Productions' Mickey's Christmas Carol (A Little Golden Book)

by Walt Disney Productions

590 members

1 review

½ 3.7

3 Members: dvdwlkn, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

86

The Christmas Day Kitten

by James Herriot

1,047 members

6 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ahef1963

87

The Rose & the Ring

by William Makepeace Thackeray

477 members

10 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: thorold, ManWithAnAgenda

88

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

2,254 members

196 reviews

3.8

2 Members: raidergirl3, annieleb

89

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies

by Laura Numeroff

7,268 members

57 reviews

3.9

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, dvdwlkn

90

Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May)

by Barbara Park

3,518 members

21 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ahef1963, SBSL

91

Carl's Christmas

by Alexandra Day

855 members

17 reviews

4.1

2 Members: perennialreader, lisacmiller

92

Politically Correct Holiday Stories: For an Enlightened Yuletide Season

by James Finn Garner

1,090 members

16 reviews

3.2

2 Members: al.vick, annieleb

93

When Santa Fell To Earth

by Cornelia Funke

709 members

14 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: mkbird, dvdwlkn

94

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and Other Stories

by Agatha Christie

1,869 members

43 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: Amsa1959, SF_fan_mae

95

The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever

by Steven Kroll

2,016 members

4 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: mkbird, merrystar

96

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad

by Mercer Mayer

1,938 members

12 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, annieleb

97

The Breathing Method [short fiction]

by Stephen King

146 members

2 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: secreatti

98

4000 Years of Christmas: A Gift from the Ages

by Earl W. Count

97 members

4 reviews

3.2

Member: v1v1enne
Explanations: v1v1enne: Documents cultural traditions that led to present day concepts of Christmas

99

Dave Cooks the Turkey

by Stuart McLean

42 members

4.2

Member: raidergirl3

100

The Christmas Book

30 members

1 review

½ 4.5

Member: patchygirl

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