Debbi in Texas Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I am looking for some good Christmas books to read. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wonderchica Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Don't know if you're Christian, but I enjoyed The Handmaid and The Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg. It looks at Mary and Joseph as a love story. It's definitely fiction, but it made me think about their blessings and sacrifices in a different way. I thought it was lovely. A quick, short read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 These are just fun, light reads, but I like to read Richard Peck's Grandma Dowdel series (children's series), and A Season of Gifts I always reread at Christmas time. Also, if you like mysteries, the Agatha Raisin series has a few set at Christmas time. Those aren't thinking books about the meaning of Christmas or anything though, if you're looking for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 My favorite Christmas books were written by English author Miss Read: Village Christmas, No Holly for Miss Quinn and Christmas Mouse. (Those of you who are familiar with Jan Karon may know that Miss Read is the author who influenced her writing style.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Even though we don't do the whole Santa thing at our house, I love reading The Autobiography of Santa Claus and How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas, both by Jeff Guinn. They provide an interesting, fictionalized historical account, and the other famous characters that show up in the books are amusing, to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 My favorite Christmas books were written by English author Miss Read: Village Christmas, No Holly for Miss Quinn and Christmas Mouse. (Those of you who are familiar with Jan Karon may know that Miss Read is the author who influenced her writing style.) I didn't know that. I do like both Jan Karon and Miss Read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MommaOfalotta Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'll be the nerd. :D Every Christmas I read Holmes for the Holidays and More Holmes for the Holidays edited by Martin Greenberg. These are Sherlock Holmes Christmas-themed stories written by contemporary authors. All together there are 25 stories in the combined books, so one story per day takes me through to Christmas. A kind of Holmesian Advent calendar :rolleyes: This.Sounds.FANTASTIC! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I read The Christmas Pearl every year. I just finished The Christmas Quilt and I'll be adding that to my yearly read. They both have lots of description of Christmas decor, cooking and traditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'll be the nerd. :D Every Christmas I read Holmes for the Holidays and More Holmes for the Holidays edited by Martin Greenberg. These are Sherlock Holmes Christmas-themed stories written by contemporary authors. All together there are 25 stories in the combined books, so one story per day takes me through to Christmas. A kind of Holmesian Advent calendar :rolleyes: That sounds fantastic. I'll be adding that to my read list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma2Luke Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I read The Christmas Pearl every year. I just finished The Christmas Quilt and I'll be adding that to my yearly read. They both have lots of description of Christmas decor, cooking and traditions. there are a couple of books called The Christmas Quilt - which one did you enjoy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 The Christmas Quilt This one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'm not in to Christmas reading, but I did enjoy "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham a couple years ago. Makes me wish I could skip Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 It's a novella, but I'd suggest The Shepherd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I liked Robin Jones Gunn's Finding Father Christmas and Engaging Father Christmas, which are light, inspirational novellas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MommaOfalotta Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Awww! Y'all make me blush :blush: All my friends read Christmas stuff like the Mitford books and I am a total oddball with my Holmes anthologies. :lol: Well from one oddball to another, sounds like you have excellent taste;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) Merry Christmas, Alex Cross (James Patterson, publ Nov '12) 1225 Christmas Lane, Macomber (Cedar Cove series) Christmas in Cedar Cove: 5-B Poppy Lane, Macomber Where Angels Go, Macomber Six Geese A-Slaying, Donna Andrews A Highland Christmas, M. C. Beaton Kissing Christmas Goodbye, M. C. Beaton A Wee Christmas Homicide, Kaitlyn Dunnett The Santa Shop, Tim Greaton One Imperfect Christmas, Myra Johnson Blame it on the Mistletoe, Joyce Magnin Remembering Christmas, Dan Walsh Aunt Dimity's Christmas, Nancy Atherton Shakespeare's Christmas, Charlaine Harris A Christmas Promise, Anne Perry The Christmas Quilt, Jennifer Chiaverini Candy Cane Murder, Leslie Meier Christmas Cookie Murder by, Leslie Meier Visions of Sugar Plums, Janet Evanovich A Redbird Christmas, Fannie Flagg Christmas in Harmony, Philip Gulley Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story, Wally Lamb Lakeshore Christmas, Susan Wiggs Sweet Revenge, Diane Mott Davidson A Christmas Visitor, Anne Perry A Christmas Guest, Anne Perry A Christmas Secret, Anne Perry Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Agatha Christie Blue Christmas, Mary Kay Andrews Hogfather, Terry Prachett Winter Solstice, Rosamunde Pilcher Edited October 14, 2012 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I love Donna VanLiere's Christmas Shoes series...it is also Christian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Haven't read the other responses, but I liked Skipping Christmas (John Gresham) and A Cricket on the Hearth (Charles Dickens) - both fairly short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'm not in to Christmas reading, but I did enjoy "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham a couple years ago. Makes me wish I could skip Christmas. Wait a minute - the book was supposed to make you NOT want to skip Christmas! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 OK, "Six Geese A-Slaying" is making me giggle like a fool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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