November 2, 2026
Favorite Christmas Books
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For several years now, we've collected a list of Alveary member's favorite Christmas books. From picture books to poems, there's something to enjoy at every age. Have a favorite you don't see here? Let us know!
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Picture Books
- Sounding Joy
- Lullaby for the King
- Holy Night and Little Star: A Story for Christmas
- Sister Wendy’s Nativity
- One Wintry Night
- The Life of Our Lord
- The Huron Carol
- The Crippled Lamb
- Amahl and the Night Visitors
- The Night of Las Posadas
- How the Hibernators Came to Bethlehem
- Christmas in the Manger
- Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins
- St. Nicholas the Gift Giver
- The Miracle of Saint Nicholas
- Great Joy
- Silent Night
- Rembrandt: The Christmas Story
- The Legend of the Poinsettia
- Joy to the World: Tomie's Christmas Stories
- The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
- The First Noel
- A Certain Small Shepherd
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- The Christmas Carp
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- King Island Christmas
- Christmas in Maine
- The Dolls’ Christmas
- The Tailor of Gloucester (Annotated)
- Uncle Vova's Tree
- Plum Pudding for Christmas
- Merry Christmas from Betsy
- The Year of the Christmas Dragon
- The Birds' Christmas Carol
- The Christmas Book Flood
- The Christmas Rocket
- Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect
- The Velveteen Rabbit
- Night Tree
- Babushka: A Christmas Tale
- The True Meaning of Crumbfest
- Henry And Mudge In The Sparkle Days
- The Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker
- An Ellis Island Christmas
- The Christmas Day Kitten
- Church Mice at Christmas
- The Mitten
- The Wild Christmas Reindeer
- A Little Women Christmas
- Josie’s Gift
- Papa Panov's Special Day
- Winter Story (Brambly Hedge)
- The Remarkable Christmas of the Cobbler's Sons
- Gingerbread Baby
- The Nutcracker: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids
- The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood
- Christmas Tree on the Mountain
- A Small Miracle
- Yoon and the Christmas Mitten
- The Bells of Christmas
- I Spy Little Christmas
- The Trees of the Dancing Goats
- Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury
- Jan Brett's The Nutcracker
- Red and Lulu
- The Legend of the Candy Cane
- The Christmas Tree Ship
- Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story
- Annika's Secret Wish
- The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale
- Christmas In The Big House, Christmas In The Quarters
- An Orange for Frankie
- Grandma's Gift
- The Nutcracker in Harlem
- Wombat Divine
- The Night Before Christmas
- The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree
- My Prairie Christmas
- Cranberry Christmas
- The Clown of God
- The Letter on the Tree
- The Polar Express
- The Fir Tree
- The Elves and the Shoemaker
- Christmas Tapestry
- The Christmas Cat
- The Gift of the Magi
- I Saw Three Ships
- Christmas Day in the Morning
- Apple Tree Christmas
- Christmas Farm
- The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
- The Story of Holly and Ivy
- The Wee Christmas Cabin of Carn-na-ween
- Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
- The Jolly Christmas Postman
Collections
Devotionals/Non Fiction Readings
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany
- The Light Before Christmas: A Family Advent Devotional
- Glad and Golden Hours: A Companion for Advent and Christmastide
- Handel's Messiah Family Advent Reader
- Every Valley: Advent with the Scriptures of Handel's Messiah
- Christmas Is Coming!: Celebrate the Holiday with Art, Stories, Poems, Songs, and Recipes
- Ishtar's Odyssey: A Family Story for Advent
- Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent
- Bartholomew's Passage: A Family Story for Advent
- Tabitha's Travels: A Family Story for Advent
- Advent and Christmas Wisdom From G. K. Chesterton
- WinterSong: Christmas Readings
- Waiting on the Word
- Light of Life Advent Meditations
- An Advent Book of Days: Meeting the Characters of Christmas
- Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent & Christmas
- The Jesus Storybook Bible Christmas Collection
Poems and Stories
- The Kew Gardens Christmas Book
- A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories
- Poems of Christmas
- The Oxford Book of Christmas Poems
- Christmas comes to Blueberry Corners and other Christmas stories for children
- The Christmas Stories of George Macdonald
- Charles Dickens' Christmas Stories
- Home for Christmas: Stories for Young and Old
- Winter Fire: Christmas with G. K. Chesterton
- Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories
- A Classic Christmas Treasury
- Twelve Classic Christmas Stories
- A Poem for Every Day of Christmas
- The Twelve Teas of Christmas
- Literary Holiday Cookbook
- The L. M. Montgomery Christmas Collection
- Christmas Around the Fire
- Favorite Poems for Christmas: A Child's Collection
- A Christmas Memory
- A Literary Christmas: An Anthology
- Christmas Everywhere: A book of Christmas customs of many lands
- How Far Is It To Bethlehem: The Plays and Poetry of Frances Chesterton
- Christmas Is Coming: Traditions from Around the World
- Christmas in Legend and Story
- The Other Wise Man and Other Stories
- The Pearl Story Book
- Kristy's Christmas Surprise
- A Treasury of Christmas Stories and Songs
- Journey into Christmas and Other Stories
- A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems
- A Merry Christmas: And Other Christmas Stories
- A Little House Christmas Treasury
- Christmas in the Trenches
- This Way to Christmas
- An Anthology of Christmas
Novels/Chapter Books
- Galahad & the Grail
- The Coming of Arthur
- Letters From Father Christmas
- Little Christmas Carol
- A Christmas Carol: An Engaging Visual Journey
- Shepherds Abiding
- Pepin: A Tale of Twelfth Night
- The Promise and the Light
- The Lion in the Box
- The Romance of a Christmas Card
- How Far to Bethlehem?
- The Cricket on the Hearth
- Dream Soul
- The Family Under the Bridge
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
- The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- The True Gift
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
- The Christmas Porringer
- The Christmas Compass
- The Christmas Donkey
- The Christmas Stove
- The Christmas Star
- The Christmas Camera
- A Grandma for Christmas
- The Box of Delights
- Nancy and Plum
- A Tree for Peter
