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My Favorite Christmas Reads


I keep a list of books of Christmas themed books that I want to read, and as with my full to read list, it grows faster than I can possibly read. (Often my Christmas reading list introduces me to new series, which extends my general to read list... )

 Looking back over my goodreads list, I have definitely made a dent over the years, these were some of my favorites.  

Letters From Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7331.Letters_from_Father_Christmas
This is an amazing book that I own in hardcover, and I really recommend buying a copy.  It is absolutely wonderful. A collection of letters written by JRR Tolkein each year, for his children. "The letters were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents everywhere; how the accident-prone North Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house. Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humor to the stories. "

A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2243291.A_Kidnapped_Santa_Claus
A short story, by the author of the Wizard Of Oz.
After failing to tempt him to their own vices, Santa is kidnapped from the Laughing Valley by the five Daemons of the Caves (Daemons of Selfishness, Envy, Hatred, Malice, and Repentance) on Christmas Eve. Can Christmas be saved?

Christmas on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13141853-christmas-on-ladybug-farm
Ladybug farm is one of my favorite light summer reads - the whole series is a quick read, and there is a Christmas book in the series!

The Twelve Clues Of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13542533-the-twelve-clues-of-christmas
Another one of my favorite (mystery)  series, Her Royal Spyness.  Although this is book 6 in the series, it's stand alone, you don't need to read the first 5 to love this book.  Although once you read it, you might want to read the whole series....  

The Christmas Mystery by James Patterson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29605481-the-christmas-mystery
This is a bookshot - less than 100 pages I think...  it's a Detective Luc Moncrief mystery.  (There are a lot of Patterson's books that I do NOT like, this is one series I like a lot.)

The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson
Another Patterson that I liked a lot - this one is not a mystery. 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10844125-the-christmas-wedding


Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11110218-lost-december
A great retelling of the story of the Prodigal son
The Christmas Box Trilogy by Richard Paul Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161361.The_Christmas_Box
Looking for short, sweet, and sappy? This will be a great choice.  
The Mistletoe Walk by Richard Paul Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23058989-the-mistletoe-promise

Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/188201.Comfort_Joy
Kristin Hannah is another of my favorite authors, and while this is far from my favorite book by her, it's a good read.  

Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16349.Hercule_Poirot_s_Christmas
The Hercule Poirot series is one of my favorites!  
There's also The Adventure Of the Christmas Pudding
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/690146.The_Adventure_of_the_Christmas_Pudding

The Christmas Sonata by Gary Paulson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2478882.Christmas_Sonata
"A young boy and his mother spend Christmas 1943 with relatives in northern Minnesota while his father is fighting in the war in Europe.  They take a long journey by train to a snowy land of vast frozen lakes, deep and sparkling cold, and the most magical Christmas tree the boy has ever seen.  He knows this will be the last Christmas he will spend with his cousin, who is dying.  The boy's uncle overhears the two cousins say there is no Santa Claus, and in a grand gesture that is nothing short of a Christmas miracle, he restores the children's faith in the spirit of the season."

Duck The Halls by Donna Andrews
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17286833-duck-the-halls A Meg Lanslow mystery - book #6.  If you are looking for a silly mystery, with lots of laughs, try this one.


Rest Ye Merry - a Peter Shandy Mystery by Charlotte McLeod
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/404874.Rest_You_Merry
An extremely light, traditional, Christmas mystery

A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18442.A_Highland_Christmas
Another charming (but not TOO sweet) Cozy Mystery.  This was my first introduction to Hamish Macbeth. I keep meaning to read the rest of this series, but I have not yet gotten back to it...

Silent Night by Robert Parker
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7967824-silent-night
A Spenser Novel - this book was unfinished when Parker died, it was finished by his agent.

The Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6296907-holiday-grind
There are two Christmas books in this series..  this one I liked a lot, the other was just ok.  This is another series I would love to read more of..  mysteries set in a coffee house!

A Christmas To Die For by Marta Perry
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1962305.A_Christmas_to_Die_For
I read this and loved it even before I learned that this is a local author, who I eventually met at our local library!  An Amish mystery.

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