Favorite Christmas Novels

Our favorite novels and short stories are on this list. If it takes longer than one sitting to enjoy it together, it’s considered a novel or short story for this list.

Listen to me talk about my favorites from this list on Episode 117 of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast.

Also be sure to check out our list of favorite picture books for Christmas.

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Little Women
The Family Under the Bridge
The Story of Holly and Ivy
A Little House Christmas Treasury
The Nutcracker
Christmas Remembered
A Boy Called Christmas
Christmas with Anne: and Other Holiday Stories
The True Gift
Nutcracker
I Saw Three Ships
Tumtum & Nutmeg’s Christmas Adventure
Nancy and Plum
The Last Holiday Concert
Felicity’s Surprise
Addy’s Surprise: A Christmas Story
The Gift of the Magi (Aladdin Picture Books)
The Gift of the Magi
The Bells of Christmas
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas
The Twenty-four Days Before Christmas
Glad and Golden Hours
Miracle on 10th Street
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions with Handel’s Messiah
Jotham’s Journey: A Storybook for Advent
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
Bartholomew’s Passage: A Family Story for Advent
Tabitha’s Travels: A Family Story for Advent
Ishtar’s Odyssey: A Family Story for Advent (Storybooks for Advent)
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