These stories range from personal favorites, to stories my family reads aloud together every Christmas, to classic tales that are perfect for the season!
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Herdmans are absolutely the worst children in the history of the world. And when they invade church one Sunday, and after that take over every lead role in the Christmas pageant, people don’t know whether the children will succeed in burning down the church or making this the best Christmas pageant ever. See review in The Library for a list of the noteworthy elements in the story.
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean and miserly old man who hates Christmas and everything related to it. But when he is visited by the spirit of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley, and three Ghosts on Christmas Eve, he is forced to face his cruelty before the future is irreversible and his fate determined.
The Birds’ Christmas Carol
Carol Bird was born on Christmas Day as the only daughter in the Bird family. She was a darling child with a sweet temperament and a generous disposition. As the years passed however, it was discovered that Carol was inflicted with a weak body that left her confined to her bed. As she approaches her tenth birthday, Carol plans to help the poor family next door by preparing for them a Christmas dinner and party, making this the best Christmas birthday they, and she, has ever seen!
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
It may not necessarily be a Christmas book, but with ice and snow, presents, and Father Christmas… it may as well be. If you’ve never stepped foot in Narnia before, then prepare to be enthralled by this riveting story of four children who are shipped out of London during the air raids of World War II. In the home of an old professor, they find a magical wardrobe that transports them to the icy world of Narnia where it is always winter… and never Christmas. An incredible read with powerful themes of sacrifice and love.
