Christmas Books You Can Read Year-Round To Keep the Holiday Spirit Alive

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Charles Dickens' Christmas classic keeps us in the spirit during the holiday season and all year long.

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Truman Capote's Christmas tale is a holiday classic. It tells a nostalgic story of childhood memories and family togetherness.

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Fannie Flagg's quintessential Southern holiday novel, A Redbird Christmas, is set in the fictional town of Lost River, Alabama.

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Jenny Colgan's fun-to-read Christmas novel is set in the English coastal region of Cornwall, where main character Polly runs her village's Little Beach Street Bakery.

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Anita Hughes’ novel Christmas in Paris is set in France's capital city, where the main character, Isabel Lawson, finds herself after calling off her wedding in the midst of the holiday season.

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Eloise, the pint-size explorer of the Plaza Hotel, enjoys the trappings of the holiday season in this edition of Plaza adventures that's set on Christmas Eve.

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Dr. Seuss’ Christmastime favorite is a must-read December classic. It's also a reminder that generosity is an essential part of the spirit of the season.

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Letters from Father Christmas is made up of letters from J.R.R. Tolkien to his children. The Christmastime correspondence is collected in this volume as a veritable biography of Santa himself, replete with all his historic North Pole adventures.

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You'd never think of skipping Christmas, would you? John Grisham's comedic Christmas tale explores just what happens when a family who's known for big holiday celebrations decide to sit out the season.

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Everyone's favorite Christmastime novelist, Richard Paul Evans, tells a heartwarming holiday story in this novel, which is part of his The Christmas Box trilogy.

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No list of popular Christmas books would be complete without David Baldacci’s The Christmas Train, which follows a journalist on a holiday train journey.

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While he's most widely known for the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum also wrote a magical story about Santa Claus that's a perfect read for the holiday season.

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Kids enjoy reading The Polar Express, a tale about a wintertime train journey that whisks a young boy away on Christmas Eve, all year long.

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This picture book is filled with enchanting illustrations and tells the story of a magical wintertime adventure across a snowy landscape.