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    Our 27 Favorite Christmas Books & How To Do A Christmas Book Countdown Advent Calendar

    Last updated: Aug 1, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

    Create a fun Christmas Book Countdown using all your favorite Christmas books! Here's how to put it all together and make it easy year after year. Plus see a list of our all-time favorite Christmas stories! 

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    CREATE A SIMPLE CHRISTMAS ADVENT WITH ALL YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS! 

    Chances are you have a pile of your favorite Christmas books in your collection and because December can be so busy, you might not find much time to sit down and actually read them.

    So...do a Christmas Book Countdown! 

    This fun Christmas advent calendar is so simple because you can use the books you already have! Even if you have other Christmas Advent Calendars, you can still do this one, too!

    Tip: start a new tradition and purchase one new Christmas book each year! 

    HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CHRISTMAS BOOK ADVENT

    1. Gather all of your Christmas books. You'll need 24 to read one each night of December or do a shorter 12 Days of Christmas with just 12.  I have a full list of our favorite Christmas books below! 
    2. Wrap each book. Attach one of these cute advent calendar numbers to each book so you'll know which book to open each day. 
    3. Each day, gather around the tree. Take turns opening a book and read it all together. 

    Tip: If you don't have 24 Christmas books in your collection yet, borrow some from your local library!  

    TIP TO MAKE IT EASY NEXT YEAR

    When Christmas is over, use all of your leftover wrapping paper to wrap your Christmas books. Wrapping them before you store them away will make your Christmas book advent countdown all ready to go for next year! 

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    CLASSIC CHRISTMAS BOOKS FOR KIDS  

    Here's our all-time favorite Christmas books that we love to read over and over. Just click on the title or picture to get your own copy! 

    I Believe In Santa Claus 

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

    See Christ In Christmas- 12 Symbols of Christmas 

    CHRISTMAS-SYMBOLS-BOOK

    The Christmas Train: A True Story

    The Gift of Nothing

     

    Snowmen at Christmas

     

    Santa Calls

    The Story of the Nutcracker

    It's Christmas, David!

    The Twelve Days of Christmas

    Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

    The Polar Express

    The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey 

    Christmas Is Here

     

    Dinosaur Christmas

      

    The Night Before Christmas

    A Christmas Dress for Ellen 

    The Legend of the Candy Cane 

    The Tale of the Three Trees

    The Gift of the Magi

    The Myth of Santa's Beard 

    Myth of Santa's Beard Christmas Story

    The Christmas Story 

    A Christmas Carol 

    Christmas Day in the Morning 

    The Legend of the Christmas Stocking

    The Christmas Baby

    DON'T HAVE 25 CHRISTMAS BOOKS?

    If you haven't built up your Christmas book collection yet, you can still do this tradition! Either do the 12 days of Christmas books or check out a few from your local library. Just be sure to not damage the cover when you wrap them!

    OTHER CHRISTMAS ADVENT TRADITIONS

    5 Creative Christmas Advent Calendars 

    25-Days-of-Christ

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    1. Sharon Thayer says

      October 20, 2015 at 9:34 pm

      Hi Mel!
      I would like to share my national award winning holiday book with you. The title is The Myth of Santa's Beard and you may read it in it's entirety on my website http://www.carousel-publishing.com. It contains messages of ethics and values, traditional Christmas magic, a 'real' snippet of Santa's beard as reward for good behavior, and a decorative envelope so it can be mailed from the North Pole.

      I offer bloggers 25% of sales they send to my site which are tracked by a Discount Code that gives your readers $1 off this $10 book. I would love to be included in your list of 24 books for Christmas or other holiday promotions. And I would love to send you a nice check at the end of December. Go to my website and check out the book, I know you'll love it. Then call me to learn more. My office is 903-871-9872 and cell is 303-697-4129.

      This book is sold only through nonprofit organizations and individuals. Help me spread some Santa magic!
      Sharon Thayer

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