Holiday Reading Christmas 2002

Whether it’s an old favorite or a new discovery, books and Christmas are intertwined. Each book is like a little present from an author to you which you can open and enjoy.

Traditions

Auld, William. Christmas Traditions. GT4985.A8 1968.

Brady, Agnes Marie. Christmastide. GT4985.B67.

Gardner, Horace John. Let’s Celebrate Christmas. GT4985.G3.

Kidger, Mark. The Star of Bethlehem. QB806.K525 1999.

Krueger, Caryl Waller. 101 Ideas for the Best Ever Christmas GT4985.K64 1992.

Krythe, Mayme Richardson. All About Christmas. GT4985.K68.

McKissack, Patricia. Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters. F213.M36 1994.

Restad, Penne L. Christmas in America: a History. GT4986.A1 R47 1995.

Watts, Franklin. The Complete Christmas Book. GR4985.W413.

Music

Ehret, Walter, et al. The International Book of Christmas Carols. M2065.E4 I6.

Keyte, Hugh. The New Oxford Book of Carols. M2065.N48 1998.

Robbins, Russell Hope. Ed. Early English Christmas Carols. M2085.R538 E2.

Wheeler, Opal. Sing for Christmas. M2065.W49 S5.

Fiction: Collected Stories

Crawford, E. A. A Christmas Sampler: Classic stories of the Season from Twain to Cheever. PS648.C45 C457 1992.

Hadfield, John. Ed. The Christmas Companion. PN6071.C6 H3.

Irving, Washington. The Old English Christmas. PS2069.C4.

Posselt, Eric, ed. A Merry, Merry Christmas Book. PN6071.C6 P49.

Posselt, Eric, ed. The World’s greatest Christmas Stories. PN6071.C6 P6 1950.

Schauffler, Robert. Christmas. PN6071.C6 S3.
Includes many of the traditional poems and stories of the Season.

Wagenknecht, Edward. A Fireside Book of Christmas Stories. PN6071.C6 W2.

Wagenknecht, Edward, ed. The Fireside Book of Yuletide Tales. PN6071.C6 W22.

Fiction: Single stories

Bennett, Arnold. The Feast of St. Friend. PR6003.E6 F4.

Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol PR4572.C5.

Fabry, Chris. Away with the Manger. PS3556.A26 A9 1996.

Gunnarsson, Gunnar. The Good Shepherd. PT8176.G9 A4.

Van Dyke, Henry. “Even Unto Bethlehem.”PS3117.E8 1928.

Essays

The Chrysostom Society. Stories for the Christian Year PS638.C43S74 1992.

Children’s Stories

Bailey, Temple. The Crystal Bowl. PS3503.A514 C79.

Briggs, Raymond. Father Christmas. PZ7.B7646 Fa T3.

Burch, Robert. Renfro’s Christmas. PZ7.B91585 Re.

Ets, Marie Hall. Nine Days to Christmas Oversize PZ7.E855 Ni.

Hamilton, Virginia. The Bells of Christmas. PZ7.H1828 Be 1989.

Houston, Gloria. The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree. PZ7.H8184 Ye 1988.

Howard, Elizabeth F. Chita’s Christmas Tree. PZ7.H83273 Ch 1989.

Moeri, Louise. Star Mother’s Youngest Child. PZ7.M7214 St.

Nash, Ogden. The Christmas that Almost Wasn’t PZ8.3.N3 Ch.

Robbins, Ruth. Baboushka and the Three Kings. PZ8.1.R5 Bab.

Say, Allen. Tree of Cranes. Oversize PZ7.S2744 T4 1991.

Seuss, Dr. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. PZ8.3.G325 Ho.

Soto, Gary. Too Many Tamales. Oversize PZ7.S7424.

Stevenson, James. The Night after Christmas. PZ8.9.S773 Ni.

Tolkien, J. R.R. The Father Christmas Letters. PZ7. T6 Fa.

Van Allsburg, Chris. The Polar Express. Oversize. PZ7. V266 Po 1985.

Wojchiechowski, Susan. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey. PZ7.W8183 Ch 1995.