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The English Teacher's Top Christmas Books!

Our maverick English Teacher and recovering grinch looks at the popular literature focusing on Christmas and comes up with 50 fascinating reads that in some way, shape, or form touch upon the holiday. As a rule,our compiler has tried to avoid the story of Jesus (Anthony Burgess's original and beautifully written "Man of Nazareth " is the sole exception) , feeling that a distinct, different list is required to do justice to that particular subject. He also made a conscious effort to limit the inclusion of examples of the burgeoning sub-genre "Christmas Romances" to those he felt were of high literary merit. The list includes fiction, drama, and history. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good read!
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11 Days in December (Weintraub)
11 Days in December
Weintraub
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Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Arthur Conan Doyle
3
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
4
The Battle for Christmas (Steven Nissenbaum)
The Battle for Christmas
Steven Nissenbaum
5
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur
Lew Wallace
6
The Bishop's Wife (Robert Nathan)
The Bishop's Wife
Robert Nathan
7
Calculating God
Calculating God
8
A Case of Conscience (James Blish)
A Case of Conscience
James Blish
9
A Child's Christmas in Wales (Dylan Thomas)
A Child's Christmas in Wales
dylan thomas
10
The Chimes (Charles Dickens)
The Chimes
Charles Dickens
11
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
12
A Christmas Memory (Truman Capote)
A Christmas Memory
Truman Capote
13
Christmas Story (Jean Shepherd)
Christmas Story
Jean Shepherd
14
The Christmas Train (David Baldacci)
The Christmas Train
David Baldacci
15
Christmas: A Candid History (Bruce David Forbes)
Christmas: A Candid History
Bruce David Forbes
16
The Greatest Gift (Philip Van Doren Stern)
The Greatest Gift
Philip Van Doren Stern
17
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
18
Holidays on Ice (David Sedaris)
Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris
19
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
20
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Jean Shepherd)
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
Jean Shepherd
21
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
Lamb
Christopher Moore
22
Letters From Father Christmas (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Letters From Father Christmas
J.R.R. Tolkien
23
The Lion in Winter (James Goldman)
The Lion in Winter
James Goldman
24
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
25
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
26
The Long Christmas Dinner (Wilder)
The Long Christmas Dinner
Wilder
27
Man of Nazareth (Anthony Burgess)
Man of Nazareth
Anthony Burgess
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The Man Who Came to Dinner: Comedy in Three Acts (Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman)
The Man Who Came to Dinner: Comedy in Three Acts
Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
29
The Man Who Invented Christmas (Les Staniford)
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Les Staniford
30
A Merry Christmas: And Other (Louisa May Alcott)
A Merry Christmas: And Other
louisa may alcott
31
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
32
The Night Before Christmas (Nikolai Gogol)
The Night Before Christmas
Nikolai Gogol
33
No Silent Night (Barron)
No Silent Night
Barron
34
The Nutcracker & the Mouse King/Tale of the Nutcracker (E.T.A. Hoffmann/Alexandre Dumas(Pere))
The Nutcracker & the Mouse King/Tale of the Nutcracker
E.T.A. Hoffmann/Alexandre Dumas(pere)
35
The Origins of Christmas (Kelly)
The Origins of Christmas
Kelly
36
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (James Kirkwood)
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
James Kirkwood
37
The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg
38
Seven Days of Us (Francesca Horank)
Seven Days of Us
francesca horank
39
The Shepherd (Frederick Forsyth)
The Shepherd
Frederick Forsyth
40
Silent Night: Story of WWI Christmas Truce (Stanley Weintraub)
Silent Night: Story of WWI Christmas Truce
Stanley Weintraub
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