The following is a navigational list of notable literary works which are set at Christmas time, or contain Christmas amongst the central themes.
Novels and novellas
edit- Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot's Christmas
- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
- Charles Dickens, The Chimes
- Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth
- Charles Dickens, The Battle of Life
- Charles Dickens, The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain
- Janet Evanovich, Visions of Sugar Plums
- Frederick Forsyth, The Shepherd
- Jostein Gaarder, The Christmas Mystery
- John Grisham, Skipping Christmas
- Maureen Johnson, John Green and Lauren Myracle, Let It Snow
- C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Christopher Moore, The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
- Kate Douglas Wiggin, The Birds' Christmas Carol
Short stories
edit- Hans Christian Andersen, "The Fir-Tree"
- Truman Capote, "A Christmas Memory" (published in Mademoiselle)
- John Cheever, "Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor"
- Agatha Christie, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
- Agatha Christie, A Christmas Tragedy
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, "A Christmas Tree and a Wedding"
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, "The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree" (Mal'chik u Khrista na yolke) (from A Writer's Diary)
- Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"
- Nikolai Gogol, "Christmas Eve" (from Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka)[1]
- O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi
- E. T. A. Hoffmann, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" (Nussknacker und Mausekönig)
- Leo Tolstoy, "Papa Panov's Special Christmas" (translation of Saillens)
- Dylan Thomas, A Child's Christmas in Wales
- Philip Van Doren Stern, The Greatest Gift
- Kurt Vonnegut, While Mortals Sleep (book of short stories)
Children's
edit- Tony Abbott, Kringle
- Janet and Allan Ahlberg, The Jolly Christmas Postman[2]
- Maya Angelou, Amazing Peace[2][3]
- L. Frank Baum, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
- Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Stick Man[2]
- Richard Paul Evans, The Christmas Box, The Light of Christmas[2][4]
- Cornelia Funke, When Santa Fell to Earth
- Matt Haig, A Boy Called Christmas
- Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- Astrid Lindgren, Brenda Brave Helps Grandmother (Kajsa Kavat hjälper mormor)
- Astrid Lindgren, A Calf for Christmas (När Bäckhultarn for till stan)
- Astrid Lindgren, Christmas in the Stable (Jul i stallet)
- Astrid Lindgren, The Runaway Sleigh Ride (Titta Madicken, det snöar!)
- Astrid Lindgren, The Tomten (Tomte är vaken)
- Astrid Lindgren, The Tomten and the Fox (Räven och Tomten)
- John Masefield, The Box of Delights
- Mary Pope Osborne and Ned Bittinger, Rocking Horse Christmas
- Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express
- Martin Waddell, Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale[2][5]
Poetry
edit- "Old Santeclaus with Much Delight"
- Clement Clarke Moore, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (also known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas")
- George Robert Sims, Christmas Day in the Workhouse
- T. S. Eliot, "Journey of the Magi"
- Viktor Rydberg, Tomten
Collections
edit- Bettye Collier-Thomas, A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories[1][6]
- David Sedaris, Holidays on Ice[1]
- J. R. R. Tolkien, Letters from Father Christmas[1]
- Jeanette Winterson, Christmas Days[1][7]
Nonfiction
edit- Francis Pharcellus Church, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" (1897 newspaper editorial)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Adrienne Westenfeld (14 December 2021). "The 10 Best Christmas Books to Read During the Holidays". Esquire. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Megan Christensen (15 December 2021). "10 cozy Christmas books to introduce to your kids this month". ksl.com. Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem. King County Library System. 2008. ISBN 9780375841507. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "The Light of Christmas". kcls.bibliocommons.com. King County Library System. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale. King County Library System. October 2004. ISBN 9780689868412. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ A Treasury of African-American Christmas Stories. Washington County Cooperative Library Services. 1997. ISBN 9780805051223. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Christmas Days". kcls.bibliocommons.com. King County Library System. Retrieved 1 January 2022.