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5) Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This classic tale is filled with heart-warming home-spun stories that only L.M. Montgomery can create.
4) The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans. This is a story of a young family who moves in with a wealthy widow. This book is definitely a sob story, but a great read!
3) Miracle on 34th Street, by Valentine Davies. If you've ever seen the movie, you've got to read the book! The sweet story of a young girl's faith in a man whom she believes to be Santa Clause, while everyone else writes him off as a kook is a touching classic.
2) The Christmas Bus by Melody Carlson. It's only two weeks before Christmas, and Edith Ryan is disappointed to learn that none of her children are coming home for the holidays. Her large house, which doubles as The Shepherd's Inn the rest of the year, will feel so empty without them. And it's too late to open the inn for Christmas reservations - surely everyone else has their plans made by now. In a town where Christmas is a way of life all year long, going through the holidays alone is just about enough to bring her to tears. Suddenly, Edith knows what she has to do - she'll invite strangers to book those rooms usually reserved for family during the week of Christmas. When the guest list shapes up to include a cantankerous old woman and a mysterious young couple with a broken-down hippie bus and a baby on the way, Edith wonders if she made the right choice. Will it blow up in her face? Or could be entertaining angels unaware? - From the back cover
1) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This classic, which has been re-written countless times, and produced into dozens of movies, is a must-read this holiday season. The story of forgiveness and hope is delightfully weaved into this #1 Christmas story.