A lovely Christmas book

[crochetmonkey74]

I'd like to spend some of December curled up at night with a good cosy festive read. I'm normally a spooky book person and I always love a ghost story for Christmas but I think I'd like a book that makes you feel really festive.
Anyone got any good recommendations?

Just finished reading The Christmas Letter and it definitely put me in a Christmassy mood at the end. Last year my stand-out Christmassy read was A Gift From Bob.

My seasonal favourites are "The Twelve Days of Christmas" by Trisha Ashley and "Winter Solstice" by Rosamund Pilcher.

Miss Read wrote several Christmas books. All set in the country, so lots of lovely descriptive writing. They are very traditional so may not appeal to modern tastes but they are full of nostalgia and cosiness.

I was just coming on to say "Twelve Days of Christmas" by Trisha Ashley!

It is my favourite Christmas book and I re-read it every year. In fact I have a little rule that I have to wait until at least 18th November before I can start it. This year I waited until Monday (20th) and I finished it earlier this afternoon.

It’s not a whole book, but the Christmas chapter of A Country Child by Alison Uttley is very lovely and Christmassy.

Scrooge?

Midnight in Everwood. My most favourite Christmas book ever!

12 days of Christmas - Trisha Ashley
The night before Christmas - Scarlett Bailey
The Christmas bookshop - Jenny Colgan

I always recommend Miracle on Regent Street by Ali Harris on these threads. A lovely festive read.

I enjoyed A Country Christmas by Veronica Henry last year. Very readable - like an edgier Miss Read!