Christmas books for adults

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I love a seasonal book. In spring I reread The Secret Garden every year and in autumn The Little Princess.
Last Christmas I bought Emma Thompson's Last Christmas and enjoyed a gentle read to get into the festive season.
Any recommendations for other Christmas books? Non fiction or fiction. Something i'd enjoy bringing out year after year

Winter Holiday by Arthur Ransome - one of the Swallows and Amazons books is a lovely seasonal read

Laurie Lee - Village Christmas - very evocative of rural traditions from a time gone by

Have a look on Amazon at books written by Debbie Macomber. There are lots of Christmas themes to choose from.

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Carol Ann Duffy's written lots of Christmas poems - I bought No Figgy Pudding yesterday. The illustrations are glorious.

The Christmas Train by David Baldacci might suit you? It’s quite ‘heart warming’ and is a good read.

Last Christmas at the castle by Kate Ashley. Its a twee, glitter on the cover chick lit but better than most.

@AitkenDrum1970 I read this every winter. Also Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher. Both quite old fashioned nostalgic books but I love that!

There are a number of Agatha Christie stories set at Christmas. The Dark is Rising is ostensibly a children's book but easily read by adults. A Christmas Carol, of course.

Another thought The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gardner. It’s basically a book for advent; read a chapter a day. Beautiful

My three Christmas reads - two are children’s books:

1. The Dark is Rising
2. A Christmas Carol (yes, I know…. but nearly 200 years on it still gives a warm Christmas glow)
3. End of Term, Antonia Forest. ‘Just’ a school story - but its description of the Nativity in the cathedral for some reason makes me cry every year.

Edited, as random apostrophe appeared - the shame!

Thanks all for the lovely suggestions. I've bought A Christmas Carol (not read it since I was at school), The Christmas Mystery and Winter Holiday.
I'm sure I've got the Agatha Christie ones on my kindle too so that should keep me going