Yeah, yeah, Christmas is less than three weeks away. You probably think you should be shopping, wrapping, crafting, baking . . .
But here at The Book Case, we want to help you celebrate the season with our favorite pastime: reading, of course! Enter to win five Christmas-themed books:
Stories Behind the Greatest Hits of Christmas by Ace Collins
The Christmas Journey by Donna VanLiere
A Plain and Simple Christmas by Amy Clipston
The Perfect Love Song by Patti Callahan Henry
In the Dark Streets Shineth by David McCullough
To enter the contest, answer two questions:
1. What’s your favorite Christmas-y book or story?
2. If you win these books, will you keep these for yourself, or give them away?
Contest ends Thursday, December 9 at 5 p.m. We’ll get the books in the mail on Friday of this week so you’ll have plenty of time to read before the holidays!
What’s your favorite Christmas-y book or story?
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. I would share the books.
One of my favorite Christmas stories is “A Plain & Simple Christmas” by Amy Clipston.
I would share the prize books with others – after I read them
1. What’s your favorite Christmas-y book or story? My favorite Christmas book is The Best Christmas pageant ever
2. If you win these books, will you keep these for yourself, or give them away? I’ll read them and then donate them to the local library
My favorite Christmas is by St. Luke in the Bible.
I will share the books after I read them.
1. My favorite Christmas story is one I used to read to my daughter when she was young: The Christmas Day Kitten by James Herriott. I could never read it without crying. My little daughter would wonder why I was crying.
2. I would probably give the books away as presents
my favorite holiday story is THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. the images in this timeless piece are superb.
We started a tradition of reading The Night Before Christmas to our children on Christmas eve when they were small that they have continued to do with their own children each year.
I would share the books with my family.
My favorite Christmas book is written by Truman Capote in 1956. If I win books I would read them and pass them to my daughter and hopefully she would do the same.
I failed to mention the book title is A Christmas Memory!!!
It’s a scratch and sniff Christmas book called the Sweet Smells of Christmas by Patricia Scarry….it brings me right back to my childhood and collecting stickers… Hot coco, gingerbread, apple pie, Christmas Tree, candycane smells…….yum! It’s a must own for children. If I won I would give the books to my Grandmother…she loves to read, and needs cheering up since the holidays are extra hard without my grandfather.
I still love The Night Before Christmas. I would read the books and then pass them on to family and friends.
“A Christmas Carol”, a book for the ages and all ages.
As for the books, read and share, passing them back and forth with friends and relatives………..what fun!
Merry Christmas!!!
The Christmas Day Kitten
I would definitely share these books if I win them!
oh,so many,Most of the above and Charles Dickens,Scrooge.
My favorite Christmas story is “A Dog Named Christmas” by Gregory Kincaid. If I win the books, I will immediately donate them to our local library, then put my name on the hold list to read them.
My favorite Christmas book is ” A Redbird Christmas” by Fannie Flagg…Wonderful book ! After reading the ones I have not read I would pass them on to my reading friends.
My favorite Christmas story is A Visit From St. Nicholas. Can’t wait to read it to my eight-month-old son for the first time! I would share the books with the readers in my family – my mother-in-law and grandma!
My favorite Christmas book is “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” If I won these books I would keep some and give some away. If any are middle school appropriate, I would donate them to our school library.
I love the children’s book “Polar Express”. If I won, I’d keep some and give some away…or at least read them and pass them on to “share the gift”!
My favorite is still “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. I love the story and all the different TV an movie versions of it, too. If I win, I will give them to the library where I work. That way I can read them and so can lots of other people.
I love the book Claude the Dog by Dick Gackenbach. My kindergarten teacher gave it to me in 1975 and I read it to my own children and my own class every year. It is such a sweet story about the true spirit of Christmas and what is really important. If I win the books, I will keep a few for myself and share a few with dear friends.
My favorite story is Cicken’s A Christmas Carol and I’ll keep and share books from this. Thank you!!
The Night Before Christmas is my favorite.
I would read the books and then pass them on to my children and grandchildren.
Oh, by far, How The Grinch Stole Christmas would be our family favorite. Though the cheesy romance novel The Firefighter’s Chirstmas that I read last year still gives me giggles.
If I won, I’d keep one for myself and share the wealth with my friend group for some extra reading fun for us all this holiday.
A Christmas Visitor by Anne Perry. I would read the books and pass them along to the members of my book club.
My favorite is A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens. I will definitely keep these books for myself but I’ll let people borrow them. Sharing is caring.
Btw, I LOVE Christmas theme books!! Thanks for the chance to win several. Happy Holidays!
It is an adult screenplay, a movie, and a CD: Love Actually by Richard Curtis. I absolutely love it, actually!!
My favorite Christmas story is “A Christmas Carol” by Dickens. I would read these books and then give them to my local library.
Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol because it’s a tradition. If I won, I would read them and pass them on to friends or donate to Friends of the Library.
I love reading Christmas books and don’t really have a favorite. If I win these books I will read and share.
a christmas cup of tea…really gets to the heart of christmas…or peef…….both are childrens’ books
i’m selfish the books are mine!!!!
My all-time favorites are Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but I find I like the movies of CC and the original half-hour animation of the Grinch better than the books mostly because of the music. A newer favorite I found a couple years ago is The Christmas Jar. What a great, heartwarming story! If I am lucky enough to win the books, I will probably keep them and if I like them, buy duplicates as gifts.
Oscar Hujuelos’ Mr. Ives Christmas still resonates with me! If I win, some will be gifts, some will be donated to my local library, and I will read several! Share the wealth!
My favorite Christmas story is Dickens A Christmas Story. Also love anything Christmas, especially heart tuggers. Would read and then pass along to friends and family.
THE FIR TREE by Hans Christian Anderson is my favorite Christmas story. Times are tough and, ‘If I had only rejoiced when I could have done so,’ the fir tree laments. I will donate the books to my public library if I win them so that many, many others may enjoy them as well.
Has to be Gift of the Magi. I would give them to my daughter and her children.
My favorite Christmas-y book is David Sedaris’, Holiday’s on Ice…it’s some seriously funny stuff!
Will I share the loot? Of course! After all, it is Christmas
My favorite Christmas-y book is “The Littlest Angel” by, Charles Tazewell.
If I win these books, I will donate them to our public library (after reading them, of course)
My favorite Christmas book is A Christmas Carol and I would give these gifts to my son.
Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
I would read them and share them with others.
wow, i think my all time favorite will always be “the night before christmas”!!
My favorite Christmas-y book is “The Autobiography of Santa Claus” – - – so wonderful!!! AND if I were the lucky one to win – I would probably do both – keep a few, give a few—then swap!!!
Merry Christmas!
I love Christmas stories and have read too many to have a favorite. Thank you for having us mention our favorites and giving us a chance to find ones we haven’t read.
I would first read then donate them to our nearby library branch so others could share the bounty.
I think if I had to say a favorite it would be one by one of the authors featured, Donna VanLiere. I really like her Christmas Shoes. As to what I would do if I won them, I would read them and then donate them to the library so others could enjoy them.
My favorite Christmas story is actually a song I heard several years ago, (not sure of the title) “Shoes for Mama for Christmas”. It speaks of the love of a young child for his mother and how much he wants to buy her some shoes for when she meets Jesus. It brings to mind that there are so many who are less fortunate, but because of love do what they can. It makes me pause to remember that I am truly blessed.
If I win the books, I would read them and pass them on to friends and family.
I also wish to cast my vote for “The Gift of the Magi”. It brought me to tears when I was a kid, and still affects me. If I win the books, they will be part of my wife’s Christmas present.
There are so many wonderful Christmas books that my son and daughters used to read together that it’s hard to choose one. “The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey” by Susan Wojciechowski, illustrated by P.J. Lynch, stands out in my memory as a book that my children and I all loved.
I would read the books and share them.
Happy holidays!
My favorite Christmasy book is The sugar queen by Sarah Addison Allen – so full of sweetness, light and magic! If I won the book pack I would definitely give several of them away while keeping one for myself!
Elizabeth, you’re the winner! I’m sending you an e-mail now.
I really liked Skipping Christmas by John Grisham for a “new” Christmas classic. Movie not so good though.
I don’t know! It depends on how much I like the books! I might give a few to my mom or grandma and keep the ones I really like.
Let’s be honest!
Memories of growing up with hearing “The Night Before Christmas” and then reading it to my sons when they were small make it a favorite. I would read the books and share them with my Mother; she’s 92 and still enjoys reading.
My favorite Christmas story is Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol”.
I would read the books, then pass them along to family and friends.
My favorite Christmas story is the classic “A Christmas Carol.” I would probably keep a couple of the books and give some away. Share the wealth so to speak.
It’s got to be “A Christmas Carol”
One of my favorites would be “The Christmas Sweater” by Glen Beck. If I would be so lucky to win, I certainly would read and pass on.
I have to admit that “The Night Before Christmas” is my favorite as it’s always tradition to read it to the children (no matter how old they get!) on Christmas Eve. If I should be lucky enough to win those fabulous books, I would certainly read them and then share them with my fellow bookworms.
I have so many that I’ve loved…rather than titles, I’ll mention some of my favorite authors who have written wonderful Christmas stories. Richard Paul Evans, Debbie Macomber, Anne Perry, Robyn Carr and Jennifer Chiaverini–to name a few.
I would read these books and then share them.
This year, I read the book “The Three Christmases of William Spencer” and loved it. It is probably my favorite NEW story now. As far as the classics, my favorite would have to be “The Night Before Christmas.”
My favorite Christmas-y themed story is an old one called The Birds’ Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggins.
I think I will probably keep a few of these books and give a few as gifts. But whichever ones I keep I will share with friends and family!
My favorite is a kids book “The Night Before The Night Before Christmas”. I read it to my kids every holiday season and we all laugh. Great book!
I will keep a few books for me and give a few to my mother-in-law.
Please enter me in the giveaway. I usually don’t re-read books except for this one. Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol”. I watch the movie at least three times during the season. There are three versions that I enjoy. I also have to read the book. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone. Thank you.
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My favourite Xmas book is The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore!
If I won I would share the books with my fellow book club gals!
MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS STORY IS THE LITTLEST ANGEL.GENE
My favorite Christmas book is The Littlest Angel and I will keep the books I have not read, gifting others with the rest but all will eventually be shared!
I liked Shipping Christmas by John Grisham.
My favorite is The Gift of the Magi…..after reading
the books I would share them with my friends
My favorite Christmas story is The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. I love this book. It’s marketed for kids, but I have given it to a number of adults. It’s a hoot.
I would keep them read them and then share them.
My favorite would have to be Donna VanLiere’s first “The Christmas Shoes”.
I would definitely want to read them first myself, but then pass them on to relatives, friends and coworkers!
Christmas Jars by Jason Wright
SHARE.SHARE. and then donate to our library!
My favorite is the Night Before Christmas, and I would definitely share the books if I won them.
I enjoy several Christmas books. One of my favorite is The littlest angel
A Richard Evans book… The Christmas List, Christmas Box, The Gift… and of course The classic by Charles Dickens The Christmas Carol. Love all Christmas stories…All
How the Grinch Stole Christmas is one of my favorites, especially the pop up version. I would probably give a few of these away to my son’s school teacher as a Christmas gift. Thank you and Merry Christmas.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Can’t help it! I’m just a kid at heart!
I’d read them first and then give them away.
One of my favorite Christmas stories is “It’s a Wonderful Life.” I guess that would qualify since it is based on a short story called “Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern. I will read the books if I win. Then I would share them with friends & family.
Favorites would “the night before Christmas” and “The Christmas Carol”. I will read the books but then pass them on to others. They read and pass them on.
I always enjoy re-reading the short story The H Street Sledding Record by Ron Carlson. It is included in A Literary Christmas, edited by Lilly Golden. Like the other respondents, I would read and share!
Thanks.
MY FAVORITE STORY IS ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE. ITS LESSON OF HOW EVERYONE IS CONNECTED AND INPORTANT
My favorite Christmas Story is the Nativity Story from the Bible, the reason we celebrate Christmas in the first place. If I win I win read them and then lend them to friends and finally give to the Senior Center where they will be well recieved.
Happy Holidays to everyone!
God Bless Everyone!
I love the night before Christmas. I would keep some and share some with a friend.
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Favorite Christmas book – Gift of the Magi.
I would read the books and then pass them on to friends and/or family.
I love The Night Before Christmas because my Dad used
to read it to me every Christmas Eve and it brings back lovely memories. I have since passed the same book on to my son, who now reads it to his children.
If I won, I would keep the books, but eventually give
them to my grandchildren, when they would be old enough to appreciate them.
I also love A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote.
My favorite Christmas story is one written by a friend of mine that is yet to be published. It’s called The Christmas Ride and is about losing and regaining childhood beliefs. Hopefully it will one day be available to everyone.
If I win the books, I will give them to freinds and the borrow them back.
My forever favorite is A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote.I’ll share the wealth of books with my sisters.
I still love “It’s a Wonderful Life”. I would share the books with my family. We could start a Christmas book swap and it could be a new tradition.
When I think of Christmas stories I think back to the Little House on the Prairie books that I’ve loved forever. At Christmas I remember Laura’s description of her holiday traditions,and how one time she and Mary each got a tin cup. A TIN CUP! At the time I read these books I was a somewhat spoiled brat, getting my Mystery Date Game, a “Close and Play” turntable and the Partridge Family album, along with a zillion other things. How could a kid be happy getting her own cup?! But it stayed with me, because every year I tell my own (even more) spoiled kids that story. And if I win these books I’ll keep them for me. I’ll hug them and snuggle them, I’ll pet them and read them. Then I’ll loan them out but want them back. I’m still a spoiled kid at heart… Happy holidays to all!!
As a very young girl, I read The Gift of the Magi and it’s story of self sacrifice and love made a huge impression on me. I’ve read it many times since then. As a children’s librarian – I love “The Polar Express”. If I won the books, I’d share them with my wonderful book group, who has been meeting for almost 10 years! Our group is currently reading “A Christmas Carol” – another great story!
I thought The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans was a beautiful story. I also enjoy Debbie Macomber. If I won, I would share the books with my daughter.
I like “The Gift of the Magi” and “It’s a Wonderful Life”. I would read them and then share them with my grandchildren.
I think it would be “Gift of the Magi”. I would read the books then pass them on to friends or the library.
I can’t remember the author, but I enjoyed the story about fruitcake contestants the newspaper reporter had to go interview each contestant and write their story, I enjoy fruitcake, cringe when I hear people throwing it away. Send some to me.
I would read the books and share them with my camping friends, we exchange boks all the time
My favorite Christmas story is “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. If I were to win these books I would read them myself and then pass them on to some elderly readers in a local nursing home. I do this with all my books and the ladies there are very appreciative!
I love to read books that come in series and when they have a special Christmas edition I just love that. I would like to read these books then I’m sure I would pass them along!
The Christmas Chronicles by Tim Slover.
I am a real egoist . I love my own inspirational Xmas stories the most .http://www.squidoo.com/xmasstory
I’m going old-school: A Christmas Carol. And now I’m itching to read the book about how Charles Dickens saved his career AND our Christmas spirit with the book, just for more background. I also got to see the actual manuscript at the Morgan Library last year, which was amazing.
And, as with most books I read, I’d read myself and then pass around – I rarely manage to hang on to books I love because I want everyone else to love them, too.
It is hard to identify just one favorite, but one at the top of my list is The Christmas Shoes. Every time I watch it I cry and get that warm fuzzy feeling because of the lesson it teaches us. I definately would pass on the books for my friends to enjoy.
The Twenty-four Days Before Christmas – An AustinFamily Story by Madeleine L’Engle is a timeless classic as the Austin family prepares for Christmas. I am sharing this compelling story with its delightful illustrtions with my grandchildren.
My favorite favorite Christmas book, and one of my favorite any-kind-of-books is Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory. This guy has got it down. It makes me cry every single time I read it, but not for sadness. It makes me celebrate human relationships when they go RIGHT, which we cannot take for granted.
I would take a glance at all of these books and see which ones I might want to read, and keep those for now, but probably give them away after I’ve read them. I have a feeling my face to face reading group and my knitting group would gobble them up. But me first! I am a sucker for a good Christmas book this time of year. They’d get a lot of use, that much I’m sure of.
I have a few and they are all picture books.
Tonight You Are My Baby: Mary’s Christmas Gift by Jeannine Q. Norris.
The Little Fir Tree by Margaret Wise Brown.
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen (the one illustrated by Jerry Pinkney).
Ooops! Forgot to add that if I won the books after I had read them I would donate them to my library.
Hi! I have read many Xmas books. The one short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry sticks in my memory the most. I would give half of these books as Xmas presents and keep a few for myself.
Favorite Christmas book is The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere.I also love the song based on the book. I would love to read these books and would probably keep some and donate others to library or possible charity.
Thanks. I’m supposed to cook for my new vegan girlfriend this week and have absolutely no idea what to make! I found tons of recipes at this vegetarian recipes site but with so mnay to choose from I just got confused. Do you have any favorites youself, like .. the tastiest vegetarian recipe, ever, or something?! Thanks in advance! I hope it goes well
My favorite Christmas story would have to be A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens because it is a classic that has stood the test of time and has great lessons for all of us.
If I won this prize, I would certainly share it amongst friends who love reading as much as I do … but I’d keep the one by Amy Clipston, cos she’s such a sweetie.
Probably The Night Before Christmas and I would keep them and then pass along to others.
’twas the night before christmas and i will pass them along to my niece and nephew.
My favorite Christmas story is The Christmas Shoes. I would share the books with friends and family.
I love the Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. It’s hilarious. I would probably keep a few of the books and Freecycle (freebie website) a few.
The most recent and beloved Christmas story is The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck. It is one I’ll never forget. I would read them and then donate them to the small town library that I now work in.
I love the story of baby Jesus’s birth,and the humble&earthly way he came into this world.
I would read every book,as would my friends,then I’d donate them to a worthy cause, I love books and sharing,thanks
If I had to say my favorite,it would be..Gift of the Magi(O.Henry)I love them all.
Yes,we share books all the time,but my wife&I would read these first..We donate many to the Blanket Missions and a few others.