Many novels and short stories feature Christmas. There can be miserable Christmas days with terrible presents and an ill-assorted group of relatives (as Harry Potter experiences), or Christmas can even be banished from the land as happens in Narnia, or Christmas can be a joyful celebration of love, good food and reunions. There are many memorable Christmas scenes in literature.
I have chosen five favourites to share with you. I hope you enjoy the Christmas messages they convey, and that they bring back memories of happy Christmases for you.
What would you choose? Let me know what you think by leaving a comment.
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Catherine Patterson
Thank you Susannah for sharing your top five Christmas novels/short stories : )
My number one favourite is A Christmas Carol. I love the 1977 movie the best. On the weekend before Christmas I’m seeing the theatre performance of it at QPAC Brisbane. The book is also on my TBR list for the Christmas holidays 🎄
I’m going to look for the two stories A Child’s Christmas in Wales and A Christmas Memory. They both sound delightful. Thank you 📚
Susannah Fullerton
Ideally, you should listen to A Child’s Christmas in Wales, read by someone with a Welsh accent – it’s fabulous!
Merry Christmas and I look forward to sharing more books with you next year.