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Fiction and non-fiction about Christmases of the past.
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A Christmas Carol
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4.09 avg rating — 906,429 ratings
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The Night Before Christmas
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4.40 avg rating — 126,895 ratings
score: 348,
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Miracle on 34th Street
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4.10 avg rating — 3,782 ratings
score: 289,
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Christmas in the Big Woods (Little House Picture Book)
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4.23 avg rating — 2,779 ratings
score: 198,
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2 people voted
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Christmas in '45
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Mark W. Sasse (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 100 ratings
score: 195,
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2 people voted
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How Far to Bethlehem?
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4.24 avg rating — 855 ratings
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The Homecoming
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4.27 avg rating — 1,209 ratings
score: 192,
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2 people voted
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Classic Christmas Stories
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3.30 avg rating — 122 ratings
score: 191,
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2 people voted
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A Frontier Christmas (Christmas, #4)
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4.15 avg rating — 529 ratings
score: 189,
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2 people voted
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Silent Night: The Remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914
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3.59 avg rating — 5,281 ratings
score: 187,
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2 people voted
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Where Treetops Glisten: Three Stories of Heartwarming Courage and Christmas Romance During World War II
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Tricia Goyer (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
score: 185,
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2 people voted
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The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree
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4.36 avg rating — 1,121 ratings
score: 177,
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2 people voted
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In the Dark Streets Shineth: A 1941 Christmas Eve Story
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3.81 avg rating — 2,256 ratings
score: 176,
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2 people voted
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The Wish Book Christmas
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Lynn Austin (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 4,171 ratings
score: 170,
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2 people voted
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A Christmas Memory
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4.24 avg rating — 17,672 ratings
score: 166,
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2 people voted
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Oranges for Christmas
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Margarita Morris (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 1,417 ratings
score: 164,
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2 people voted
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Christmas 1945: The Greatest Celebration in American History
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3.66 avg rating — 56 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Letters from Father Christmas
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4.30 avg rating — 26,798 ratings
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1 person voted
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The Santa Claus Girl
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Patricia P. Goodin (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 613 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Christmas in Germany
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 99,
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The True Saint Nicholas: Why He Matters to Christmas
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3.90 avg rating — 1,019 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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First Christmas of the War (An American Family's Wartime Saga, #1)
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Alan Simon (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 789 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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The House Without a Christmas Tree
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4.09 avg rating — 1,402 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941
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3.11 avg rating — 445 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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Christmas 1914: The First World War at Home and Abroad
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3.42 avg rating — 40 ratings
score: 91,
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1 person voted
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Merry Christmas, Annie (An Annie Book)
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3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Molly, #3)
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Valerie Tripp (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 4,346 ratings
score: 87,
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1 person voted
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Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Addy, #3)
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4.13 avg rating — 4,602 ratings
score: 86,
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1 person voted
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Josefina's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American girls: Josefina #3)
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Valerie Tripp (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,739 ratings
score: 85,
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1 person voted
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Felicity's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Felicity, #3)
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Valerie Tripp (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 4,629 ratings
score: 84,
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1 person voted
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Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Samantha, #3)
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4.09 avg rating — 7,443 ratings
score: 83,
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Kit's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Kit, #3)
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Valerie Tripp (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 2,524 ratings
score: 82,
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1 person voted
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Gift Set: The History and Lore of theWorld's Most Famous Evergreen
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3.91 avg rating — 33 ratings
score: 80,
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1 person voted
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The Birds' Christmas Carol
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4.01 avg rating — 1,991 ratings
score: 79,
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1 person voted
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Orphan Train Christmas (Hearts on the Rails, #3)
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Rachel Wesson (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 3,301 ratings
score: 76,
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1 person voted
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Unearthing Christmas (The Miriam Chronicles #1)
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Anthea T. Piscarik (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 74,
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1 person voted
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Return to Christmas
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Anne Stuart (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 273 ratings
score: 73,
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1 person voted
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A Christmas Gift
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3.98 avg rating — 368 ratings
score: 72,
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1 person voted
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The Christmas Barn
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4.16 avg rating — 224 ratings
score: 71,
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1 person voted
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The First Christmas After the War (An American Family's Wartime Saga, #3)
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Alan Simon (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 139 ratings
score: 70,
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1 person voted
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Christmastime 1939 (Christmastime, #0.5)
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Linda Mahkovec (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 769 ratings
score: 69,
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1 person voted
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The Evacuee Christmas
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4.20 avg rating — 447 ratings
score: 68,
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1 person voted
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When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer
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3.95 avg rating — 2,012 ratings
score: 65,
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1 person voted
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Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932
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3.92 avg rating — 3,493 ratings
score: 64,
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