Christmas is just around the corner, and if you’re like the bloggers on our team, the holiday season is a time that you find yourself with something different to read. Maybe it’s a story you come back to year after year as a fun tradition or a new devotional you picked up to focus your heart more on Jesus.
We here at the True Woman blog are avid bookworms, and we’d love to share our Advent and Christmas favorites with you. If you’re looking for a new read or a gift for a friend, you’ve come to the right place! We hope you find a new gem to help you set the tone for December.
For daily reading:
- God Is in the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Advent 2018: 4-Week Devotional Guide from Christianity Today
- The First Songs of Christmas: A 31-Day Advent Devotional by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
- The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent by John Piper
- Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional by Paul David Tripp
- Advent 2018 study from She Reads Truth
- Advent Guides from The Village Church
Longer reads to focus your heart:
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- The 12 Ways of Christmas by David Jeremiah
- Come Thou Long Expected Jesus: Experiencing the Peace and Promise of Christmas edited by Nancy Guthrie
- Christmas Stories from the Heart compiled by Alice Gray
To read with the kids:
- If You’re Missing Baby Jesus by Jean Gietzen
- The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
- The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann
- Song of the Stars by Sally Lloyd-Jones
- Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room: Daily Family Devotions for Advent by Nancy Guthrie
And bonus . . . for your sanity!:
- Simplify Your Holidays: A Christmas Planner to Use Year After Year by Marcia Ramsland
(Many thanks to Kelsey, Heidi Jo, Gaye, Mindy, Dawn, Sheila, Leanna, Vaneetha, Erin, and Liz who gave such great suggestions!)
Do you have any additional favorite Christmas books you’d like to share? Leave them in the comments below! (And . . . if you’re looking for even more holiday cheer, check out the Revive Our Hearts Advent blog and this Spotify playlist with our bloggers’ Christmas favorites!)