bawnjourno
1 month ago
Favorite and/or interesting Christmas reads that are good for getting into the holiday vibe? I've already read most of the big ones -- A Christmas Carol, Polar Express, The Nutcracker, The Grinch, The Night Before Christmas, etc.
amf
1 month ago
I can't believe no one's mentioned Joyce's The Dead yet! The John Huston film version is excellent as well.
literati
1 month ago
L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus and Tolkien's The Father Christmas Letters are childhood favorites, but I haven't read much Christmas literature since. Dostoyevsky does have a couple of relevant short stories, but they'll kill any holiday cheer you have.
mrfahrenheit
1 month ago
Gogol's "Christmas Eve" is a fun one, and pretty short. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/58409/58409-h/58409-h.htm#THE_NIGHT_OF_CHRISTMAS_EVE
tokyodrifter
1 month ago
The domestic scenes in Mason & Dixon always makes me wish it was Christmas even in the summer.