Christmas: A wide variety of Christmas reading ...

Judith Graber has always been the obedient daughter. Over the years, she’s watched her younger siblings, helped around the house, and worked in her family’s store during her spare time. Judith feels overworked, overlooked, and underappreciated this holiday season. But everything changes when her father hires Ben Knox. As the chaos of the holiday season threatens to sap all joy, sparks fly between Ben and Judith. But Judith steels herself to ignore her infatuation. The last thing she wants to be is just one more girl who falls under Ben’s spell. Ben, on the other hand, wants Judith to realize there’s more to him than his bad reputation. Could this Christmas season bring love and a new life for the unlikeliest pair in Sugarcreek?

The Winter House includes a delightful mix of fiction and memories about Christmas in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. These 20 stories showcase Christmas scenes past and present, real and imagined – a revelry with a gang of rowdy mummers; childhood memories of school Christmas concerts; the tale of New Brunswick’s very first Santa Claus; and many more. Selected fiction and nonfiction includes stories by David Adams Richards, Ernest Buckler, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Gary L. Saunders, and many others, with a foreword by Bruce Nunn.

With beautiful photographs illustrating easy-to-achieve ideas for decorating, giving, entertaining, and cooking, this sourcebook will help you have the kind of Christmas you hope for – in the amount of time you actually have to get things done. Inside, you’ll find: festive ideas for decorating your home; seasonal recipes, including gifts from the kitchen; low-stress strategies for entertaining; easy ideas for personalizing presents and gift wrap; innovative ways to use – and reuse – holiday cards; fresh approaches to displaying keepsakes; and, imaginative ways to build new holiday traditions.

We call her the “Official Storyteller of Christmas” – but Debbie Macomber is more than that. She’s someone who loves the holiday and all its traditions. Now she shares more than 100 of her favourite recipes to help you enjoy this most joyous of seasons. You’ll also find easy-to-follow instructions for crafts, decorations and gift wrapping – everything you need to create a beautiful and festive holiday.

Planning and preparing the perfect Christmas, with step-by-step instructions and ideas for beautiful gifts, decorations and festive recipes for the season. The book features gifts to make, Christmas cards, wrapping and decorations; traditional recipes and delicious new ideas for the best-ever Christmas dinner; and fun projects and recipes especially for the kids. With over 250 colour photos, this volume has a glorious collection of festive ideas and traditions that are guaranteed to add even more magic to this special time of year.

Let Martha Stewart inspire your creativity with the most beautiful crafts. The 225 handmade projects include cards and greetings, decorations, gifts and gift wrapping, tabletop accents, party favours, and kids’ crafts, as well as more holiday-specific activities, such as egg-dyeing, pumpkin carving, and tree trimming. Each idea is sure to make the holidays more festive – and memorable.

How do you control your greed, still get what you want, and spread the cheer? Get ready. Santa’s almost here! Ten-year-old Alec Greven is the boy to turn to for advice about the jolly guy in the red suit. He knows it’s easy to go wild when Santa is on his way and explains how to avoid Santa-trouble. But there’s more to Christmas than want, want, want, and Alec reminds us of the greater meaning – giving to others and spreading joy! You can be 100 and still believe.

This beloved children’s classic is about six very unruly children who teach a whole church about the true meaning of the birth of Christ.

On a frosty Christmas Eve in the Canadian wilderness, six lonely fur traders miss their families in faraway Montreal. Suddenly a stranger appears, claiming he can grant their wish that very night, but on one condition: they must not speak until they reach their homes. The voyageurs climb into an enchanted canoe and paddle through the night sky, marvelling at the Great Lakes and Niagara Falls from high above. But keeping silent is more difficult than it seems. Will they be able to outwit the stranger before he sends them sailing back to the wilderness?

When Father Christmas pays a visit on Christmas Eve, Sam’s busiest time of the year gets even busier. The problem, as Father Christmas explains, is that he’s running behind schedule and wants Sam to help him out. For Sam, who’s facing the closing of his ramshackle shop, the task seems impossible. After all, he has no sleigh or reindeer. But that’s where a little magic comes in. Before the wonderful night is past, Sam and his young friend Joey get the chance to make some unusual deliveries and, most importantly, share in the true spirit of Christmas.

Christmas in the Country is a cozy picture book which celebrates the simple joys and traditions of the holiday season. Cynthia Rylant returns to her Appalachian roots in this story of a young girl who lives with her grandparents in the country. The author evokes the warmth of the joyful Christmas season and celebrates the greatest gift of all – the love of family.