Christmas Books and Movies for the Whole Family

Christmas Books the Kids Will Love

Some of these books are for younger kids, and others will be more entertaining to older elementary school kids. Some are religious and others are more secular or winter-focused. I liked giving my kids a variety so that they could enjoy laughter one day and reverence the next.

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1. The Donkey in the Living Room by Sarah Cunningham
2. Mary Has a Baby by Mieke van Hooft
3. The Ox and the Donkey by Gunter Spang
4. The Snow Bear by Miriam Moss
5. A Christmas Journey by Susie Poole
6. Rudolph Shines Again by Robert L. May
7. The Lost Gift by Kallie George
8. The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold by Maureen Fergus
9. A Christmas Like Helen’s by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
10. Babushka: A Christmas Tale by Dawn Casey
11. Apple Tree Christmas by Trinka Hakes Noble
12. The Berenstain Bears and the Christmas Angel by Mike Berenstain
13. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
14. The Christmas Fox by Anik McGrory
15. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
16. The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado
17. The First Christmas Night by Keith Christopher
18. Christmas in the Big Woods by Laura Wilder
19. How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky
20. The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan Ahlberg
21. Olive the Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh
22. Room for a Little One by Martin Waddell
23. Santa’s Underwear by Marty Rhodes Figley
24. Santa’s Favorite Story by Hisako Aoki
25. Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins
26. The Twelve Days of Christmas  by Jan Brett
27. Turkey Claus by Wendi Silvano
28. The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston
29. Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner
30. God Gave Us Christmas by Lisa Tawn Bergren

 

 

Christmas Movies for the Whole Family

This list is a mixture of kids’ movies and ones that older kids and adults will enjoy. I’ve noted the year that they were released since there are often multiple versions of the same film over the years.

 

1. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
3. Miracle on 34^th Street (1947)
4. Scrooge (1951)
5. Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
6. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
7. A Christmas Story (1983)
8. White Christmas (1954)
9. Holiday Inn (1942)
10. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
11. Never Say Goodbye (1946)
12. Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
13. March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
14. The Santa Clause (1994)
15. Frosty the Snowman (1969)
16. The Snowman (1982)
17. Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)
18. You’ve Got Mail (1998)
19. The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
20. Love Actually (2003)
21. Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

 

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