 | The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $15.86 Beautiful, but not well-known, Christmas picture book for children. It's about a doll and a whole lot more.
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 | It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $11.49 Classic. I could watch this every Christmas.
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 | The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole
Buy used from: $7.95 Rich and smooth.
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 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 A childhood favorite.
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 | The Bells of Dublin by The Chieftains
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.99 Irish and world music with some traditional stuff too. Gorgeous music and a lot of fun. This is the one I put on first in the Christmas season.
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 | Christmas in Connecticut
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $9.00 Hilarious!!!
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 | The Birds' Christmas Carol, Illustrated Edition (Yesterday's Classics) by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $15.43 Touching.
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 | Miracle on 34th Street (Special Edition)
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $9.25 Another old favorite.
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![The Best Christmas Pageant Ever [BEST XMAS PAGEANT EVER] [Mass Market Paperback]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Kk33Kim9L._SL75_.jpg) | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever [BEST XMAS PAGEANT EVER] [Mass Market Paperback]
Buy used from: $6.79 Quirky, funny, touching.
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 | White Christmas (Anniversary Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $16.34 Another old favorite. The classic Christmas musical. A little cheesy but a lot of fun.
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 | The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey with CD: Gift Edition by Susan Wojciechowski
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $3.38 Lovely, newer Christmas picture book about family and healing.
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 | Joyeux Noel (Widescreen)
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $5.25 Intense but beautiful rendition of the true story of the World War I Christmas Truce. Not for the kiddos.
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 | A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $3.47 Beloved classic.
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 | George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
Buy used from: $116.32 Very accessible for the younger set. Beautiful music, amazing costumes.
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 | The Friendly Beasts by Tomie dePaola
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.33 Lovely and simple picture book based on an old Christmas carol. (Music included on the last page.)
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 | The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Buy new: $12.47 / Used from: $5.00 The wonderful short story about love being the greatest gift at Christmas.
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 | The Best of Bing Crosby - The Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters by Bing Crosby
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $3.99 |
 | The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.82 Beautiful picture book telling of a Mexican legend about the origin of the poinsettia.
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 | A Charlie Brown Christmas (Remastered Deluxe Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $12.98 Wonderful classic cartoon for kids. Love the music!
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 | The Miracle of Saint Nicholas (Golden Key Books) by Gloria Whelan
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.70 Slightly haunting picture book about Christmas returning to Russia after the collapse of communism.
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 | The Bells of St. Mary's
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $9.18 Sweet. Classic.
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 | The Night of Las Posadas (Picture Puffins) by Tomie dePaola
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.62 Another lovely Christmas picture book by Tomie dePaola involving the Mexican custom of Las Posadas - a reenactment of Mary and Joseph's travel to Bethlehem.
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 | The Bishop's Wife
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $5.76 Sweet and fun.
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 | The Night Before Christmas: A Classic Illustrated Edition by Clement C. Moore
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $3.97 |
 | Christmas With the Kranks
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $2.95 Modern. Hilarious. Even a little bit touching.
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 | O Come All Ye Faithful: Christmas Carols at King's College, Cambridge by King's College Choir
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $5.90 Gorgeous classical Christmas favorites.
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 | The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Buy new: $11.07 / Used from: $3.00 I like the mysteriousness of the picture book. The movie was too over-done for me.
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 | The Story Of The Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $23.46 The legend of a fourth wise man who spent his whole life seeking the Christ child.
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 | Have a Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives
Buy new: $6.98 / Used from: $2.49 Classic. Great for the kids.
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| The Fussy Angel (Lamb Time) by Mary Arnold
Buy used from: $6.00 Interesting modern take on the Nativity through the eyes of a little angel assigned to watch over Jesus. Very sweet, but thoughtful too.
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