Some of my favorite books from the Christmastide half of my family's Christmas book basket...  Jan Brett, The Twelve Days of Christm...

 For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. (Lk 2, 11) Image source: Carlo Maratti, "The ...

O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoic...

O come, Desire of nations, bind All peoples in one heart and mind; Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease; Fill the whole world with heav...

O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high, And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark sh...

O come, Thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heavenly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. R...

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny From depths of Hell Thy people save And give them victory o'er t...

O come, O come, Lord of might, Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,, In ancient times didst give the law In cloud and majesty a...

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, And order all things, far and nigh; To us the path of knowledge show, And cause us in her ways to ...

Is there anything more cosy than a basket of Christmas books on a cold afternoon? My mother always saved the Christmas books for December an...