(Part 2) Top products from r/christmas

In a stocking? Toy blocks or the like, unwrapped and placed into the sock individually. I wouldn't be thinking in terms of a stocking because many items won't fit.

With my kids, I didn't give much the first couple Christmases because I looked at the lifespan of the toys. Like, if It's October and my kid could handle this toy today, then by waiting until Christmas I'm knocking two months off the usefulness of a toy that may only be played with for 12 months (or whatever).

Books are always a good choice. Everywhere Babies was our favorite, with my kids wanting it read to them through at least age 3 because it's all about how parents love their kids. And the rhyming is well done. The linked version is a larger format board book. When I tossed out our well-deteriorated copy years later, my wife made me buy another one for herself. Here's a read-through.

Edit: My wife saw me with the video open and began reciting the first several pages to me.

I'm psyched for this. It looks like a great new twist on A Christmas Carol. If you are interested in the different film adaptations of the story over the years, I highly recommend Fred Guida's book.

I just saw this one in a store and it looked pretty cute. Also, the music stops when you press the button again, which is, as any parent knows, a huge bonus!

• Goodreads is a great source for suggestions. List here.
  
• The New Yorker published this list of Christmas themed short stories in 2010.
  
• BookBub posted this list last November. Lots of good titles and authors.
  
• When all else fails, Wikipedia.
  
  From my personal experience, I would suggest "The Christmas Train" by David Baldacci. (It's much better than its 2017 Hallmark movie namesake) and"Holidays On Ice" by David Sedaris. It's more nonfiction memoir/irreverent humor but required holiday reading nonetheless.

My all time favourties are the Daniel Handler/Lemony Snicket books. The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming was the first, followed by The Lump Of Coal.

For the classic, a beautifully illustrated version of Twas The Night Before Christmas is a must, as is How The Grinch Stole Christmas, of course. :)

The Story of Santa Claus.
This is an adorable book about Santa's childhood/growing up to be Santa. Not religious at all and my personal favorite from my childhood. It's still available on Amazon. I ended up buying it as an adult for my own future kids. 10/10!
The Story of Santa Claus (Golden Books) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307620972/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_kwSXzbDKB6WHB

If you wanted something really tasteful for a family gathering or formal type event give Christmas Adagios a try. Very good. No songs you need to skip, you could play it straight through. Totally worth the bucks.

If you believe in the religious aspects of Christmas, I’d recommend the The Santa Club by Kelly Moss. It does a really good job at explaining who St. Nicholas was and how there are now millions of Santa’s.

It's leather bound from Barnes and Noble, and you can get it there or Amazon for $3.99 + tax right now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1435149106/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467646595&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=a+christmas+carol+barnes+and+noble&dpPl=1&dpID=51A0a-j4zYL&ref=plSrch

I really enjoyed "Christmas Bells" by Jennifer Chiaverini and "Mr. Dickens and His Carol" by Samantha Silva.

https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Bells-Novel-Jennifer-Chiaverini/dp/1101984791

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y5VGLNP/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

The Magic Christmas Key https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1095772295/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3aAhDbG4GNGD3

The link if anyone is interested :0)

Found it on Amazon $5

A Christmas Treasury of Yuletide Stories and Poems https://www.amazon.com/dp/0883658011/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_tKSCDbNNRGFAB

The Bob's Burgers Burger Book: Real Recipes for Joke Burgers
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0789331144/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_VZK-zbBZFDWKY

I don't know if it is what you're looking for but I found this

Was it "Pippin the Christmas Pig"? Pippin The Christmas Pig https://www.amazon.com/dp/0439650623/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Pql0Bb3JZ5VQJ

Ask and ye shall receive.

Reminds me of the tree in a children's book The Christmas Tree That Grew.

Check out this book on Hygge, I bought it after Chrismtas last year to get me out of the Christmas blues and it's helped a lot! It reminds me to have little cosy times, even in the heat of summer! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Book-Hygge-Danish-Penguin/dp/0241283914