25 Favorite Christmas Picture Books

I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays!

One of my favorite things to do is snuggle up with the family 
and a stack of treasured holiday books.

This is my list of 25 Favorite Christmas Picture Books
 (in no particular order):

1. The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco
2. Winter is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer
3. The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
4. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
5. The Hat by Jan Brett
6. An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco
7. The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg
8. The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett
9. Snowmen at Night by Caralyn & Mark Buehner
10. The Christmas Wreath by James Hoffman
11. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
12. Strega Nona's Gift by Tomie dePaola
13. Madeline's Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans
14. Welcome Comfort by Patricia Polacco
15. An Early American Christmas by Tomie dePaola
16. The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale by Aaron Shepard
17. Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer
18. It's Christmas, David! by David Shannon
19. Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco
20. The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
21. Book of Christmas Carols by Tomie dePaola
22. Twelve Days of Christmas by Jan Brett (I learned from this book that traditionally the 12 days of Christmas are celebrated AFTER December 25, until Jan 6, Three Kings Day)
23. The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
24. The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
25. The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola

Merry Christmas!