A Nonfiction Christmas
1. 
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
by:
Les Standiford
3.63 avg rating — 3,846 ratings 
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The Nativity: How the Story of Christmas Can Change Your Life
by:
James Collins
4.79 avg rating — 28 ratings 
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The Battle for Christmas: A Cultural History of America's Most Cherished Holiday 3.93 avg rating — 1,105 ratings
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The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas
by:
John Matthews
4.09 avg rating — 566 ratings 9. 
Why Was the Partridge in the Pear Tree?: The History of Christmas Carols 3.34 avg rating — 113 ratings
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree: The History and Lore of the World's Most Famous Evergreen
by:
Nancy Armstrong
3.91 avg rating — 33 ratings 
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The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The True Life and Trials of Nicholas of Myra
by:
Adam C. English
3.68 avg rating — 108 ratings 
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Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells, and Silent Nights: A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs 2.86 avg rating — 50 ratings
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The Old Magic of Christmas: Yuletide Traditions for the Darkest Days of the Year
by:
Linda Raedisch
3.80 avg rating — 1,180 ratings 
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The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil
by:
Al Ridenour
4.06 avg rating — 329 ratings 
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Krampus: The Devil of Christmas: Pre-WWI Krampus Postcard Reproductiions
by:
Monte Beauchamp
4.27 avg rating — 144 ratings 21. 
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The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey
by:
Roger Highfield
3.81 avg rating — 468 ratings 
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Christmas Curiosities: Odd, Dark, and Forgotten Christmas
by:
John Grossman
4.11 avg rating — 278 ratings 
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Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
by:
Clement A. Miles
3.80 avg rating — 122 ratings 
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When Santa Was A Shaman: Ancient Origins of Santa Claus & the Christmas Tree 3.92 avg rating — 104 ratings
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Christmas Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Christmas (Books of Miscellany)
by:
Jonathan Green
3.65 avg rating — 208 ratings 37. 
Christmas with the First Ladies: The White House Decorating Tradition from Jacqueline Kennedy to Michelle Obama 3.93 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Voices Out of the Air: The Royal Christmas Broadcasts, 1932 - 1981
by:
Tom Fleming
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 
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Being Santa Claus: What I Learned about the True Meaning of Christmas
by:
Sal Lizard
4.05 avg rating — 279 ratings 43. 
Weird But True! Christmas: 300 Festive Facts to Light Up the Holidays 4.23 avg rating — 260 ratings
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Christmas Cookie Swap!: More Than 100 Treats to Share this Holiday Season
by:
Oxmoor House
3.91 avg rating — 45 ratings 45. 
Christmas in the Crosshairs: Two Thousand Years of Denouncing and Defending the World's Most Celebrated Holiday
by:
Gerry Bowler
3.72 avg rating — 53 ratings 
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Christmas 1945: The Greatest Celebration in American History
by:
Matthew Litt
3.65 avg rating — 55 ratings 49. 
The Big Secret: The Whole and Honest Truth About Santa Claus
by:
D.W. Boorn
4.15 avg rating — 41 ratings 51. 
The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree
by:
David Rubel
4.37 avg rating — 1,120 ratings 
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Yuletide in Dixie: Slavery, Christmas, and Southern Memory
by:
Robert E May
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings 55. 
Christmas Beer: The Cheeriest, Tastiest and Most Unusual Holiday Brews
by:
Don Russell
4.16 avg rating — 191 ratings 56. 
A Very Vintage Christmas: Holiday Collecting, Decorating and Celebrating
by:
Bob Richter
3.88 avg rating — 150 ratings 57. 
The Book of Christmas: Everything We Once Knew and Loved About Christmastime
by:
Jane Struthers
3.95 avg rating — 349 ratings 58. 
Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth (Holiday Series, 2)
by:
Dorothy Morrison
3.94 avg rating — 925 ratings 59. 
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Who Is Santa Claus? A History of St. Nicholas, the Christmas Tree, and the Three Wise Men
by:
William Walsh
3.14 avg rating — 59 ratings 61. 
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The Solstice Evergreen: History, Folklore and Origins of the Christmas Tree
by:
Sheryl Ann Karas
3.54 avg rating — 39 ratings 64. 
Keeping Christmas: Yuletide Traditions In Norway And The New Land
by:
Kathleen Stokker
4.15 avg rating — 53 ratings 
68. 
Who Wrote "The Night Before Christmas"?: Analyzing the Clement Clarke Moore vs. Henry Livingston Question liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
69. 
The Christmas TV Companion: a Guide to Cult Classics, Strange Specials and Outrageous Oddities
by:
Joanna Wilson
3.76 avg rating — 29 ratings 
71. 
Christmas in Ontario: Heartwarming Legends, Tales and Traditions
by:
Cheryl MacDonald
3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings 72. 
Christmas in the Movies: 30 Classics to Celebrate the Season
by:
Jeremy Arnold
4.10 avg rating — 346 ratings 
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Diary of the Holiday Season in Tokyo: Holiday Shopping, Christmas Cards, New Year’s Day and Japanese Girl
by:
Hidemi Woods
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 
80. 
The High School Days in Kyoto: A Christmas tree, Catholic school and Jesus
by:
Hidemi Woods
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings 80. 
Christmas Feasts and Festivals (A Holiday Book)
by:
Lillie Patterson
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 
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Southern Living Best-Loved Christmas Classics: Favorite holiday recipes and easy decorating ideas 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Country Living Christmas at Home: Holiday Decorating – Crafts – Recipes
by:
Country Living
3.88 avg rating — 115 ratings 
92. 
Advent: Festive German Bakes to Celebrate the Coming of Christmas
by:
Anja Dunk
4.54 avg rating — 126 ratings 
