Behold, Christmas: Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room discussion

This year the challenge is to make a simple and loving Christmas at home, despite the restrictions and stress of what is happening in the world.
To complete the challenge read 12 books between 1st November and Twelfth Night; January 5th, 2021. Record books, stories, poems, carols, children's books, cooking or craft books, or magazines that you feel have helped you celebrate Christmas with family members despite the restrictions in the world. You can keep track of the books here if you reserve your spot in a simple but loving Christmas: 2020 thread. Record the titles of the books you read, along with your ratings. Share the treasures you find so that others can also be uplifted at this difficult time and have a very peaceful and love-filled Christmas season. Whether your family is just yourself or many we can reach out to each other and ensure that Christmas is not canceled in our hearts and homes.
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Tracey's 12 books to have a simple but loving Christmas at home.

1. A Christmas Carol / The Chimes / The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens

2. Once Upon a Christmas: 55 Heartwarming Short Stories Bring Meaning to the Season by Rosanne Croft

3. Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini

4. Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional by Paul David Tripp

5. An Endless Christmas by Cynthia Ruchti

6. I Saw Three Ships by Elizabeth Goudge

7. The Christmas Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini

8. Classic Hymns Carols

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Katrina's 12 books to have a simple but loving Christmas at home.

1. Starry Night by Debbie Macomber ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Carving Angels by Diane Stringam Tolley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas by Stephanie Barron ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. The Message of the Birds by Kate Westerlund ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. The Twelve Days of Christmas by Don Daily ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. The Light of Christmas by Richard Paul Evans ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. The Miracle Maker by Ann Acton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. Christmas Ideals 2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. Born This Happy Morning by John Bytheway ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Prayers of a Stranger: A Christmas Story by Davis Bunn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. The Nutcracker and The Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rosemarie's Simple but Loving Christmas at Home

1. The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. What the Bell Saw and Said by Louisa May Alcott⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. The Holy Night by Selma Lagerlöf⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoes - A Christmas Story by Elizabeth Harrison⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. Toinette and the Elves: Illustrated Edition by Susan Coolidge ⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. A Christmas Book by Elizabeth Goudge⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Joe's 12 books to have a Simple but Loving Christmas at home:

1. Christmas in the Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

2. The Animals' Christmas Eve by Gale Wiersum

3. Martin the Cobbler by Leo Tolstoy

4. The Grumpy Old Ox by Raymond Arroyo

5. The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore

6.How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss

7. Frosty the Snowman by Steve Nelson

8. The Christmas Train: A True Story by Thomas S. Monson

9. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

10. A Christmas Dress for Ellen by Thomas S. Monson

11. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

12. Stars by Chieko N. Okazaki

13. Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room by Gary E. Stevenson

One radio station here has started 24 hour Christmas Music today!

That's too early! They should at least wait until after November 11.

A simple but Loving Christmas at Home 2020

Joseph wrote: "One radio station here has started 24 hour Christmas Music today!"

I must admit I am already humming Christmas carols myself but I don't want to have carols 24 hours a day. I think too much can actually be detrimental and people switch off to the actual meaning behind them.

Just started The Chimes by Dickens.

i finishedA Merry Christmas and Other Christmas Stories ..a 5 star read.

As another Christmas Challenge comes to a close, I would like to say that I once again enjoyed participating in it.

I actually read a book whose title matches the title of this group.

About 2 months to go until the next Christmas Challenge!

It doesn't feel like it here!

Only 1 month to go for Christmas Challenge 2021!

Only 1 week to Challenge 2021.

CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE 2021
1. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
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That's such a good book, Joseph.