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Christmas Books to Give

Festive romances, cosy mysteries and a Dickens classic

  • 10 ideas
  • £7.99 to £28
  • Updated

Prices and stock checked 13 October 2026 and may change · How we make these guides

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Christmas books have become a gift in themselves. Publishers release festive romances, murder mysteries and classics every autumn, and they suit a quiet afternoon with a cup of tea. A book is easy to wrap and to post, and it works for most readers.

This list has ten festive titles, from romantic comedies like Christmas Fling and The Christmas Tree Farm to cosy crime in The Christmas Cracker Killer and A Scrooge Mystery, plus The Christmas Mystery, A Christmas Carol and Rick Stein's Christmas. Several other seasonal titles were still pre-order when we checked, so we have left them out. Prices were checked on 13 October 2026 and can change.

  1. The Secret Christmas Library

    The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan, a festive romance at under £8.

    £7.99 View at Waterstones

  2. The Christmas Cracker Killer

    The Christmas Cracker Killer, a cosy Christmas mystery at under £8.

    £7.99 View at Waterstones

  3. Christmas Fling

    Christmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk, a festive romantic comedy in paperback.

    £9.99 View at Waterstones

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  5. A Scrooge Mystery

    A Scrooge Mystery, a festive whodunnit featuring Dickens's Ebenezer Scrooge.

    £9.99 View at Waterstones

  6. Do You See What I See?

    Do You See What I See?, a Christmas murder mystery in hardback.

    £10.00 View at Waterstones

  7. The Christmas Tree Farm (Deluxe Edition)

    The Christmas Tree Farm in a deluxe hardback edition, a festive romance in a gift-quality format.

    £20.00 View at Waterstones

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  9. The Christmas Mystery

    The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder, a story that follows the days of Advent.

    £9.99 View at Waterstones

  10. A Christmas Carol (Penguin English Library)

    A Christmas Carol in the Penguin English Library, Dickens's classic in a short paperback.

    £8.99 View at Waterstones

  11. The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories

    The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories, a hardback of festive stories from Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter.

    £16.99 View at Waterstones

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  13. Rick Stein's Christmas

    Rick Stein's Christmas, a hardback of recipes, memories and stories for the season.

    £28.00 View at Waterstones

Questions people ask

What are good Christmas books to give?

Festive romances, cosy crime and short classics all work well. Choose a genre the recipient already reads.

Are Christmas books good stocking fillers?

Paperbacks under £10, such as The Secret Christmas Library, The Christmas Cracker Killer and A Scrooge Mystery, are good stocking fillers.

Why are some Christmas books missing from this list?

Several festive titles were pre-orders when we checked, and we only list books that can be bought now. This page is rebuilt monthly, so they may appear later.

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