Do you love #ChristmasInJuly? Do you enjoy reading Christmas books in July? I have ten books set during Christmas and a bonus list. I hope you find one to match your reading tastes.
Christmas in July Reading List
I’m linking up today with That Artsy Reader Girl for Top Ten Tuesday: Books set in a certain time or place. I’ve chosen Christmas. #ChristmasInJuly
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(In no particular order)
Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews
New York City + Christmas Trees + Hot Chocolate
Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert
Christmas Mart + Danish Kringle + Hot Chocolate + Magical Realism
The Christmas Castle in Scotland by Julie Caplin
A Run-down Castle + a Mysterious, Moody Author + Snowed In
Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey
(based on Christmas in Connecticut)
Reimagined Classic + Snowed In + Enemies to Lovers
Last Stop on the Winter Wonderland Express by Rebecca Raisin
A Honeymoon For One + A Colorful Cast of Characters + European Train Travel + Northern Lights
The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan
Cozy Country Inn + Snow + Hot Chocolate + Warm Blankets + Friendship + A Bookish Weekend
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Beth Moran
Supportive Community + Friendship + Warmhearted
Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel by Rebecca Raisin
Paris + Book About Books + New Beginnings
The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley
Quaint Inn + Comfort Food + Multigenerational Friendships + Romance
Waiting for Christmas by Lynn Austin
New York City (1901) + Christmas Magic + Found Family
Bonus List:
A Carol for Mrs. Dickens by Rebecca Connolly (novella)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (classic)
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Holiday Hideaway (short story) by Mary Kay Andrews
Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames
The Merry Matchmaker by Sheila Roberts
The Holiday Cottage by Sarah Morgan
Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin
Delivering Christmas (novella) by Liz Fenwick
A Christmas Baby at Goodwill House
Unleashed Holiday (steamy)
A Wreath of Snow (novella)
Small Things Like These (novella)
Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman (novella)
All I Want for Christmas is the Girl Next Door (YA)
A Christmas Memory (novella) by Truman Capote (classic)
Skipping Christmas (modern classic)
Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop
A Vicarage Christmas (novella)
Winter Street Series
QOTD:
What is your favorite book set at Christmas?
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Great choices, Carol!
Thanks! 🌻
Oh my! What a list. I am a mood Christmas book reader.
I almost enjoy them more in July when I’m not stressed with shopping and entertaining!
Great choice for this topic, Carol. I’ve read most of your initial list, and have The Most Wonderful Time of the Year coming up this week. I will check out your alternates more closely as it gets closer to Christmas.
Thanks Carla….you are the Queen of Christmas!
Now I am ready for some hot chocolate and some cozy nights reading! This post made me smile.
Bring on the hot chocolate and cozy reading nights!
Thank you for labelling that image as AI-generated. I appreciate it when folks do that.
Christmas is about the furthest thing from my mind right due to how hot and humid it is, but you’re right that it is on the way. I look forward to having snow again. 🙂
We never get snow here, and often our Christmas Day is as fair as summer! I grew up in snow though so I can imagine!
The Book Club Hotel sounds exactly like my kinda read 😍 I haven’t yet read anything by Morgan although I’m sure I have at least one of her Christmas novels on my TBR. Great list!
Thanks! Morgan is a dependable author!
I shared a Christmas cover on my Instagram and got about four messages saying Christmas already?? 😁🎄
Never too early to feel festive!
I don’t read a lot of Christmas books, but with the triple digit temps I’ve got here, they sure do sound appealing right now.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
I think I might enjoy them more in summer!
Great minds think alike, Carol! I did the same topic. I have a Christmas in July review coming on Friday, too!! I’m pretty sure I have Book Club Hotel on my kindle.
Always fun to read Christmas books any time of year!
Indeed!
My audiobook selections this month have all been Christmas related. I’ve read The Christmas Duet by Debbie Macomber, Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan, and How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas by Jeff Guinn.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/visit-toronto-ten-books-set-in-the-greater-toronto-area/
These all sound like great titles! It seems like there are a lot more Christmas titles this summer!
I love a Christmas book! I am doing Christmas In July this year. The kids have got their Christmas socks hanging on the shelf above the fireplace waiting for the elves 😂 I try to replicate Christmas, but in a slightly toned down way so that the magic of real Christmas isn’t taken away 😂
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/top-ten-tuesday-books-set-in-europe/
Can I be a kid in your house?! Hopping over to read your post…..
Haha ☺️ I do go a bit overboard, but that’s part of the fun isn’t it 🤣
Thank you
💯
We normally do something for Christmas in July but I don’t think we are going to be this year! Not sure why!
I do love Rebecca Raisin’s books so I am looking forward to reading her new one soon!
The new R Raisin is good but I loved the Paris one!
I love this list! Holiday romances are one of my favorite genres. Happy reading!
Good reading any time of year!
Great list! The covers are gorgeous. The Book Club Hotel looks stunning 🙂
If you’d like to visit, here’s my off-topic TTT: https://thebooklorefairyreads.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/top-ten-tuesday-most-anticipated-books-releasing-in-the-second-half-of-2025/
Thanks! So many festive books! Hopping over to read your post….
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Fun idea. Though I dislike that every shop wants to sell us something Christmassy already.
I agree. Retail jumps the gun!
They used to start at the end of August, now it’s July … Why don’t the do it all year round? 😉