Bookish links- December 2025

Current Christmas reads: Unwrapping the Names of Jesus with my book club // The Gift of Christmas Present with my mom // The Angel Tree and a Christmas hymn study  with my kids 

New Christmas Christian fiction 

Love these Grinch pajamas! This grown-up version, too. 

Advent reads to prepare your heart for Christmas 

Bible tabs I ordered for the Bible study binder I'm now keeping for myself after reading How to Study the Bible Intentionally 

Book-themed Nintendo Switch game I secretly want to try, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book! 

When we have our annual Nutcracker viewing party this year, I'll set out a copy of The Nutcracker + a charcuterie board and call it good. I don't want to spend a bunch of money on extra items but I do enjoy the online equivalent of window shopping. Examples: this painting // this mug // this snowglobe // this (organic cotton) dress // this sweatshirt // this fabric 

Tyndale's Christmas book advent calendar 

Old Christmas posts- Christmas fiction by location // Holiday picture books about GIVING gifts // our favorite Christmas leveled readers (How is that it?! More to come!) 

This was a fascinating watch- When did reading become a performance? 

I am still enjoying creating short videos as a creative endeavor and have a few fun Christmas videos planned for my little YouTube channel this month! 

Kindle Unlimited readers, you can now read Tessa Afshar Biblical fiction for free! 

Everyday Reading's new printable advent reading calendar is quite cute and she has so many great items on her bookish gift guide for this year 

5 small books that make great stocking stuffers 

I recently spotted this poetry book teapot and promptly Googled it. So cute!  

Here's my ever-growing list of Christian Christmas fiction by location 

Look at this beautiful storybook library 

Christmas school... Bedtime History Podcast holiday episodes // Inquisikids did some great episodes on Christmas in various countries in 2023 

If you're in the market for a new Christmas picture book, consider The Golden Hour. I am so happy with this Christmas picture book set at Westminster Abbey. The illustrations are simply lovely that makes this a nice one to set out and display, but the story plays with historical fiction in a way that of course delights me. It's a bit long for my youngest this year and probably best for the older picture book crowd but I shared it with my seven-year-old and look forward to sharing it with my youngest for many Christmas seasons to come! I enjoyed the writing and look forward to trying Carrie Brownell's other children's book, too. *I received a free copy from Bookmonkey but these honest opinions are my own.