'Twas the Night Before Christmas (urspr publ 1823; utgåvan 2001)

My quintessential childhood book. An amusing poem that resonates with the Santa myth. Since this edition has such deep emotional attachment to my Christmas memories, my rating reflects absolutely no consideration of writing quality. ( )

A well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

Christmas rhyming book

Christmas present for 2010 ( )

Someone commented earlier today on a book you had to read every Christmas. It made me think of this classic poem which I read every year as a child. I actually had the entire poem memorized as a young child because I'd read it so often from an illustrated children's edition. I feel the need to issue a word of caution. The Project Gutenberg edition was available for download and reading from my library; however, the formatting is awful. It misses letters and entire phrases. Fortunately I knew the missing words and phrases, but others probably don't. Please skip that edition! ( )