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Last Updated on March 30, 2025
Christmas short stories are tales that are perfect reads for people who are wanting to add some holiday reading into their schedule, but don’t have the time. The best Christmas short stories to read are all on our ultimate list. This list of the very best Christmas short stories to read has something for everyone. Find all of the genres from contemporaries to mysteries and fantasies, and more all on this Christmas short stories list.

Christmas Short Stories
1. A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
2. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann
3. The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
4. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
5. The Elves and the Shoemaker by the Brothers Grimm
6. The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
7. Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson
8. The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
9. The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Soren Stern
10. At Christmas Time by Anton Chekov
11. Dave Cooks the Turkey by Stuart McLean
12. The Dead by James Joyce
13. A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
14. The Burglar’s Christmas by Willa Cather
15. A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
16. The Adventure of Blue Carbuncle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
17. The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
18. The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket
19. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
20. The Chimes by Charles Dickens
21. Old Christmas by Washington Irving
22. Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan
23. A Christmas Dream, and How it Came to be True by Louis May Alcott
24. Christmas at Red Butte by L.M. Montgomery
25. The Story of The Other Wise Man by Henry van Dyke
26. The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
27. The Paper Bag Christmas by Kevin Alan Milne
28. Christmas at Thompson Hall by Anthony Trollope
29. The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
30. A Hint for Next Christmas by A.A. Milne
31. Where Love is, There God Is Also by Leo Tolstoy
32. Sharpe’s Christmas by Bernard Cornwell
33. A Very Russian Christmas: The Greatest Russian Holiday Stories of All Time
34. The Juggler of Our Lady by R.O. Blechman
35. Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit by P. G. Wodehouse
36. Rush Call by Stephen King (Included in Secret Windows)
37. The Innkeeper’s Wife by A.J. Cronin
38. Tidings of Comfort and Joy by Gael Baudino
39. The Festival by H.P. Lovecraft
40. Vanka by Anton Chekhov
41. Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
42. A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
43. The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank
44. A Christmas Homecoming by Anne Perry
45. The Legend of the Christmas Rose by Selma Lagerlöf
46. Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie
47. A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz
48. A Chaparral Christmas Gift by O. Henry
49. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
50. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
51. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge
52. Miracle on 34th Street by Valentine Davies
53. A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd
54. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
55. The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere
Christmas Short Stories
Christmas short stories are perfect for getting some festive holiday reads on to your TBR. They are fantastic tales to read to get you into the holiday spirit. What are some of your favourite Christmas short stories to read?
























































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