{"id":4351,"date":"2022-12-13T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T09:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/?p=4351"},"modified":"2025-04-30T20:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:53:06","slug":"staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Christmas Read-Alouds for Students of All Ages (Updated for 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Most of us have wrapped up community days (or are about to!) and are turning our hearts toward <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/happy-advent-season-from-classical-conversations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advent<\/a>. Now more than ever, it&#8217;s a wonderful time to cuddle around the fire as a family and share hot chocolate and good books. Here at Classical Conversations<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, we have compiled a few staff-favorite read-alouds for children of all ages.<\/p>\n<h2>The Best Books to Read-Aloud This Christmas<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve included links to these stories in case you want to purchase a physical copy, but do also know that many (especially the children&#8217;s short stories) can be found for as free PDFs online with a quick Google search. Happy reading!<\/p>\n<h3>Christmas Read-Alouds for Young Children (and Beyond)<\/h3>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re child is in the Classical Conversations <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/programs\/foundations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foundations<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/programs\/essentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essentials<\/a> programs, these short stories and picture books are some of the best Christmas read-alouds to enjoy together this holiday season.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tale-Three-Trees-Traditional-Folktale\/dp\/0745917437\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+tale+of+three+trees&amp;qid=1670602017&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Tale of the Three Trees<\/em> by Angela Elwell Hunt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wintry-Night-Ruth-Bell-Graham\/dp\/1400321166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>One Wintry Night<\/em> by Ruth Bell Graham<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Special-Board-Book-Lucados-Wemmicks\/dp\/1581342195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>You Are Special<\/em> by Max Lucado<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Why-Christmas-Trees-Arent-Perfect\/dp\/150180605X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Why Christmas Trees Aren&#8217;t Perfect<\/em> by Richard H. Schneider<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversationsbooks.com\/products\/1s023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Best Christmas Pageant Ever<\/em> by Barbara Robinson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Littlest-Angel-Charles-Tazewell\/dp\/0824955498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Littlest Angel<\/em> by Charles Tazewell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Baboushka-Three-Kings-Ruth-Robbins\/dp\/039527673X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Baboushka and the Three Kings<\/em> by Ruth Robbins and Nicolas Sidjakov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Where-Christmas-Jesse-Nancy-Carlstrom\/dp\/0689862334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Where Is Christmas, Jesse Bear?<\/em> by Nancy White Carlstrom and Bruce Degen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christmas-Day-Kitten-James-Herriot\/dp\/0312097670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Christmas Day Kitten<\/em> by James Herriot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cootie-Nativity-Familymans-Christmas-Treasury\/dp\/193385832X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cootie McKay&#8217;s Nativity by Todd Wilson<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crippled-Lamb-Max-Lucado\/dp\/1400318076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Crippled Lamb<\/em> by Max Lucado<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Too-Many-Tamales-Gary-Soto\/dp\/0698114124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Too Many Tamales<\/em> by Gary Soto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ollies-Ski-Trip-Elsa-Beskow\/dp\/0863156479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Ollie&#8217;s Ski Trip<\/em> by Elsa Beskow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christmas-Trolls-Jan-Brett\/dp\/0698118464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Christmas Trolls<\/em> by Jan Brett<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Whos-That-Knocking-Christmas-Eve\/dp\/0399238735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Who&#8217;s That Knocking on Christmas Eve?<\/em> by Jan Brett<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Velveteen-Rabbit-Become-Aboard-Books\/dp\/0448190834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Velveteen Rabbit<\/em> by Margery Williams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thing-About-Christmas-Happy-Books\/dp\/0784715467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Best Thing About Christmas: A Happy Day Book\u00a0<\/em>by Christine Harder Tangvald and Cheryl Nobens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Santa-Real-Harold-Lawrence-Myra\/dp\/1400306299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Santa Are You for Real?<\/em> by Harold Myra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silver-Packages-Appalachian-Christmas-Story\/dp\/053130051X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story<\/em> by Cynthia Rylant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Happy-Birthday-Jesus-Diane-Stortz\/dp\/078470354X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus<\/em> by Diane Stortz and Greg Holder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Parable-Pine-Tree\/dp\/0849914809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Pine Tree Parable<\/em> by Liz Curtis Higgs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Christmas Read-Alouds for the Middle Years (and Beyond)<\/h3>\n<p>Of course, all of the previous stories and books listed previously can be read to students of all ages. For your middle students, whether in Essentials or the early levels of <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/programs\/challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Challenge<\/a>, here are some additional Christmas read-alouds.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/americanenglish.state.gov\/files\/ae\/resource_files\/1-the_gift_of_the_magi_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Gift of the Magi\u201d by O. Henry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christmas-Carol-Charles-Dickens\/dp\/1503212831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Christmas Carol\u00a0<\/em>by Charles Dickens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Selfish-Giant-Oscar-Wilde\/dp\/1742376509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Selfish Giant<\/em> by Oscar Wilde<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Certain-Small-Shepherd-Owlet-Book\/dp\/0805053921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Certain Small Shepherd<\/em> by Rebecca Caudill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christmas-Day-Morning-Pearl-Buck\/dp\/0688162673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Christmas Day in the Morning: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids<\/em> by Pearl S. Buck<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christmas-Box-Richard-Paul-Evans\/dp\/0684814994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Christmas Box<\/em> by Richard Paul Evans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Treasures-Snow-Patricia-St-John\/dp\/0802465757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Treasures of the Snow<\/em>\u00a0by Patricia St. John<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Little-House-Volumes-Set\/dp\/0064400409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Little House on the Prairie<\/em> Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversationsbooks.com\/products\/as047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\u00a0<\/em>by C. S. Lewis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jothams-Journey-Storybook-Advent-Storybooks\/dp\/0825441749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Jotham&#8217;s Journey: A Storybook for Advent<\/em>\u00a0by Arnold Ytreeide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unwrapping-Greatest-Gift-Celebration-Christmas\/dp\/1414397542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas<\/em> by Ann Voskamp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Christmas Read-Alouds for Teenagers<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, below are some Christmas read-alouds for teenagers and older students. However, if your family consists of students of all different ages, consider having your older students read some of the previously mentioned stories aloud to your littles!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Incarnation-Saint-Athanasius-Popular-Patristics\/dp\/0881414271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>On the Incarnation<\/em> by Saint Athanasius (with a preface by C. S. Lewis)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christ-Christmas-Family-Advent-Celebration\/dp\/0891096051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Christ in Christmas: A Family Advent Celebration<\/em>\u00a0by James Dobson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Little-Bantam-Classics-Louisa-Alcott\/dp\/0553212753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Little Women<\/em> by Louisa May Alcott (At least read the first two chapters together!)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Happy Reading this Christmas!<\/h2>\n<p>We hope you found something on this list of read-alouds to read together with your family this Christmas season. So, grab a blanket, some hot chocolate, and cozy up around the fireplace for some quality Christmas read-aloud time with the family!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us have wrapped up community days (or are about to!) and are turning our hearts toward Advent. Now more than ever, it&#8217;s a wonderful time to cuddle around the fire as a family and share hot chocolate and good books. Here at Classical Conversations\u00ae, we have compiled a few staff-favorite read-alouds for children [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":7945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3146],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Best Christmas Read-Alouds | Classical Conversations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking for the best Christmas read-alouds to enjoy with your family this holiday season? Here are stories and books for students of all ages.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Best Christmas Read-Alouds | Classical Conversations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Looking for the best Christmas read-alouds to enjoy with your family this holiday season? Here are stories and books for students of all ages.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Classical Conversations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-12-13T09:00:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-30T20:53:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BestChristmasReadAloudsforStudentsOfAllAges_1200x628pz.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Classical Conversations\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Classical Conversations\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Classical Conversations\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d4e8630a134ca2daffe132c3800f0922\"},\"headline\":\"Best Christmas Read-Alouds for Students of All Ages (Updated for 2022)\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-13T09:00:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-30T20:53:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/\"},\"wordCount\":604,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BestChristmasReadAloudsforStudentsOfAllAges_1200x628pz.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Resources\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/\",\"name\":\"Best Christmas Read-Alouds | Classical Conversations\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BestChristmasReadAloudsforStudentsOfAllAges_1200x628pz.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-13T09:00:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-30T20:53:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"Looking for the best Christmas read-alouds to enjoy with your family this holiday season? Here are stories and books for students of all ages.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BestChristmasReadAloudsforStudentsOfAllAges_1200x628pz.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BestChristmasReadAloudsforStudentsOfAllAges_1200x628pz.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":628,\"caption\":\"Parents with kid reading book at Christmas\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Best Christmas Read-Alouds for Students of All Ages (Updated for 2022)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/\",\"name\":\"Classical Conversations\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Classical Conversations\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/logo-blue.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/logo-blue.png\",\"width\":329,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"Classical Conversations\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d4e8630a134ca2daffe132c3800f0922\",\"name\":\"Classical Conversations\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2c5e4927f4af216f7f91e7c8916a63edbabbd948ef2cc4128dbe2441372d36dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2c5e4927f4af216f7f91e7c8916a63edbabbd948ef2cc4128dbe2441372d36dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Classical Conversations\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Best Christmas Read-Alouds | Classical Conversations","description":"Looking for the best Christmas read-alouds to enjoy with your family this holiday season? Here are stories and books for students of all ages.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Best Christmas Read-Alouds | Classical Conversations","og_description":"Looking for the best Christmas read-alouds to enjoy with your family this holiday season? Here are stories and books for students of all ages.","og_url":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/","og_site_name":"Classical Conversations","article_published_time":"2022-12-13T09:00:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-30T20:53:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":628,"url":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BestChristmasReadAloudsforStudentsOfAllAges_1200x628pz.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Classical Conversations","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Classical Conversations","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/"},"author":{"name":"Classical Conversations","@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d4e8630a134ca2daffe132c3800f0922"},"headline":"Best Christmas Read-Alouds for Students of All Ages (Updated for 2022)","datePublished":"2022-12-13T09:00:57+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-30T20:53:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/"},"wordCount":604,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BestChristmasReadAloudsforStudentsOfAllAges_1200x628pz.jpg","articleSection":["Resources"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/","url":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/","name":"Best Christmas Read-Alouds | Classical Conversations","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BestChristmasReadAloudsforStudentsOfAllAges_1200x628pz.jpg","datePublished":"2022-12-13T09:00:57+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-30T20:53:06+00:00","description":"Looking for the best Christmas read-alouds to enjoy with your family this holiday season? Here are stories and books for students of all ages.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BestChristmasReadAloudsforStudentsOfAllAges_1200x628pz.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BestChristmasReadAloudsforStudentsOfAllAges_1200x628pz.jpg","width":1200,"height":628,"caption":"Parents with kid reading book at Christmas"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Best Christmas Read-Alouds for Students of All Ages (Updated for 2022)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/","name":"Classical Conversations","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#organization","name":"Classical Conversations","url":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/logo-blue.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/logo-blue.png","width":329,"height":200,"caption":"Classical Conversations"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d4e8630a134ca2daffe132c3800f0922","name":"Classical Conversations","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2c5e4927f4af216f7f91e7c8916a63edbabbd948ef2cc4128dbe2441372d36dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2c5e4927f4af216f7f91e7c8916a63edbabbd948ef2cc4128dbe2441372d36dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Classical Conversations"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4351"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15518,"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4351\/revisions\/15518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}