Every family has its own unique holiday traditions. My
mother used to read Kate Douglas Wiggin’s The Bird’s Christmas Carol to us
every year. On Christmas Eve we always opened one present, which we knew would
be pajamas to wear as we waited for Santa to come. I carried on the pajama
tradition with my own family, though my husband and sons always objected. It’s
not that they didn’t like opening a present early. Maybe wearing something new
and soft and pretty on Christmas morning is a girl thing. I did read The Bird’s
Christmas Carol to them one year. The boys didn’t like that one much, either.
But they did like Dicken's A Christmas Carol, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, ‘Twas the
Night Before Christmas, Robinson's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Van Allsburg's The Polar Express, and a host of Christmas picture books by Tomie
dePaola. Do you have a favorite book to read at Christmas?
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