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This time of the year so much holiday music is played. These are just a few of them.

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose.

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a song by songwriter Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer published by the Montgomery Ward Company. In 1939, Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May, created the character Rudolph as an assignment for Montgomery Ward, and Marks decided to adapt the story of Rudolph into a song. The song had an added introduction, paraphrasing the poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" which listed Santa's reindeer.
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.

2. Jingle Bells
"Jingle Bells" is one of the most commonly sung Christmas songs in the world. It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts. It was published under the title "The One Horse Open Sleigh" in September 1857. It has been claimed that it was originally written to be sung by a Sunday school choir for Thanksgiving, or as a drinking song. Although it has no original connection to Christmas it became associated with winter and Christmas music in the 1860s and 1870s, and it was featured in a variety of parlor song and college anthologies in the 1880s. It was first recorded in 1889 on an Edison cylinder; this recording, believed to be the first Christmas record, is lost, but an 1898 recording - also from Edison Records - survives.
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.

3. Feliz Navidad
"Feliz Navidad" is a Christmas song written and first recorded in 1970 by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. With its simple, heartfelt lyrics - the traditional Spanish Christmas/New Year greeting "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad" ("Merry Christmas, a prosperous year and happiness"), followed by text in English words "I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart" - it has become a Christmas classic and has gained popularity around the world.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.

4. Frosty The Snowman
"Frosty the Snowman" is a popular winter song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It is regarded as a Christmas song, although Christmas itself is never mentioned in the lyrics. The action supposedly takes place in White Plains, New York, or Armonk, New York.
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Stevem Walter or Gene.

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is a novelty Christmas song. Written by Randy Brooks, the song was originally performed by Elmo Shropshire in 1979 under the brand of Elmo and Patsy, the double act Shropshire had with his then-wife Patsy Trigg. The lyrics tell the story of the speaker's grandmother celebrating Christmas Eve with her family and venturing out into a snowstorm without her medication while drunk on eggnog. She is found dead the next morning, apparently having been trampled by Santa Claus and his reindeer.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is a Christmas song that was originally written and composed for the 1966 animated special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft.
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

7. White Christmas
"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The song was written by Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Bing Crosby's record topped the Billboard chart for 11 weeks in 1942 and returned to the number one position again in December 1943 and 1944. His version would return to the top 40 a dozen times in subsequent years.
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945 in Hollywood, California during a heatwave Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions. The song was first recorded that fall by Vaughn Monroe, was released just after Thanksgiving, and became a hit by Christmas. Despite the lyrics making no mention of any holiday, the song has come to be regarded as a Christmas song worldwide due to its winter theme, and is often played on radio stations during the Christmas and holiday season, and having often been covered by various artists on Christmas-themed albums.
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW.

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold. The version for Bluebird Records by George Hall and His Orchestra (vocal by Sonny Schuyler) was very popular in 1934 and reached the various charts of the day.
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written by the lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent and recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby, who scored a top ten hit with the song. me
The song is sung from the point of view of a soldier stationed overseas during World War II, writing a letter to his family. In the message, he tells his family he will be coming home and to prepare the holiday for him. The song ends on a melancholy note, with the soldier saying, "I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams".
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.

11 Winter Wonderland
"Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists. Its lyrics are about a couple's romance during the winter season.[
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. The lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas. A large number of different melodies have been associated with the song, of which the best known is derived from a 1909 arrangement of a traditional folk melody by English composer Frederic Austin.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.

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Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose

4/12

SONGS

✅1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph - The Lies of Vampires and Slayers - 12/12 - medium sized Robert

✅2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is tagged historical - Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons - 1/12

✅3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who speaks Spanish - Fair Market Value - 29/12

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Stevem Walter or Gene.

✅5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12 - Nana

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).

✅9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5 - Glimmer of the Other - 5/12 - 318 pages

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.

✅11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is part of a couple - Glimmer of Death - 22/1

✅12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England - Tattered Huntress - 15/12

Holiday Songs

Completed 12/12

✔️1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book where a character has a visitor.
Dead Letter Days by Kelley Armstrong - 01/12/2024

✔️2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is a first in a series.
Inheritance by Nora Roberts - 05/12/2024

✔️3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who speaks Spanish (Mike)
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr - 07/12/2024

✔️4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York
Someone Like You by Lauren Layne - 02/12/2024

✔️5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma
Holiday Rebel by Rebecca Zanetti - 08/12/2024

✔️6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read How The Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss - 03/12/2024

✔️7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover
The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton - 18/12/2024

✔️8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW
The Bourne Legacy by Eric Van Lustbader - 04/12/2024

✔️9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5. (324 pgs)
Whatever for Hire by R.J. Blain - 04/12/2024

✔️10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream
The Mirror by Nora Roberts - 10/12/2024

✔️11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter
A Bloom in Winter by J.R. Ward - 03/12/2024

✔️12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England
The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James - 16/12/2024

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Challenge Rules

*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose

12/12 COMPLETED!

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover.
by Newt Gingrich 12/12/2024

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is a first in a series.
Gallows Court by Martin Edwards 12/7/2024
Rachel Slavernake series

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who speaks Spanish.
Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byrum 12/26/2024
Ricki's parents live in Mexico; she facetimes with them and speaks Spanglish.

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a character called Jack, Steve, Walter or Gene.
The Thanksgiving Day Murder by Lee Harris 12/18/2024 Set in NY and Christine's husband is Jack.

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma.
Sandwich by Catherine Newman 1/13/2024
Alice is a grandma.

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) .
A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz 1/7/2025
Charles le Mesurier is a bully / grinch.

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover.
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 12/20/2024


8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays.
A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh 12/31/2024


9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
The Good Goodbye by Carla Buckley 1/3/2025 348 pages

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character writes a letter.
The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas 12/31/2024
Joseph's father and mother wrote love letters and he was gifted the stack.

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
The Christmas Surprise by Jenny Colgan 12/29/2024
All 3!

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England.
Yours Cheerfully by A J Pearce 12/9/2024

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose

12/12 Completed. Finish

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover
Third Grave Dead Ahead-Darynda Jones 12/16/24


2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts
Vanish-Tess Gerritsen 12/19/24

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who speaks Spanish
Tell No Lies-Allison Brennan 12/27/24

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York
The Nightmare at Manhattan Beach-D.D. Black 1/20/25

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma
Beating Heart-Laura Pavlov 12/04/24

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation)
Forbidden King-Laura Pavlov 12/03/24

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book that is either 11th or 15th in a series
(Detective Katie Scott #11)
The First Girl-Jennifer Chase 12/18/24

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover
Taken in the Cold-Roger Stelljes 12/23/24


9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
(259)
The Gecko in the Corner-Nick Russell 12/10/24

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a soldier.
Show Off-Lani Lynn Vale 12/04/24

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book tagged as romance.
Mad Love-Willow Aster 12/21/24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
Resurrection in Mudbug-Jana Deleon 12/20/24

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Goal: 12/12

SONGS

**1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover.
28 Days Later Vol. 3: Hotzone - Michael Alan Nelson - 12/15/24


**2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is a first in a series.
You Can't Ruin Christmas - Olivia Noble - 12/11/24 - Snowflake Creek #1

**3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as a classic.
Odyssey - Stephen Fry - 01/25/25

**4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book with a character called Jack, Steve, Walter or Gene.
We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 01/09/25 – Steve Wheeler

**5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma.
The Feud - Sawyer Bennett - 12/21/24 – Fiona Blackburn

**6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Dr. Seuss - 01/27/25

**7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book a book that won an award.
Gallant - Victoria E. Schwab - 12/06/24 – Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2022)

**8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis - Tsugumi Ohba - 12/04/24

**9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character listens to the radio.
Your Absence is Darkness - Jón Kalman Stefánsson - 12/23/24 – “Hafrún was quick to turn on the radio, which was playing Haukur Morthens…” (Kindle Location 371)

**10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation).
In a Not So Perfect World - Neely Tubati Alexander - 12/29/24 – Sloane dreams of becoming a video game designer.

**11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter.
Lone Women - Victor LaValle - 12/01/24

**12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England.
The Ghost's Call - K.C. Adams - 01/14/25

Welcome all

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose

0/12

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover.
by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is a first in a series.
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 1/31/2025

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book tagged as a classic.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1/22/2025

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York.
Pork Pie Hat by Peter Straub 1/31/2025

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma.
Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music by Newbury Publishing 1/20/2025

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch".
Pumpkin Pies & Potions by Polly Holmes 12/23/2024

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover.
by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW.
Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5. P 204
Once Gone by Blake Pierce 1/17/2025

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation).
Deadly to the Core by Joyce Tremel 12/29/2024

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book tagged as romance.
Bedhead by Brooke Blaine 12/16/2024

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England.
Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
12/12

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book where a character has a visitor - all 3 women get unexpected visitors
Night's Edge by Charlaine Harris, Maggie Shayne, Barbara Hambly 16/12 3★

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is first in a series
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 1/12 3.5★

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book tagged as a classic.
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie 4/12 4★

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York
Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 3/12 4★

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma - Ilse
The Wattle Seed Inn by Leonie Kelsall 10/12 4★

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book that is set or published in the 1960s - pub. 1963
The Clocks by Agatha Christie 5/12 4★

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book that won an award - Edgar Award for Best First Novel (1993)
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly 6/12 3.5★

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW
O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2/12 2★

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5 - 326p
Sheltered: Stories of Rescue Animals and the People Who Were Saved by Them by Melody Horrill 7/12 5★

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream- many of these characters have a dream
The Subway Stops at Bryant Park by N. West Moss 13/12 3★

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance - all these
Calling Mrs Christmas by Carole Matthews 14/12 3★

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman 12/12 4★

FINISHED!! Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose.

SONGS: 12/12

☑️ 1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover

or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph

or read a book where a character has a visitor.

Colored Television Danzy Senna (Jane is visited by Hampton at her studio) 12/04/24

☑️ 2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts

or that is tagged historical

X or is a first in a series.

Blood of the Prodigal (Ohio Amish Mystery 1) P.L. Gaus 12/07/24

☑️ 3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer

x or with a character who speaks Spanish

Only Santas in the Building (Under the Mistletoe 5) Alexis Daria 12/02/24

or is tagged as a classic.

☑️ 4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York

or with a snowman on the cover

X or with a character called Jack, Steven, Walter or Gene.

Aunt Bessie's Holiday (Isle of Man 8) Diana Xarissa (Jack Strong) 12/06/24

☑️ 5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
X🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma

August: Osage County Tracy Letts (Violet is a grandmother) 12/05/24

or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)

or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.

☑️ 6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
X🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation)

Gorgeous and the Geek Rachel John (Doug is the mean judge on a tv talent show) 12/04/24

or a book that is set or published in the 1960s

or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

☑️ 7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover

or that is either 11th or 15th in a series

X or a book that won an award.

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Matthew Perry (Goodreads Memoir and Autobiography 2023, etc) ) 12/01/24

☑️ 8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover
&
or a book tagged as holidays

The Trouble With Mistletoe (Brookhollow Story 1) Jennifer Snow 12/02/24

or where the author’s initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).

☑️ 9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra

or read a book where a character listens to the radio

X or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

A Fistful of Collars(Chet & Bernie 5) Spencer Quinn (320 pages) 12/01/24

☑️ 10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
X 🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation)

Beautyland Marie-Helene Bertino (Adina has dreams about her home) 12/06/24

or where a character writes a letter

or with a character who is a soldier.

☑️ 11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter
&
or with a MC who is part of a couple

Slay, Bells, Ring: Book #18 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series (Kiki Lowenstein 18) Joanna Campbell Slan 12/04/24

or a book tagged as romance.

☑️ 12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England

or a book that is twelfth in a series

X or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.

The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet 1) Sarah Adams 12/03/24

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SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
📘🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor: A Million Little Pieces James Frey 23 Dec

2. Jingle Bells
📘🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series: Girlhood Melissa Febos 23 Dec

3. Feliz Navidad
📘🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic: Life, the Universe and Everything Douglas Adams

4. Frosty The Snowman
📘🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Stevem Walter or Gene: Just Kids Patti Smith 23 Dec

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
📘🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
Still Alice Lisa Genova 8 Jan
MC becomes a grandma

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
📘🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas: The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn 22 Dec (the Viscount is a grinch to me)

7. White Christmas
📘🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award: Just Kids Patti Smith 23 Dec (National Book Award)

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
📘🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare 24 Jan
Initials WS

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
📘🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5: Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly 346 pages and they listen to the radio

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
📘🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier: A Hitch in Time: Writings from the London Review of Books Christopher Hitchens A few of the letters written by the author are published on the book as well as responses

11 Winter Wonderland
📘🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance: Evvie Drake Starts Over Linda Holmes 8 Dec

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
📘🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS: The Year of Reading Dangerously Andy Miller 14 Dec

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose.

SONGS

✅1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.
On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark read 12/20/24
Grace Diaz visits Sanitago at his home and meets his daughter Paloma which is the catalyst for the story that unfolds.


✅2. Jingle Bells.
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch Read 12/8/24. #1 in Love and Gelato series

✅3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.
Death on the Lusitania by R.L. Graham Read 12/15/24 Señor Esbeban and Señorita Corazon Lopez spoke Spanish


✅4. Frosty The Snowman.
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Stevem Walter or Gene.
Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea. Read 12/22/24 set in NY and a MC Walter Jenkins

✅5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
Joy: A Novel by Danielle Steel. Read 12/30/24 Grandma Dixon

✅6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is a Christmas song that was originally written and composed for the 1966 animated special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft.
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey Read 12/11/24. Max hates Christmas at the beginning of the book and his heart grows 10 sizes by the end.

✅7. White Christmas.
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.
Read 12/20/24

✅8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
Read 12/15/24

✅9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
pages 249
Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien. Read 12/26/24.

🎄10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written by the lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent and recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby, who scored a top ten hit with the song. me
The song is sung from the point of view of a soldier stationed overseas during World War II, writing a letter to his family. In the message, he tells his family he will be coming home and to prepare the holiday for him. The song ends on a melancholy note, with the soldier saying, "I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams".
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.
Dreams of Falling by Karen White. Read 12/5/24. Ivy and CeeCee have dreams and Reggie and Boyd were soliders

✅11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
Santa's Little Yelpers by David Rosenfelt. Read 12/13/24. Andy and Laurie are a couple

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. The lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas. A large number of different melodies have been associated with the song, of which the best known is derived from a 1909 arrangement of a traditional folk melody by English composer Frederic Austin.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.

FINISHED

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose

Completed: 12/12

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor. Crow Mary - Kathleen Grissom 1/5/25

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series. If He Had Been With Me - Laura Nowlin 1/9/25

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic. Crome Yellow - Aldous Huxley 1/12/25

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Stevem Walter or Gene. A Fall of Marigolds - Susan Meissner 1/6/25

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER. Remembering Christmas - Dan Walsh 12/9/24 (pg. 265 – “I’ll just sip on this delicious eggnog here…”)

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas. The Nature of the Beast - Louise Penny 12/30/24

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award. One Salty Christmas Angel - Lucy McConnell 12/7/24

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum). Christmas in Mistletoe Bay - Karen Jackson 12/12/24

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5. Beautifully Broken Pieces - Catherine Cowles 1/3/25 (322 pgs.)

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier. The Only Woman in the Room - Marie Benedict 1/10/25

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance. Cupcakes for Christmas - Kate Hewitt 12/16/24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS. Secrets of a Charmed Life - Susan Meissner 1/2/25

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose

8/12
* felix ever after

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book where a character has a visitor.
Lindsey gets a surprise visit from her brother, Jack - On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay - 12/10/24

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is tagged historical.
A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas - 1/7/25

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer.
Hank Tillman is a country singer - Just Another Love Song - Kerry Winfrey - 1/17/25

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York.
Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender - 2/16/25

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover.
- Kate Carlisle - 12/24/24

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
284 pages - Read It and Weep - Jenn McKinlay - 12/3/24

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character writes a letter.
Brody writes a letter to his grandma that he has never met - Murder at a Scottish Christmas - Traci Hall - 1/18/25

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book tagged as romance.
Book Lovers - Emily Henry - 12/10/24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England.
The Christmas Murder Game - Alexandra Benedict - 12/16/24

Holiday Songs
December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

12/12 Completed

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.
🔴 MC has visitors: A Picture of Murder by T.E. Kinsey 12/1/24

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.
🔴 #1 in the Flavia de Luce series: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 12/10/24

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.
🔴 Marisol Rojas and Lady Hardcastle speak Spanish: The Burning Issue of the Day by T.E. Kinsey 12/23/24

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Steve, Walter or Gene.
🔴 Character named Walter Greenlaw: A Cold Nose for Murder by Jennifer Hawkins 12/5/24

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
🔴 Character is a grandma: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 12/20/24

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
🔴 Set in 1960s: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 12/4/24

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.
🔴 Won Hugo Award and Newbery Medal (2009): The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12/7/24

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
🔴 Snow on cover: 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost 12/8/24


9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
🔴 Characters are members of an orchestra: Murder at an Irish Christmas by Carlene O'Connor 12/6/24

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.
🔴 "During the night I dreamed about notebooks ..." p252: Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James 12/2/24

11. Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
🔴 MC part of couple and tagged as romance: Furever After by Sofie Kelly 12/11/24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
🔴 Title words begin with AR: Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan 12/13/24

HOLIDAY SONGS, 12/1 – 2/28
12/12 COMPLETE

1. RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE REINDEER
🎅 Read a book with a red cover
Death and Judgment (Commissario Brunetti #4), by Donna Leon, finished 12/15/24 ★★★★



2. JINGLE BELLS
🎅Read a book that is tagged HISTORICAL
One Woman’s War, by Christine Wells, finished 12/14/24 ★★★★

3. FELIZ NAVIDAD
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as a CLASSIC
The Red Box (Nero Wolfe #4), by Rex Stout, finished 1/3/25 ★★★.5

4. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York
The Family Way (Molly Murphy #12), by Rhys Bowen, finished 12/4/24 ★★★★

5. GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma
Missy, Joe’s MIL : Blood Trail (Joe Pickett #8), by C.J. Box, finished 1/13/25 ★★★★

6. YOU’RE A MEAN ONE MR. GRINCH
🎅 Read How The Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, by Dr. Seuss, finished 12/23/24 ★★★★★

7. WHITE CHRISTMAS
🎅 Read a book that is either 11th or 15th in a series
Never Murder a Birder (Leigh Koslow #11), by Edie Claire, finished 2/16/25 ★★★★

8. LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover
I Died for Beauty (Emily Dickinson #3), by Amanda Flower, finished 12/10/24 ★★★★


9. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5
352 pages : The Stolen Queen, by Fiona Davis, finished 12/7/24 ★★★.5

10. I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a soldier
Madame’s new beau : No Roast for the Weary (Coffeehouse #21), by Cleo Coyle, finished 12/1/24 ★★★★

11 WINTER WONDERLAND
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is part of a couple
Guardian of the Horizon (Amelia Peabody #16), by Elizabeth Peters, finished 12/3/24 ★★★★

12. TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
🎅 Read a book that is twelfth in a series
Reel of Fortune (Miss Fortune #12), by Jana Deleon, finished 12/5/24 ★★★★

Welcome all

Holiday Songs

Completed 9/12

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character called Robert, (Robert Brixton)
Allied in Danger. Donald Bain. 12.11.24

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is tagged a first in a series.
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good. Helene Tursten. 12.2.24

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer (Eddie).
Lakeshore Christmas. Susan Wiggs. 12.3.24

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book with a character called Walter.
Tooth and Claw. Craig Johnson. 12.5.24

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma
The Matchmaker's Gift. Lynda Cohen Loigman. 12.5.24

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book that won an award. (Christy Award Nominee for Historical (2020)
The Bright Unknown. Elizabeth Byler Younts. 12.3.24

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book tagged as holidays
The Christmas Angel Project. Melody Carlson. 12.11.24

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5. (175)
Murder in Waiting. Lynn Cahoon. 12.4.24

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character writes a letter
The Judge's List. John Grisham. 12.8.24

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter
The Bear and the Nightingale. Katherine Arden. 12.11.24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
12/12

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.
Kathryn Mykel 12/22/24

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.
The Herringbone Harbor Mystery Sally Goldenbaum 12/5/24

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.
Mrs. Morris and the Venomous Valentine Traci Wilton 12/23/24

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Steve, Walter or Gene.
Sharon Michaels 12/11/24

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
Rose Murder at the Lemonberry Tea Darci Hannah 12/3/24

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Holiday Heist Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/14/24

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.
Mona Marple 12/26/24

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
D.B. McNicol 12/7/24

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
150 Christmas Kitten Caper Max Parrott 12/2/24

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.
The Witch Is Back Angela M. Sanders 12/6/24

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
Bookarazzi Blackmail S.E.Babin 12/12/24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
Holly Jolly Homicide Mona Marple 12/29/24

Holiday Songs
December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

12/12 Tasks Completed

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.
Silver Dollar Duke by Sally Britton (12/8/24)
character has a visitor

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.
Just a Date by Jenessa Fayeth (12/7/24) - Just a Bentley Christmas #1

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.
Enemies in Paradise by Brittany Larsen (1/20/25)
singer

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Stevem Walter or Gene.
A Chocolate-Box Christmas Wish by Josie Riviera (12/5/24) - Jack

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
Sadie and the Bad Boy Billionaire by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (12/13/24)
grandma

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Reputation at Risk by Martha Keyes (12/8/24)
character is a grinch

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1/1/25)
won award

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
Addie's Adventurer by Amelia C. Adams (12/9/24)


9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
Merritt and Her Childhood Crush by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (12/12/24) - page 324

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.
Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (12/11/24)
writes a letter

11. Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
Merry Kismet by Anneka R. Walker (12/5/24)
set in winter

12. Twelve Days of Christmas
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
Secrets of a Duke by Martha Keyes (12/9/24)
set in England

Welcome Kim, Tari, & Shash

Holiday Songs
Read 12/12

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover.
Crime and Periodicals Nora Everly 12/15/24

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a first in a series.
Protecting Kate Amy J. Hawthorn 12/19/24 (Dark Horse Inc. #1)

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character with a character who speaks Spanish.
The Dark Horse Craig Johnson 12/26/24

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York.
Little Girl Lost Cheryl Bradshaw 12/5/24

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma.
Her Grave Secrets Kendra Elliot 12/5/24

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a "Grinch".
The Grumpy Billionaire Who Stole Christmas Erin McCarthy 12/3/24

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover.
Canadian Winter Kimberly Ann 12/9/24

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover.
Christmas Housekeeper Wanted Brandy Golden 12/5/24

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
239 pages Just Add Mischief Heather B. Moore 12/11/24

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character writes a letter.
Harper Katy Regnery 12/16/24

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter.
Deadly Bites on Winter Nights Ruth Baker 12/7/24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
Tooth and Claw Craig Johnson 12/14/24

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song.

9/12

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.
Three Tainted Teas Lynn Cahoon 12.21.24 4 stars Detective Mark Baldwin

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.
The Rocky Road to Ruin Meri Allen 12.01.24 3.5 stars Book 1 in An Ice Cream Shop Mystery

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.
Chilled to the Cone Ellie Alexander 12.06.24 4 stars Carlos speaks Spanish

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Steve, Walter or Gene.
Passions in Death J.D. Robb 12.23.24 5 stars Set in futuristic NYC

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off Darci Hannah 12.14.24 4 stars p 265 blended with thick, creamy eggnog

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Blueberry Blunder Amanda Flower 02.01.25 4.5 stars Wade Farmer

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).

09. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine Janet Evanovich 12.28.24 4 stars 324 pages

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
Shattered Bonds Faith Hunter 12.18.24 5 stars p 1


12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
Dark Queen Faith Hunter 12.08.24 5 stars Jane Yellowrock #12

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song.
Progress: 12/12

🔴1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
Read a book with a red cover. Total Suplex of the Heart by Joanne Starer - Dec. 12


👶🏼2. Jingle Bells
Read a book set in Massachusetts. Murder at First Light by Christine Knapp - Dec. 11

🎄3. Feliz Navidad
Read a book is tagged as a classic. A Christmas Carol: A Graphic Novel by Benjamin Harper - Dec. 11

☃️4. Frosty The Snowman
Read a book that is set in New York. Soft Serve Sleighing by Lena Gregory - set in Long Island, NY - Jan. 9

👵🏽5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Read a book with a character who is a grandma. Night Bus by Zuo Ma - Dec. 6

😡6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
Read a book where a character is a "Grinch" (your interpretation). A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas by Jackie Lau - Dec. 28

1️⃣5️⃣7. White Christmas
Read a book that is 15th in a series. Sugar Plum Poisoned by Jenn McKinlay - Dec. 14

❄️8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
Read a book with snow on the cover. Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt - Dec. 6

🏄🏽‍♀️9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The Clue in the Reef by Kim Dwinell - 256 pages - Dec. 7

😴10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation). Dreamover by Dani Diaz - Dec. 21

🧁11. Winter Wonderland
Read a book set in winter. Mia's Baker's Dozen: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - Dec. 2

📣12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS. The Squad by Christina Soontornvat - Dec. 4

Holiday Songs
December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

12 of 12 Complete

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover
The Women - Kristin Hannah - 12/4/24


2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts.
The Neighbor - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 1/22/25

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as a classic.
The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/11/25

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York.
The Sun Is Also a Star- Nicola Yoon - 3 Stars - 1/6/25

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER
Dry River - John Steele - 3 Stars - 1/26/25

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation).
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Mariana Zapata - 4 Stars - 1/18/25 - Aiden

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book that won an award.
Orbital: A Novel - Samantha Harvey - 3 Stars - 1/7/25 - 2024 Booker Prize

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW.
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War- Erik Larson - 4 Stars - 1/5/25

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
Dead Souls - Angela Marsons - 12/17/24 - 414 pages

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a soldier.
Zero Day - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 2/6/25 - MC John Puller is in the Army

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book tagged as romance.
Funny Story - Emily Henry - 4.5 Stars - 1/12/25

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England.
The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose.

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a song by songwriter Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer published by the Montgomery Ward Company. In 1939, Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May, created the character Rudolph as an assignment for Montgomery Ward, and Marks decided to adapt the story of Rudolph into a song. The song had an added introduction, paraphrasing the poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" which listed Santa's reindeer.
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.

2. Jingle Bells
"Jingle Bells" is one of the most commonly sung Christmas songs in the world. It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts. It was published under the title "The One Horse Open Sleigh" in September 1857. It has been claimed that it was originally written to be sung by a Sunday school choir for Thanksgiving, or as a drinking song. Although it has no original connection to Christmas it became associated with winter and Christmas music in the 1860s and 1870s, and it was featured in a variety of parlor song and college anthologies in the 1880s. It was first recorded in 1889 on an Edison cylinder; this recording, believed to be the first Christmas record, is lost, but an 1898 recording - also from Edison Records - survives.
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.

3. Feliz Navidad
"Feliz Navidad" is a Christmas song written and first recorded in 1970 by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. With its simple, heartfelt lyrics - the traditional Spanish Christmas/New Year greeting "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad" ("Merry Christmas, a prosperous year and happiness"), followed by text in English words "I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart" - it has become a Christmas classic and has gained popularity around the world.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.

4. Frosty The Snowman
"Frosty the Snowman" is a popular winter song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It is regarded as a Christmas song, although Christmas itself is never mentioned in the lyrics. The action supposedly takes place in White Plains, New York, or Armonk, New York.
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Stevem Walter or Gene.

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is a novelty Christmas song. Written by Randy Brooks, the song was originally performed by Elmo Shropshire in 1979 under the brand of Elmo and Patsy, the double act Shropshire had with his then-wife Patsy Trigg. The lyrics tell the story of the speaker's grandmother celebrating Christmas Eve with her family and venturing out into a snowstorm without her medication while drunk on eggnog. She is found dead the next morning, apparently having been trampled by Santa Claus and his reindeer.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is a Christmas song that was originally written and composed for the 1966 animated special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft.
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

7. White Christmas
"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The song was written by Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Bing Crosby's record topped the Billboard chart for 11 weeks in 1942 and returned to the number one position again in December 1943 and 1944. His version would return to the top 40 a dozen times in subsequent years.
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945 in Hollywood, California during a heatwave Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions. The song was first recorded that fall by Vaughn Monroe, was released just after Thanksgiving, and became a hit by Christmas. Despite the lyrics making no mention of any holiday, the song has come to be regarded as a Christmas song worldwide due to its winter theme, and is often played on radio stations during the Christmas and holiday season, and having often been covered by various artists on Christmas-themed albums.
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold. The version for Bluebird Records by George Hall and His Orchestra (vocal by Sonny Schuyler) was very popular in 1934 and reached the various charts of the day.
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written by the lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent and recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby, who scored a top ten hit with the song. me
The song is sung from the point of view of a soldier stationed overseas during World War II, writing a letter to his family. In the message, he tells his family he will be coming home and to prepare the holiday for him. The song ends on a melancholy note, with the soldier saying, "I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams".
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.

11 Winter Wonderland
"Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists. Its lyrics are about a couple's romance during the winter season.[
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. The lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas. A large number of different melodies have been associated with the song, of which the best known is derived from a 1909 arrangement of a traditional folk melody by English composer Frederic Austin.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.

Holiday Songs
Duration: 12/1/24 - 2/28/25
Progress: 12 of 12
Completed: 2/5/25

🎄 1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (12/2/24) ~ Ouloo is hosting all the visiting travelers

🎄 2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.
A Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall (1/11/25) ~ Puzzle Lady #1

🎄 3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.
The Maze by Catherine Coulter (12/13/24) ~ Dillon Savich is a singer

🎄 4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Stevem Walter or Gene.
Vampires Rule by K.C. Blake (1/31/25) ~ Jack Creed is MC

🎄 5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (1/8/25) ~ Gwen's gypsy grandmother is her guardian

🎄 6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley (12/25/24) ~ Hawk is a gruff grump who I think is grinchy

🎄 7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.
by Eliza Barry Callahan (1/14/25)

🎄 8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
A Billionaire Wolf for Christmas by Terry Spear (12/20/24) ~ MPG Holidays & TS in iT Snow

🎄 9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Tricked by Kevin Hearne (12/17/24) ~ 341 pages

🎄 10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.
Sky Hunter by Chris Reher (2/5/25) ~ nightmares & lots of soldiers in the military

🎄 11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
Her Last Word by Mary Burton (12/8/24) ~ MPG Romance

🎄 12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt (1/1/25)

Welcome all

Question about task 8 - 🎅 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
Did you mean the title can be found? Or did you not mean to have the 3 word minimum? Thanks.

Kim wrote: "Question about task 8 - 🎅 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
Did you mean the title can be found? Or did you not mean to have the 3 word mini..."

Okay I think I messed up a little and the three word should have been on 12 but I am going to just delete the three word minimum :-). Thanks for spotting it.

Holiday Songs

Completed 8/12

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.
Gifts by Laura Barnett - character called Robert - 05/12/24

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 24/01

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami 10/01/25

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Stevem Walter or Gene.

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan 19/12/24

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 11/02/25 - Won the Orange Prize for Fiction (Now Women's Prize for Fiction) and Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 2002

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
Private Rites by Julia Armfield - 327 pages

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.
Homecoming by Kate Morton 20/01/25

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz 23/02/25

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS

Welcome Jess

Done

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
12/12

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book where a character has a visitor - all 3 women get unexpected visitors
Night's Edge by Charlaine Harris, Maggie Shayne, Barbara Hambly 16/12 3★

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is first in a series
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 1/12 3.5★

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book tagged as a classic.
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie 4/12 4★

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York
Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 3/12 4★

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma - Ilse
The Wattle Seed Inn by Leonie Kelsall 10/12 4★

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book that is set or published in the 1960s - pub. 1963
The Clocks by Agatha Christie 5/12 4★

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book that won an award - Edgar Award for Best First Novel (1993)
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly 6/12 3.5★

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW
O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2/12 2★

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5 - 326p
Sheltered: Stories of Rescue Animals and the People Who Were Saved by Them by Melody Horrill 7/12 5★

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream- many of these characters have a dream
The Subway Stops at Bryant Park by N. West Moss 13/12 3★

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance - all these
Calling Mrs Christmas by Carole Matthews 14/12 3★

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman 12/12 4★

FINISHED!! Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose.

SONGS: 12/12

☑️ 1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover

or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph

or read a book where a character has a visitor.

Colored Television Danzy Senna (Jane is visited by Hampton at her studio) 12/04/24

☑️ 2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts

or that is tagged historical

X or is a first in a series.

Blood of the Prodigal (Ohio Amish Mystery 1) P.L. Gaus 12/07/24

☑️ 3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer

x or with a character who speaks Spanish

Only Santas in the Building (Under the Mistletoe 5) Alexis Daria 12/02/24

or is tagged as a classic.

☑️ 4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York

or with a snowman on the cover

X or with a character called Jack, Steven, Walter or Gene.

Aunt Bessie's Holiday (Isle of Man 8) Diana Xarissa (Jack Strong) 12/06/24

☑️ 5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
X🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma

August: Osage County Tracy Letts (Violet is a grandmother) 12/05/24

or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)

or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.

☑️ 6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
X🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation)

Gorgeous and the Geek Rachel John (Doug is the mean judge on a tv talent show) 12/04/24

or a book that is set or published in the 1960s

or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

☑️ 7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover

or that is either 11th or 15th in a series

X or a book that won an award.

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Matthew Perry (Goodreads Memoir and Autobiography 2023, etc) ) 12/01/24

☑️ 8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover
&
or a book tagged as holidays

The Trouble With Mistletoe (Brookhollow Story 1) Jennifer Snow 12/02/24

or where the author’s initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).

☑️ 9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra

or read a book where a character listens to the radio

X or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

A Fistful of Collars(Chet & Bernie 5) Spencer Quinn (320 pages) 12/01/24

☑️ 10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
X 🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation)

Beautyland Marie-Helene Bertino (Adina has dreams about her home) 12/06/24

or where a character writes a letter

or with a character who is a soldier.

☑️ 11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter
&
or with a MC who is part of a couple

Slay, Bells, Ring: Book #18 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series (Kiki Lowenstein 18) Joanna Campbell Slan 12/04/24

or a book tagged as romance.

☑️ 12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England

or a book that is twelfth in a series

X or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.

The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet 1) Sarah Adams 12/03/24

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Completed

Holiday Songs

Completed 12/12

✔️1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book where a character has a visitor.
Dead Letter Days by Kelley Armstrong - 01/12/2024

✔️2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is a first in a series.
Inheritance by Nora Roberts - 05/12/2024

✔️3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who speaks Spanish (Mike)
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr - 07/12/2024

✔️4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York
Someone Like You by Lauren Layne - 02/12/2024

✔️5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma
Holiday Rebel by Rebecca Zanetti - 08/12/2024

✔️6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read How The Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss - 03/12/2024

✔️7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover
The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton - 18/12/2024

✔️8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW
The Bourne Legacy by Eric Van Lustbader - 04/12/2024

✔️9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5. (324 pgs)
Whatever for Hire by R.J. Blain - 04/12/2024

✔️10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream
The Mirror by Nora Roberts - 10/12/2024

✔️11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter
A Bloom in Winter by J.R. Ward - 03/12/2024

✔️12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England
The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James - 16/12/2024

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Challenge Rules

*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

Well done Catsalive, Melissa A & Christine

Holiday Songs

Completed 12/12 - 12.21.24

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character called Robert, (Robert Brixton)
Allied in Danger. Donald Bain. 12.11.24

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is tagged a first in a series.
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good. Helene Tursten. 12.2.24

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer (Eddie).
Lakeshore Christmas. Susan Wiggs. 12.3.24

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book with a character called Walter.
Tooth and Claw. Craig Johnson. 12.5.24

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma
The Matchmaker's Gift. Lynda Cohen Loigman. 12.5.24

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (Mrs. Astor is considered stingy)
The Social Graces. Renée Rosen. 12.19.24

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book that won an award. (Christy Award Nominee for Historical (2020)
The Bright Unknown. Elizabeth Byler Younts. 12.3.24

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book tagged as holidays
The Christmas Angel Project. Melody Carlson. 12.11.24

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5. (175)
Murder in Waiting. Lynn Cahoon. 12.4.24

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character writes a letter
The Judge's List. John Grisham. 12.8.24

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter
The Bear and the Nightingale. Katherine Arden. 12.11.24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England
Weyward. Emilia Hart. 12.16.24

Well done Kim

FINISHED

Holiday Songs
December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

12/12 Completed

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.
🔴 MC has visitors: A Picture of Murder by T.E. Kinsey 12/1/24

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.
🔴 #1 in the Flavia de Luce series: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 12/10/24

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.
🔴 Marisol Rojas and Lady Hardcastle speak Spanish: The Burning Issue of the Day by T.E. Kinsey 12/23/24

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Steve, Walter or Gene.
🔴 Character named Walter Greenlaw: A Cold Nose for Murder by Jennifer Hawkins 12/5/24

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
🔴 Character is a grandma: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 12/20/24

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
🔴 Set in 1960s: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 12/4/24

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.
🔴 Won Hugo Award and Newbery Medal (2009): The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12/7/24

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
🔴 Snow on cover: 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost 12/8/24


9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
🔴 Characters are members of an orchestra: Murder at an Irish Christmas by Carlene O'Connor 12/6/24

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.
🔴 "During the night I dreamed about notebooks ..." p252: Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James 12/2/24

11. Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
🔴 MC part of couple and tagged as romance: Furever After by Sofie Kelly 12/11/24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
🔴 Title words begin with AR: Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan 12/13/24

Way to go Lali & Michelle

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read: 12/12

✔️ 1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover.
The Donor by Clare Mackintosh 1/2/25


✔️ 2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book that is a first in a series.
Hide in Place (Sylvan #1) by Emilya Naymark 1/29/25

✔️ 3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer.
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 2/2/25
Lana Larchmont

✔️ 4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York.
Manhunt by James Patterson 1/5/2025

✔️ 5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson 2/15/25
pg 96 "the dinner dishes cleared, one last eggnog in hand..."

✔️ 6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a bookthat is set or published in the 1960s.
Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall 2/13/25
Published 1965

✔️ 7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book that won an award.
My Friend Dahmer: A Graphic Novel by Derf Backderf 1/12/25
ALA Alex Award (2013), Prix du Festival d'Angoulême for Prix révélation (2014)

✔️ 8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays.
Christmas Corpse by Mona Marple 12/30/24


✔️ 9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
The River by Jez Butterworth 12/28/24
45 pages

✔️ 10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a soldier.
The Ghostly Rental by Henry James 1/30/25
Captain Diamond

✔️ 11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter.
No Exit by Taylor Adams 2/28/25

✔️ 12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England.
The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas 1/18/25

FINISHED
Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1-26, 2024
Read 12/12

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover.
Crime and Periodicals Nora Everly 12/15/24

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a first in a series.
Protecting Kate Amy J. Hawthorn 12/19/24 (Dark Horse Inc. #1)

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character with a character who speaks Spanish.
The Dark Horse Craig Johnson 12/26/24

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York.
Little Girl Lost Cheryl Bradshaw 12/5/24

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma.
Her Grave Secrets Kendra Elliot 12/5/24

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a "Grinch".
The Grumpy Billionaire Who Stole Christmas Erin McCarthy 12/3/24

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover.
Canadian Winter Kimberly Ann 12/9/24

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover.
Christmas Housekeeper Wanted Brandy Golden 12/5/24

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
239 pages Just Add Mischief Heather B. Moore 12/11/24

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character writes a letter.
Harper Katy Regnery 12/16/24

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter.
Deadly Bites on Winter Nights Ruth Baker 12/7/24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
Tooth and Claw Craig Johnson 12/14/24

Welcome Vanessa and Well done JoAnne

Finished

Holiday Songs
Duration: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
12/12

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.
Kathryn Mykel 12/22/24

2. Jingle Bells
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.
The Herringbone Harbor Mystery Sally Goldenbaum 12/5/24

3. Feliz Navidad
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.
Mrs. Morris and the Venomous Valentine Traci Wilton 12/23/24

4. Frosty The Snowman
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Steve, Walter or Gene.
Sharon Michaels 12/11/24

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
Rose Murder at the Lemonberry Tea Darci Hannah 12/3/24

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
🎅 Read a book where a character is a a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Holiday Heist Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/14/24

7. White Christmas
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.
Mona Marple 12/26/24

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the authors initials can be found in LET IT SNOW. (Three word minimum).
D.B. McNicol 12/7/24

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
150 Christmas Kitten Caper Max Parrott 12/2/24

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.
The Witch Is Back Angela M. Sanders 12/6/24

11 Winter Wonderland
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
Bookarazzi Blackmail S.E.Babin 12/12/24

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
Holly Jolly Homicide Mona Marple 12/29/24

Well done Tari

Holiday Songs
December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Read one book for each song. Please post covers if that is the task you choose.

12/12

SONGS

1. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a song by songwriter Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer published by the Montgomery Ward Company. In 1939, Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May, created the character Rudolph as an assignment for Montgomery Ward, and Marks decided to adapt the story of Rudolph into a song. The song had an added introduction, paraphrasing the poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" which listed Santa's reindeer.
🎅 Read a book with a red cover or with a character called either Johnny, Mark, Robert, or Rudolph or read a book where a character has a visitor.
Snowbound with a Baby - Melissa Senate (HSE #3009 - Oct 2023) (visitor) - Dec 11

2. Jingle Bells
"Jingle Bells" is one of the most commonly sung Christmas songs in the world. It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts. It was published under the title "The One Horse Open Sleigh" in September 1857. It has been claimed that it was originally written to be sung by a Sunday school choir for Thanksgiving, or as a drinking song. Although it has no original connection to Christmas it became associated with winter and Christmas music in the 1860s and 1870s, and it was featured in a variety of parlor song and college anthologies in the 1880s. It was first recorded in 1889 on an Edison cylinder; this recording, believed to be the first Christmas record, is lost, but an 1898 recording - also from Edison Records - survives.
🎅Read a book set in Massachusetts or that is tagged historical or is a first in a series.
A Tempest of Desire - Lorraine Heath (Avon - Dec 2024) (historical) - Dec 29

3. Feliz Navidad
"Feliz Navidad" is a Christmas song written and first recorded in 1970 by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. With its simple, heartfelt lyrics - the traditional Spanish Christmas/New Year greeting "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad" ("Merry Christmas, a prosperous year and happiness"), followed by text in English words "I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart" - it has become a Christmas classic and has gained popularity around the world.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a singer or with a character who speaks Spanish or is tagged as a classic.
Big Sky Bachelor - Joanna Sims (HSE #3077 - Feb 2025) (Spanish) - Jan 16

4. Frosty The Snowman
"Frosty the Snowman" is a popular winter song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It is regarded as a Christmas song, although Christmas itself is never mentioned in the lyrics. The action supposedly takes place in White Plains, New York, or Armonk, New York.
🎅 Read a book that is set in New York or with a snowman on the cover or with a character called Jack, Stevem Walter or Gene.
The Major and the Scandalous Widow - Sarah Mallory (HH #1651- Oct 2023) (Jack) - Jan 12

5. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is a novelty Christmas song. Written by Randy Brooks, the song was originally performed by Elmo Shropshire in 1979 under the brand of Elmo and Patsy, the double act Shropshire had with his then-wife Patsy Trigg. The lyrics tell the story of the speaker's grandmother celebrating Christmas Eve with her family and venturing out into a snowstorm without her medication while drunk on eggnog. She is found dead the next morning, apparently having been trampled by Santa Claus and his reindeer.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is a grandma or where a character drinks eggnog (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in REINDEER.
Better Than Friends - Jill Shalvis (HarperCollins - Jan 2025) (Grandma) - Jan 23

6. You Are A Mean One Mr. Grinch
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is a Christmas song that was originally written and composed for the 1966 animated special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft.
🎅 Read a book where a character is a "Grinch" (your interpretation) or a book that is set or published in the 1960s or read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Till the End of Time - Elise Title (HAR #377 - Feb 1991) (1968) - Feb 25

7. White Christmas
"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The song was written by Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Bing Crosby's record topped the Billboard chart for 11 weeks in 1942 and returned to the number one position again in December 1943 and 1944. His version would return to the top 40 a dozen times in subsequent years.
🎅 Read a book with a white cover or that is either 11th or 15th in a series or a book that won an award.
The Duke’s Man-At-Arms - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Dec 2024) (Book 11 - The Duke's Guard) - Jan 2

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945 in Hollywood, California during a heatwave Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions. The song was first recorded that fall by Vaughn Monroe, was released just after Thanksgiving, and became a hit by Christmas. Despite the lyrics making no mention of any holiday, the song has come to be regarded as a Christmas song worldwide due to its winter theme, and is often played on radio stations during the Christmas and holiday season, and having often been covered by various artists on Christmas-themed albums.
🎅 Read a book with snow on the cover or a book tagged as holidays or where the author's initials can be found in LET IT SNOW.
Fortune's Holiday Surprise - Jennifer Wilck (HQN - Dec 2024) (snow/holidays) - Dec 5

9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold. The version for Bluebird Records by George Hall and His Orchestra (vocal by Sonny Schuyler) was very popular in 1934 and reached the various charts of the day.
🎅 Read a book where a character is a member of an orchestra or read a book where a character listens to the radio or where two of these numbers can be found in the page count 1, 2, 3,4, 5.
Love Letters from Her Cowboy - Sasha Summers (HSE #3075 - Jan 2025) (radio) - Jan 5

10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written by the lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent and recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby, who scored a top ten hit with the song. me
The song is sung from the point of view of a soldier stationed overseas during World War II, writing a letter to his family. In the message, he tells his family he will be coming home and to prepare the holiday for him. The song ends on a melancholy note, with the soldier saying, "I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams".
🎅 Read a book where a character has a dream (Your interpretation) or where a character writes a letter or with a character who is a soldier.
Murder at the Alaskan Lodge - Karen Whiddon (HRS #2280 -June 2024) (dream) - Jan 8

11. Winter Wonderland
"Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists. Its lyrics are about a couple's romance during the winter season.[
🎅 Read a book set in winter or with a MC who is part of a couple or a book tagged as romance.
[book:Regency Christmas Weddings|209306220] - Christine Merrill, Liz Tyner, Elizabeth Beacon (HH #1829 - Dec 2024) (winter/romance) - Dec 3

12. Twelve Days of Christmas.
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. The lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas. A large number of different melodies have been associated with the song, of which the best known is derived from a 1909 arrangement of a traditional folk melody by English composer Frederic Austin.
🎅 Read a book set in England or a book that is twelfth in a series or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CHRISTMAS.
Colton's K-9 Rescue - Colleen Thompson (HRS #2307 - Jan 2025) (Book 12) - Jan 2

Welcome Susan

Genevieve wrote: "Well done Tari"

Thanks Genevieve