Top Ten Tuesday: Christmas books that remind me of songs

Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week is a freebie so no set theme. I am choosing to do Christmas books that remind me of songs. The first five are books that I have read (or at least started to read) and the next five are books that remind me of my favourite Christmas songs.

Last Christmas by Clare Swatman - I started this right near Christmas last year but never finished it. I will try again this year because the concept was interesting. 

So This is Christmas by Helen Rolfe - Christmas in Vienna! Yes please! (my review)

Will You Stay Another Day? by Samantha Tonge - I read this book earlier this year. (my review)

Someone Like You by Sandy Barker - This one is set in both London and Seattle! (my review)

A Skye Full of Stars by Sue Moorcroft - This was the second book in the Skye Sisters trilogy set on the Isle of Skye in Scotland (my review)

Let it Snow by Beth Moran - Beth Moran has a lot of books that have Christmassy titles!

How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly - This might not sound or look very Christmassy but How to Make Gravy is a classic Australian Christmas song. There is even a Gravy Day on December 21 and last year they made a movie of the story in the song. I have included the video below if you want to take a listen.

Driving Home for Christmas by Emma Hannigan - Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea is one of my absolute favourites!

All We Want For Christmas by Phillipa Ashley - Phillipa Ashley is another British author who has lots o Christmassy titles

I'll Be Home for Christmas by Linda Lael Miller, Catherine Mulvany, Julie Leto and Roxanne St. Claire  - Another favourite song. This book is an anthology featuring four short stories.

Do you have any books with titles that remind you of Christmas songs? Or favourite Christmas songs that you would love to see as a book title?

This week

 I'm reading

Well, it has been a very busy couple of weeks, which is why I missed last week so we have a bit to catch up on. From a reading perspective though, the first week was very busy, but this second week I haven't read much at all!

On audiobook, I finished listening to The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley! This is the seventh book in the Seven Sisters series, and I have to say....  arrggghhh that ending! It felt like an unfinished book to me. I therefore started listening to Atlas: The  Story of Pa Salt so that I could get some answers. It doesn't hurt that Richard Armitage is one of the narrators.

I managed to squeeze in The Chimes by Charles Dickens, which I posted about here.

I did start reading Last Christmas by Clare Swatman, but I have had to put it aside for now. Not sure if I am going to get back to this. It might be next Christmas.

As I mentioned in last week's Top Ten Tuesday post, we did a family read of Bluey: Verandah Santa, which was a lot of fun..

Finally I started reading The Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang which is the current selection for Cook the Books. To be fair, I am struggling with it a bit, but I am determined to finish it this year!

I'm watching


Before we came away we watched the movie Blitz, which tells the story of the Blitz on London, through the eyes of a young woman and her son. It wasn't too bad.

I then  watched A Paris Christmas Waltz. I mean.. Paris and Christmas? Yes please!

We then watched A Very Musical Christmas which was the stars of Australian musical theatre singing Christmas songs! The event raised funds for Beyond Blue, and I hope that they do it again.

On our family Christmas Day, the two boys/men said that we should watch a movie together and it was decided that we would watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The irony is that they were both asleep very quickly so the rest of us watched it but they didn't!

Life


We travelled to Adelaide for Christmas Day, and then after that, we have taken a road trip to the Eyre Peninsula, and we are just beginning to start the journey back to Melbourne! There have been silos, sailings, street art, seafood, scenery and so much more! Here's a couple of pics

Posts from the last two weeks



Countdown to 2025: Day 16
Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Summer 2024-25 To Read List
Countdown to 2025: Day 17
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge Wrap Up Posts
Countdown to 2025: Day 18
Countdown to 2025: Day 19
Countdown to 2025: Day 20
Countdown to 2025: Day 21
Weekend Cooking: Christmas Tree Cake
Countdown to 2025: Day 22
Sunday Salon: A Very Dickens Christmas
Countdown to 2025: Day 23
Countdown to 2025: Day 24
Top Ten Tuesday: Christmas Reads!
Countdown to 2025: Day 25
Countdown to 2025: Day 26
Countdown to 2025: Day 27
Countdown to 2025: Day 28
Weekend Cooking: A Tale of Two Christmases




I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date and Sunday Salon hosted at Readerbuzz