Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs

By | December 11, 2013

It’s always nice to get the Christmas books out in the run up to Christmas, D will very happily sit and read them as part of her evening routine.

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These are just a few that I picked up this morning, but there are more, lurking around.

Her absolute favourite Christmas book for the last couple of years has been this:

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Christmas told from a rather grumpy Santa’s viewpoint. It tells of his activities in the run-up to his busy night and then all his trials and tribulations on the night itself, all wonderfully illustrated.

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And of course, he finishes all his work just in time and comes home for his Christmas, which he celebrates in his own way!

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D loves to read the book aloud with LOTS of expression and it’s very funny to hear my girl speaking in a gruff, grumpy voice as per the film, the voice in the film was provided by the late Mel Smith and he was spot-on.

You can see the entire film here or alternatively the theme song here. Both are firm favourites in our house at the moment.

Well worth a read and a watch.

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