Alphabet Advent Short List This is a summary highlighting only a few titles for each day. For more detail, see Alphabet Advent for 2010.
| A - Angel | November 29 | Country Angel Christmas by Tomie dePaola |
| B - Bethelehem | November 30 | B is for Bethlehem by Isabel Wilner |
| C - Cookie | December 1 | A Baker’s Dozen by Aaron Shepard |
| D - Donkey | December 2 | The Christmas Donkey by Gillian McClure |
| E - Evergreen | December 3 | The Tale of the Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt |
| F – St. Francis | December 4 | St. Francis and the Nativity by Myrna A. Strasser |
| G - Gifts | December 5 | The Princess and the Kiss: The Three Gifts at Christmas by Jennie Bishop St. Nicholas: The Real Story Behind the Legend by Julie Stiegmeyer, illustrated by Chris Ellison |
| H - Holy | December 6 | The Legend of St. Nicholas by Demi The Real Santa Claus: Legends of Saint Nicholas by Marianna Mayer Saint Nicholas by Ann Tompert |
| I - Italy | December 7 | Jingle the Christmas Clown by Tomie dePaola Merry Christmas, Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola |
| J - Juggler | December 8 | The Clown of God by Tomie dePaola |
| K - Knight | December 9 | The Christmas Knight by Jane Louise Curry |
| L - Lullaby | December 10 | Christmas Lullaby by Nancy Jewell |
| M - Manger | December 11 | Animals Christmas Carol by Helen Ward |
| N- Nativity | December 12 | Spirit Child, A Story of the Nativity (Aztec) by J Bierhorst |
| O - Ox | December 13 | The Friendly Beasts by Tomie dePaola Lucia: Saint of Light by Katherine Bolger Hyde |
| P - Poinsettia | December 14 | The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola |
| Q - Quirinius | December 15 | The Christmas Story by Genady Spirin |
| R - Russia | December 16 | Miracle of St. Nicholas by Gloria Whelan Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie dePaola |
| S – Silent Night | December 17 | Silent Night by Susan Jeffers |
| T - Tree | December 18 | Uncle Vova’s Tree by Patricia Polacco |
| U – United States | December 19 | Christmas on the Farm by Bob Rankin Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl Buck |
| V - Visit | December 20 | A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clark Moore (Gennady Spirin, Jan Brett, Tasha Tudor) Christmas in Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren |
| W - Welcome | December 21 | Who is Coming to Our House? By Joseph Slat |
| X - Xmas | December 22 | The Nativity illustrated by Francesca Crespi |
| Y - Yule | December 23 | Christmas in the Stable by Astrid Lindgren |
| Z - ZZZZ | December 24 | There Was No Snow On Christmas Eve by Pam Munoz Ryan |
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