For those of us that already have our Kindles, I've uncovered a few more holiday bargains, both holiday themed reading and some free and deeply discounted music.
12 Stocking Stuffer ($9.39) is a 12-story anthology from Harlequin Special Releases.Get out the mistletoe! Twelve days of Christmas...twelve stories filled with the magic of holiday romance...perfect reading for a snowy winter's day. Bundle includes Faith, Hope and Love, The Christmas Bride, Christmas Passions, A Seasonal Secret, Return of the Light, Star Light, Star Bright, Naughty or Nice?, Christmas Fantasy, A Christmas Marriage Ultimatum, A Prince for Christmas, The Millionaire's Christmas Wish and Merry Christmas, Baby.
Bluegrass Christmas ($1.25), by Allie Pleiter An Old-Fashioned Christmas
That's what led new believer Mary Thorpe to start over in quaint Middleburg, Kentucky. As director of the church's Christmas pageant, Mary's job is to bring the townspeople together, to remind them what the season is really about. But everyone is all riled up over one very handsome man: the man daring to run against Middleburg's popular long-standing mayor. Mac MacCarthy wants change. Mary wants things to stay as they are. Is there a happy medium? Both Mac and Mary are in for one very big Christmas surprise.
I'll Be Home for Christmas and One Golden Christmas ($2.27), by Lenora Worth, contains two full length novels (512 page total, in print).Christmas bells and wedding bells chime in these classic tales by Lenora Worth
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Just weeks before Christmas, widowed mother Myla Howell and her two children are saved from the streets by a wealthy oil tycoon nicknamed "Scrooge." Has the chill surrounding Nick Rudolph's icy heart begun to thaw in time for the holidays?
One Golden Christmas
Take one small-town Christmas pageant. Add in three motherless children with a secret holiday wish and a handsome widowed father. Mix just so with pageant director Leandra Flanagan. Will yield big surprises by December 25th.
His Christmas Bride ($1.75), by Dana CorbitThe only gift Dylan Warren used to want was Jenna Scott's love. But his former childhood best friend broke his heart. Now, their matchmaking mothers insist the Warren and Scott clans celebrate the holiday together. Suddenly he and Jenna are paired on a mission to bring Christmas to a family who lost everything but each other. Jenna's kindness to the displaced little boys reminds Dylan why he loved her. Could joyful jingle bells soon be joined by the chime of wedding bells?
Atheists Guide to Christmas ($1.01), by Ariane Sherine, is a little different from your typical holiday themed read (and definitely not from a Christian publisher).Last year, Guardian journalist Ariane Sherine launched the Atheist Bus Campaign and ended up raising over £150,000, enough to place the advert 'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life' on 800 UK buses in January 2009. Now Ariane and dozens of other atheist writers, comedians and scientists are joining together to raise money for a very different cause.
The Atheist's Guide to Christmas is a funny, thoughtful handbook all about enjoying Christmas, from 42 of the world's most entertaining atheists. It features everything from an atheist Christmas miracle to a guide to the best Christmas pop hits, and contributors include Richard Dawkins, Charlie Brooker, Ben Goldacre, Jenny Colgan, David Baddiel, Simon Singh, AC Grayling, Brian Cox and Richard Herring.
The 99 Most Essential Christmas Masterpieces ($1.99), is another of the amazing samplers that Amazon has come out with. This one has nearly 6 hours of classical (not classic) Christmas music. There are three more of these two dollar samplers available right now: The 99 Most Essential Schumann Masterpieces, The 99 Most Essential Dvorák Masterpieces and The 99 Most Essential Piano Pieces. For under six bucks, you can add 30 hours of excellent performances to your collection.
Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You ($3.99), by Katharine McPhee, is one of the top-selling bargain holiday albums. You can find even more holiday music in the Holiday MP3 Store, such as Susan Boyle's The Gift ($11.99) and $5 albums from James Taylor, Mariah Carey, Elvis Presley and more.From here down, the remaining musical choices are all free albums or singles.
The Very Merry Christmas Sugo Holiday Sampler is a free instrumental sampler.
Chacra World Music Holiday Sampler
Timeless Christmas, has Neil Sedaka, Irish Tenors and Michael McDonald.
The Karaoke Channel - Best Traditional Christmas Songs probably isn't the best option for music while you are reading, but may be just what you need for a holiday party.
There are also a number of singles that you can get for free. Here are a few that I picked up:
Winter Wonderland - Album Version, by Point Of Grace
Christmas Train, by Carey Bell
I'm Your Santa, by Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials
Deck The Halls, by Los Straitjackets
The Bell Medley, by Classic Christmas Singers
Christmas Song, by Mogwai
Carol Of The Bells, by The Proclivities
Deck The Halls, by Sean Smith
This Christmas, by Brian Courtney Wilson
Wish You A Merry Xmas, by The Korgis
