Are you in the holiday spirit yet? Here are some books that will bring that holiday glow into all parts of your home, from your rooftop to your dining table to your bedside table.

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HOLIDAY HERO: A Man’s Manual for Holiday Lighting by Brad Finkle (Chronicle Books).

Want to be the brightest house on the block? HOLIDAY HERO is a humourous and helpful book that shows you, step-by-step, how to out up your Christmas lights, from a simple string to full-on Rudolph and all his reindeer pals prancing in lights across your rooftop.

Watch the Holiday Hero video interview with the author, which shows off some of his bright ideas.

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SERIOUSLY SIMPLE HOLIDAYS: Recipes and Ideas to Celebrate the Season by Diane Rossen Worthington (Chronicle Books).

Diane Rossen Worthington is a James Beard Award-winning broadcaster and the author of 18 cookbooks, including the bestselling SERIOUSLY SIMPLE. Now Diane’s back to tackle holiday cooking… with ease. Full of timesaving tips, wine and cheese pairings and menus for hosting holiday parties, SERIOUSLY SIMPLE HOLIDAYS includes yummy recipes such as Apple Clafouti and delish drinks such as Cranberry Mimosas.

Here are a couple of sample recipes from the book:

- Chicken-Vegetable Soup with Herbed Matzo Balls

- Sour Cream-Vanilla Cupcakes

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THE BIBLE: Genesis, Exodus, The Song of Solomon illustrated by Marc Chagall (Chronicle Books).

Celebrated artist Marc Chagall began illustrating the Bible in 1931, and it became his lifelong passion. This beautiful, bright volume includes more than 130 pages of his works, paired with three books from the Old Testament. Chagall’s illustrations reflect his Jewish heritage and his view of the complex relationship between God and man, presaging many of the subjects and themes in his later work

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WHERE, OH WHERE IS SANTA CLAUS? by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Ivan Bates (Harcourt).

This is beautifully illustrated, heartwarming Christmas picture book set in the North Pole—full of reindeers, snow and Santa… oh wait, where IS Santa? Will he be found in time to make deliveries on Christmas Eve?

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OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER: Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition by J.otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh (Chronicle Books).

OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER is 10 years old—can you believe it? Olive is now a Christmas classic, and this deluxe 10th anniversary edition celebrates the milestone with sparkles galore, flaps to lift, spots to scratch and sniff ... and even a POP-UP grand finale!

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Still looking the perfect gift to put under the tree? Have a look at our other gift guides.