10 Christmas Coffee Table Books to Brighten Your Space

Celebrate the holidays Gilmore-Girls style with this festive collection of photographs and essays that capture the spirit of New England Christmas. 

A Connecticut Christmas takes you on a journey across the Nutmeg State during the most wonderful time of the year, a time of light displays, decorated churches and inns, grand private homes, festivals, carolers, village greens, and idyllic towns. Whether you hail from New England or not, this book is sure to put you in the holiday spirit. 

A Very Vintage Holiday is so much more than a decorating guide—though it certainly checks that box! With one chapter per holiday, this book discusses ways you can make your own unique decorations to not only get your home in the holiday spirit, but also connect with family, practice mindfulness, and more. 

Explore the history of various decorations, learn about the value of slowing down to make them yourself, and most importantly, have fun making them!

The 1947 Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street has managed to survive not only eight decades of new Christmas movies, but a slew of remakes and adaptations, to maintian its status among the best Christmas movies of all time. How did this come to be? 

This book takes you behind the series of one of the holiday season's oldest and most cherished films, from its inception to casting and publicity to its critical reception and legacy. Films lover and history buffs alike will love this exploration of one of America's favorite holiday films and the impact it had on American culture. 

Looking to take your Christmas decoration to the next level? Look no further than A Very Vintage Christmas. Discover the warmth and nostaglia of vintage decorations. 

Learn how and where to find them, what to look for in your collection, and more. This book is more than a guide to vintage decorations; it's an ode to the joy and magic of the holiday season. 

New England Christmas not your style? Get in the holiday spirit with this eclectic anthology centered around two things: Christmas, and Kentucky. Kentucky's greatest visionaries, storytellers, historians, singers, cooks, and poets (including all five of the state's Poet Laureates) come together to offer their best Christmas songs, stories, poems, recipes, essays, and more. 

Can't get enough of vintage Christmas decorations? While A Very Vintage Christmas shows you how to curate your vintge decorations, Have Yourself a Very Vintage Christmas shows you how to craft your own! 

Take a journey through decades gone by this Christmas with cellophane wreaths, glittered glass ornament balls, beaded bell garlands, and whimsical, tinsel-bedecked treat cups. And if you tend to get snacky while you craft, the book also features several delicious holiday candy recipes, from Mackinac Island Fudge to old-fashioned caramels.

Ever wonder what Christmas was like for the children of Christmas past? With Dear Santa, you don't have to imagine. The first-ever compilation of children's letters to Santa from 1870 to 1920 features over one hundred adorable letters from children to Saint Nick. Dear Santa is a perfect way to pass a holiday evening with friends and family, finding joy in the timelessness of this cherished Christmas tradition. 

Math-lovers will geek out over this hilarious and delightful coffee table book written by two mathematicians. Watch them apply the principles of mathematics to solve all sorts of Christmas conundrums, showing you how to use game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list and supplying you with the right equations to help you decorate the perfect Christmas tree. 

An excellent lesson in the many daily applications of mathematics, The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus is so entertaining you'll forget you're learning at all. 

Calling all cat-lovers! Catmas Carols is the perfect gag gift or coffee table book for anyone with a feline friend in their life. Make the holidays merry and bright with 20 hilarious feline renditions of classic Christmas carols. 

Think you know Christmas movies? Test your knowledge with Quiz Actually, the trivia book that quizzes you on Christmas movies from Elf to Love, Actually and even Die Hard.

Aside from trivia, the book includes prompts for various lively Christmas-movie-related debates, such as what makes something a Christmas movie in the first place (and whether Die Hard is one!). Quiz Actually is a great way to celebrate this holiday season with family and friends alike.