Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Collection

12/01/2023 12:30:00 AM

Countdown: 25 Days Til Christmas presents: 

 
Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Collection

  • Bears Christmas, The (1970) [Originally issued with dust jacket]
  • ** Berenstain Bears Meet Santa Bear (1984) FlipBook
  • Christmas Tree: A Story to Color (1986) [reprint of 1984 edition]
  • Save Christmas (2003)
  • Trim the Tree (2007)
  • Christmas Tree (2009) [based on the original Scholastic “Christmas Tree,” 1980]
  • Joy of Giving, and the (2010)
  • Get Ready for Christmas (2011)
  • Nutcracker, and the (2011) It’s Christmas morning, and Santa has left the Berenstain Bears a special gift—a nutcracker! At first the cubs are more interested in their new video game, electronic toy, and Bearbie movie. But when they put the presents away and put their imaginations to use, the fun really starts.
  • Old-Fashioned Christmas (2012)
  • Night Before Christmas (2013)
  • Merry Christmas (2013) [Target Exclusive]
  • Very First Christmas (2015) Young readers will enjoy reading about the angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary and the visit from the three wise men in this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books.
  • The Berenstain Bears: The Very First Christmas (Living Lights, October 2015)
  • Christmas Angel (2016) It is almost Christmas and there is finally snow in Bear Country. Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear are ready to build a snowbear ... until Honey Bear's snow angel gives the cubs a better idea. As they warm up later with some hot cocoa, Mama and Papa give the cubs a little lesson about some very special angels and the work they do for God.  
    Holiday Cookbook: Cub-Friendly Cooking With an Adult (2016) [hardcover]
  • Christmas Fun Sticker and Activity Book (2016)
  • Go Christmas Caroling (2019) The whole Bear family is invited by the Bear Country Carolers for a round of Christmas Eve celebrations. Join Mama, Papa, Brother, Sister, and Honey as they venture together in the snowy, cold night to travel from door to door singing Christmas classics.
  • ** Santa Bear (2021) FlipBook [Based on “Meet Santa Bear”, First Time Books]

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    Meet Santa Bear (1984)

    [original published in the First Time Books series]
    [1st editions have different cover than subsequent printings]
    [Deluxe Edition reprinted in 2016 with additional content; also Kohl’s Cares edition, 2020] 
     

     
    Christmas Treasury (2016)

    [bind-up: Christmas Angel, Joy of Giving, The Very First Christmas] [not to be confused with the 2019 edition of Christmas Treasury, which is a bind-up of four titles, not three] 

     
    Christmas Treasury (2019)

    [bind-up: Christmas Angel, Joy of Giving, The Very First Christmas, Go Christmas Caroling] [not to be confused with the 2016 edition of Christmas Treasury, which is a bind-up of only three titles, not four] 

     
    Living Lights Christmas

    3-Book Bundle (Baker Book House) [bundle inlcuding: Joy of Giving, Go Christmas Caroling, and Love Their Neighbors] 

     
    Christmas Tree (1980)

    [The full story, including illustrations, was actually originally published in the December 1979 edition of “Good Housekeeping” magazine; a later edition of the book was published by Random House with a new cover; there is also a Zondervan Living Lights edition with slightly revised text and addition of religious content]
     

    Image Credit: berenstainbearscollectors.com
    The original Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree, published by Random House in 1980, is based on the NBC television special by the same name that premiered in December of 1979. There is a new version of Christmas Tree published by Living Lights that is not quite the same.)

    The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree - FULL - NBC TV Holiday Special Movie (1979)



    Want to know more about the origins of the original “Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Tree” holiday special on NBC? It premiered back in 1979 and Stan & Jan tell the story themselves over on their blog. Check it out!
    Very First Christmas (2015)
    Santa Bear
    Joy Of Giving
    Night Before Christmas
    The NutCracker
    Meet Santa Bear
    Merry Christmas
    Get Ready For Christmas
    Go Christmas Caroling
    Trim A Tree
    Christmas Tree

    More Resources:

    Amazon's listings: Berenstain Bears Christmas Books 
    Berenstain Bears Bibliography | Complete List of Books
     

     
     
    The Berenstain Bears Christmas Search and Find (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story) 
    by Jan & Mike Berenstain | Upcoming Release Date: Sep 24, 2024

     

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