Christian Fiction Bestsellers, Christmas 2020

Christian Fiction Bestsellers, Christmas 2020
Compiled and distributed by the
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
(ECPA)
Rank
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date
List
Price
Award
1 WHY CHRISTMAS TREES AREN'T PERFECT RICHARD H. SCHNEIDER 9781501825835 ABINGDON Sep. 2016 $12.99
2 A VINTAGE CHRISTMAS: A COLLECTION OF CLASSIC STORIES AND POEMS LOUISA MAY ALCOTT AND CHARLES DICKENS AND L. M. MONTGOMERY 9780785224136 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $17.99
3 A TIMELESS CHRISTMAS: A COLLECTION OF CLASSIC STORIES AND POEMS LOUISA MAY ALCOTT AND L. FRANK BAUM AND O. HENRY 9780785238706 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2020 $18.99
4 AN AMISH CHRISTMAS WEDDING AMY CLIPSTON AND KATHLEEN FULLER AND KELLY IRVIN 9780310361398 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2020 $15.99
5 AN IVY HILL CHRISTMAS JULIE KLASSEN 9780764233807 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2020 $15.99
6 THE WHITE CHRISTMAS INN COLLEEN WRIGHT 9781501180606 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2018 $15.99
7 A BAXTER FAMILY CHRISTMAS KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687576 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2018 $15.99
8 THE CHRISTMAS SWAP MELODY CARLSON 9780800738020 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2020 $16.99
9 A JOYFUL CHRISTMAS CYNTHIA HICKEY AND LIZ JOHNSON AND VICKIE MCDONOUGH 9781643526348 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Sep. 2020 $9.99
10 CATCHING CHRISTMAS TERRI BLACKSTOCK 9780310351726 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $17.99
11 JOY TO THE WORLD: A REGENCY CHRISTMAS COLLECTION CAROLYN MILLER AND AMANDA BARRATT AND ERICA VETSCH 9780825446696 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Oct. 2020 $16.99
12 LOVE'S PURE LIGHT: 4 STORIES FOLLOW AN HEIRLOOM NATIVITY SET SUSANNE DIETZE AND SHANNON MCNEAR AND DEBORAH RANEY 9781643526188 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Sep. 2020 $14.99
13 THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE MAX LUCADO 9781401689940 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2013 $16.99
14 CHRISTMAS AT CARNTON TAMERA ALEXANDER 9780310293248 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $12.99
15 CHRISTMAS STORIES: HEARTWARMING TALES OF ANGELS, A MANGER, AND THE BIRTH OF HOPE MAX LUCADO 9781401685430 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2011 $17.99
16 AN AMISH CHRISTMAS BAKERY AMY CLIPSTON AND KATHLEEN FULLER AND BETH WISEMAN 9780310352808 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2019 $15.99
17 CHRISTMAS TAILS MELODY CARLSON 9780800729981 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Oct. 2018 $10.99
18 A WREATH OF SNOW: A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS NOVELLA LIZ CURTIS HIGGS 9781400072170 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2012 $14.99
19 ONCE UPON A DICKENS CHRISTMAS MICHELLE GRIEP 9781683222606 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Sep. 2019 $15.99
20 AN IVY HILL CHRISTMAS JULIE KLASSEN 9780764233814 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2020 $22.99

Awards Legend:

Bronze Award Bronze Award (over 100,000 sold)

Gold Award Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)

Platinum Award Platinum Award (1 million sold)

Double Diamond Award Diamond Award (10 million sold)

Christian Book Award® Christian Book Award® winner

Book of the Year Book of the Year winner

Christy Award Christy Award winner

American Christian Fiction Carol Award winner ACFW Carol Award winner


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The ECPA Bestsellers Lists rank the bestselling books published by ECPA members from the previous month, as reported to Circana BookScan (formerly NPD) by these reporting retailers. Information is presented as listed in the data received. Please make every effort to have correct metadata.

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The ECPA Bestseller Lists are compiled using adult book sales data from Christian retail stores across the U.S. A book must have sales in at least 20% of reporting stores during at least one week of the represented reporting cycle to be placed on the list. Only Trade Paper, Cloth and Mass Market Paper books are reported, tracts, mini-books or booklets are not included on this list. Only books which are offered to Christian stores at a trade discount from a publisher or wholesaler are featured on the list. Seasonal/holiday books are omitted from this list.