I can group this topic into three themes that I’m sure will be familiar to anyone who’s ever read or watched a version of A Christmas Carol:

Christmasses Past

I would love to read about historical Christmasses! From early solstice celebrations to the Middle Ages, the Reformation on to the Victorian era, it all sounds fascinating. Even more recent history has potential for Christmassy interest – I’d love to read about a 1920s/1930s and wartime Christmasses.

Christmasses Present

As I live in the northern hemisphere I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of Christmas on the beach, or Christmas barbeques, like I’ve always been told are the custom in parts of Australia and New Zealand! Different cultures have different customs for Christmas and it would be great to see these feature in fiction.

Christmas…Future

I wonder if Christmas will still be celebrated in the future, and what form it will take. Will people stop sending physical cards and gifts? What fabulous decorations will people design, and what kind of parties will they attend?

Would you like to read more stories set during Christmas? What kind of Christmasses would you like to read about?

Today’s post is all about the imaginary objects, both magical and mundane, that I’d love to find in my stocking on Christmas Day!

Obviously the first thing that popped into my head when I started thinking about this topic was Hermione’s time-turner from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. There isn’t anything in my past that I’d like to go back and undo – I’d just use it to get a lot more reading done! And also sleeping, if I’m completely honest!

When I was writing my Monday Amusements post earlier and looking through all the links I’d bookmarked, I decided that I’d really love a copy of The Higher Common Sense, a fictional book that’s mentioned in Cold Comfort Farm. I imagine that it would be both enlightening and hilarious!

I’d also love to have Edie’s magical pink slip dress from French Kiss – though I wouldn’t be able to wear it until the summer!

If you could wake up on Christmas morning to find a fictional item in your stocking, what would you choose?