Horrible Christmas (2026)

Author: Deary, Terry

Reading age: from c 8 years

Published on 8 October 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Horrible Histories' series.

Paperback | 96 pages
259 x 210 x 9 | 376g

Filled with all the festive facts every Horrible

Histories reader wants to know!

The complete horrible history of Christmas tells tales of:

the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas

the Christmas in the trenches when the British and Germans traded

bullets for footballs

plus dreadful jokes, rotten festive recipes and a Christmas quiz!

With full-colour illustrations by Martin Brown and a new cover,

this 2026 edition of Horrible Christmas is the

perfect festive gift.