This article features six personal book recommendations from the SRF literature department for Christmas, ranging from classic novels to memoirs and advice literature. The suggested titles include Tine Melzer’s ‘Do Re Mi Fa So’, Moussa Abadi’s ‘Die Königin und der Kalligraph’, Dave Eggers’ ‘Die Augen und das Unmögliche’, Raymond Chandler’s ‘Die kleine Schwester’, Peggy Elfmann’s ‘Meine Eltern werden alt’, and Anne Applebaum’s ‘Die Achse der Autokraten’. Each book explores themes of friendship, memory, aging, and the challenges of modern society.