Product Description: Every Christmas since Calvin Coolidge in 1927, the President of the United States has delivered a holiday message to the American people. Gathered in this volume are selections from those messages along with a brief glimpse into the history unfolding at that time...read more

Product Description: If the holiday rush has you feeling like you ve been run over by a reindeer, this is the book for you! Linda Hoffman Kimball presents a compilation of heartfelt and humorous stories and ideas that help families refocus on the sacredness of the season...read more

Product Description: Christmas is not everybody’s favorite holiday. Historically, Jews in America, whether participating in or refraining from recognizing Christmas, have devised a multitude of unique strategies to respond to the holiday season. Their response is a mixed one: do we participate, try to ignore the holiday entirely, or create our own traditions and make the season an enjoyable time? This book, the first on the subject of Jews and Christmas in the United States, portrays how Jews are shaping the public and private character of Christmas by transforming December into a joyous holiday season belonging to all Americans...read more

A guide on how to celebrate and survive the holiday season offers suggestions that can be followed with a minimum of time and budget, in a manual that covers gift giving, music, car games, home-made holiday cards, and hosting parties. (view table of contents)

A collection of stories, poems, and carols by William Shakespeare, Ogden Nash, Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes and others complement the paintings of Norman Rockwell.

An entertaining array of twelve stories, one for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas, captures the spirit of the holiday and the whimsical unpredictability of family celebrations, from crazy relatives and Christmas pageants to the annual fruitcake. By the author of Homo Domesticus.

A nostalgic cross-country tour of the Christmas experience in the United States evaluates the nation's numerous traditions and practices while celebrating the holiday from region to region, in a volume that is complemented by tips on a variety of topics, from tree selecting to gift wrapping. Original. 25,000 first printing.

The best-selling author of Paula Deen Celebrates! presents a new volume of southern-inspired recipes complemented by nostalgic reminiscences of past Christmas celebrations, in a holiday volume that features regional tips for preparing traditional fare. 250,000 first printing.

A magnificent, lavishly illustrated book dedicated to the traditional Christmas of the past. Featuring paintings from the Old Masters and breathtaking scenic views of the world in winter, this volume includes little-known facts about the day, customs from around the world, and traditions throughout history.

Book by Seeley, Mary Evans

A collection of nostalgic holiday stories, poems, and pictures evokes the sentiments of bygone Christmases in the era of train travel, in an anthology that includes such pieces as vintage magazine covers from The New Yorker and The Saturday Evening Post, as well as original Lionel Train advertisements. 25,000 first printing.

Provides recipes, suggestions for Christmas decorations, and ideas for celebrating the twelve days leading up to the holiday, as inspired by life in the author's fictional trailer park.

Describes Christmas traditions across the United States, shares recipes for holiday cookies, candies, breads, scones, cakes, and desserts, and looks at Christmas gifts, decorations, and ornaments. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This beautiful book includes poems, articles, stories, paintings from the Old Masters, and breathtaking scenic views of the world in winter. Each chapter includes little-known facts about Christmas Day, customs from around the world, and traditions throughout history...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: • Was Jesus born on December 25? • Was there ever a real Santa Claus? • Why do we have Christmas trees? • Was Christmas ever prohibited in America? Home for the Holidays explores the answers to these questions and many more as the origins, customs and traditions of the most popular (and certainly the most lucrative) holiday of the year are contemplated...read more

Offers a critique of the American Christmas from the perspectives of culture, theology, and biblical studies, arguing that icons such as Santa Claus and rituals such as gift-giving and shopping have established a new religion in America--the religion of consumer capitalism. Original. (view table of contents)

A gathering of stories that recall Christmas memories, traditions, and miracles. (view table of contents)