Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury: Holiday Stories to Warm the Heart [Paperback]

Jack Canfield (Author), Mark Victor Hansen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul | Publication Date: October 7, 2007

Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury captures the holiday spirit through an extensive story collection that demonstrates the humor, profound joy, and spiritedness that envelops the holiday season known as Christmas.

Join popular humorist Dave Barry, bestselling author Robert Fulghum, renowned author and lecturer Joan Wester Anderson, among many others, as they recount the special moments that lend to the magic and joy of the holiday celebration.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Proving, perhaps, that too much is never enough, editors Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen serve up the latest course in their inspirational and ubiquitous food-for-the-spirit series with Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury: Holiday Stories to Warm the Heart. It's a mixed bag O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi" follows a man's rumination on Santa Claus as a metaphor for God, filial love, or both but familiar fare nonetheless, and the treacly sweet stories about the true meaning of Christmas promise to be gobbled up by thousands as they stand in the gift-wrap line.
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From the Back Cover

Christmas is truly a magical time of the year. The smell of fresh pine fills the air, the taste of hot apple cider tantalizes our taste buds and sparkling lights brighten our homes. Yet despite these sensory sensations, it is the thing we cannot see or smell or taste or touch that affects us most deeply: the spirit of love and giving that is the true meaning of Christmas.

Now you can foster this holiday spirit with those you love, by sharing with them the first-ever Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury, a timeless collection of stories that celebrate the magic of the season. In this special volume, you'll find some of the most treasured gems from previous Chicken Soup books plus a wealth of new stories from real people who share with you their most cherished holiday moments - from the humorous to the hopeful, from the sentimental to the silly, from the memorable to the truly miraculous.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: HCI (October 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757306322
• ISBN-13: 978-0757306327
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Holidays

More About the Author

Jack Canfield, America's Success Coach, is the cocreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes 40 New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor with Gay Hendricks of You've GOT to Read This Book! An internationally renowned corporate trainer, keynote speaker, and popular radio and TV talk show guest, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm only on page 40 and it's allready a holiday classic!!!, December 27, 2004

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C. Hopkins "Teen" (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Christmas Treasury (Hardcover)

I had never read a "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book but I had heard such good things about them that I decided to pick this one up and sure enough it's great!! It really got me in a holiday spirit which I needed and the first story made me want to cry. I can't wait to finish this book and get it out next year. I might even buy a few copies for my friends. I really want to read more of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series and I think you should too!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Treasury of Great Holiday Recipes, January 12, 2004

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Michael S. Waren "schoeder" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Christmas Treasury (Hardcover)

For the last couple of years I have shared these stories with my family at Christmas time. I am eager to see if there is a sequel to this book already published or one in the works. It is so easy to get caught in the commercial mess and frenzied pace of Christmas that it is so easy to forget what the season is about. From what I understand some of the stories were directly written for this book and others came from other Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Higher recommended reading for anyone who loves the holidays but occasionally forgets what the meaning of the season is.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Chicken Soup book since the Pet Lover's Edition!, November 29, 2001

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Elizabeth Grigorian (Plano, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Christmas Treasury (Hardcover)

More than enough great stories to warm my heart for the holidays ahead. Loved the story about the Cat named Christmas. That one little story is worth buying the whole book!!