Christmas Conversation Piece [Hardcover]

Paul Lowrie (Author), Bret Nicholaus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 29, 1996

What one Christmas tradition would you never want to give up?

If you could spend Christmas anywhere in the world, where would you most want to be?

If you could have visited the Christ child just as the Three Kings did, what would you have brought as a gift?  

You've been chosen to host a sensational Christmas celebration on TV: What three guests would you choose to make it the best Christmas special ever?  

The Christmas Conversation Piece offers these and many other questions to pose and ponder during a season of both deep reflection and unabashed merriment.  This charming volume--the perfect stocking stuffer--will provide you, your family, and your friends with twelve days of surprising and amusing Yuletide questions.  Who would you most like to meet under the mistletoe?  Your answer just may change by Christmas Eve!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Following their previous success (The Conversation Piece) Bret Nicholaus and Paul Lowrie suggest 300 Christmas-themed questions designed to bring any gathering back to the core purposes of the holiday: love, reflection, and merriment. The Christmas Conversation Piece is based on the belief that the right questions can spark understanding, humor, and connection between friends and loved ones. Try them out when entertaining, mingling at the office Christmas party, or simply having dinner with your family. Here's a sample: "What is your favorite Christmas scent?"; "What's your all-time biggest Christmas shopping disaster?"; "What is the most unusual Christmas tradition you ever heard of?"; "What has been the greatest blessing in your life since last Christmas?"

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What one Christmas tradition would you never want to give up?

If you could spend Christmas anywhere in the world, where would you most want to be?

If you could have visited the Christ child just as the Three Kings did, what would you have brought as a gift?  

You've been chosen to host a sensational Christmas celebration on TV: What three guests would you choose to make it the best Christmas special ever?  

The Christmas Conversation Piece offers these and many other questions to pose and ponder during a season of both deep reflection and unabashed merriment.  This charming volume--the perfect stocking stuffer--will provide you, your family, and your friends with twelve days of surprising and amusing Yuletide questions.  Who would you most like to meet under the mistletoe?  Your answer just may change by Christmas Eve!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (October 29, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345407121
• ISBN-13: 978-0345407122
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 6.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #603,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun! Fun! Fun!, November 4, 2003

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J. Kelley (East Rockaway, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Conversation Piece (Hardcover)

As a lover of Christmas and all things holiday, I cant recommend this book enough. It is ideal as a coffe table book that can be opened onto any page in no particular order, with questions that can be read at random or one after the other--which usually happens becuase the questions are so much fun. Its delightful to hear friends and family pull from thier memories, their traditions, perceptions, and beliefs about christmas, while you share your own. It is bound to leave you with a happy feeling, and an anticipation for the holiday. This small book accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do--It is a wonderful converstaion piece and I highly recommend it.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun & Thought Provoking!, December 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Christmas Conversation Piece (Hardcover)

I found this book on my mom's coffee table and couldn't put it down. I would say I drove my family crazy, asking one question after another, but they enjoyed it as much as I did!

This book asks questions ranging from silly to serious - and though many of the questions don't ask you to explain your answers, invariably, explanations are offered. It really is a great "conversation piece."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great conversation piece, August 28, 2006

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yankee girl "2" (WI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Conversation Piece (Hardcover)

We get this book out every Christmas and share our answers. Sometimes our answers change from year to year so we can continue to use the book for years to come and continue learning about one another, friends, family, children. In fact, I have had people request to borrow it for church lock ins and other family events.