Christmas Merrymaking [Hardcover]

Barbara Kissinger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 14, 2007

The stories of Christmas are told through vintage postcards featuring Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, and Father Christmas. More than 150 colorful illustrations grace the pages of this book, recounting the celebrated holiday from traditional festivities in England to the influence Germans had on the holiday in a young America. The collection of artwork creates a seamless journey from country to country, offering timeless masterpieces that provide glimpses into the history of Christmas.

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Review

"Barbara Hallman Kissinger's tribute to all things Christmas . . . could become your family's yearly reference." -- --Beaumont Enterprise

About the Author

Barbara Hallman Kissinger, a resident of Burlington, Iowa, has had a long career in the crafts and collectibles field, in particular, those relating to Christmas. She designed and marketed her own line of wooden folk-art Santas that were sold in thirty states. Her other design projects include embroidery patterns for VSM Sewing, Inc. and wooden craft items for Better Homes and Gardens . In addition to researching and collecting materials about the history of Christmas, Ms. Kissinger, dressed as Mrs. Claus, has given holiday presentations to schoolchildren. She is also the author of Christmas Past, published by Pelican.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (August 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589804821
• ISBN-13: 978-1589804821
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,492,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #94 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Postcards

More About the Author

I had always wanted to write but raising a family of five children with my husband took my time besides the time I had for an art freelance career over the last 32 years. I was a fine artist and a craftsperson, who made a line of folk art santas from 1983 to 1990s and sold them in a 100 stores in 30 states. I have also designed wooden folk art for Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest publications in the 90s and I also designed machine embroidery for Viking Sewing Machine Co. into 2003. Then I decided in my late 60s I would get to writing about Christmas History. My first book "Christmas Past" was a book packed with Christmas traditions and customs. That came out in 2005 and is still selling very well. Then in 2007 I came out with "Christmas Merrymaking". My publisher is Pelican Publishing of Gretna, Louisiana. That included more Christmas traditions and customs of the merrymaking of the last few centuries. It won the 2008 PMA Benjamin Franklin Award for Gift/format,small books. Then in 2008 my book "Mother Goose of Yesteryear" came out in the fall. So I am keeping very busy writing and hope to come out with another book on Thanksgiving in a year or so. So I am now 76 and still writing and loving it.