This history of the holiday is an endless delight, with stories about all your favorite Christmas traditions, from Mystic to Maine, the Berkshires to Boston.
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Christmas History,
By Roberta (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Christmas in New England (Paperback)
What a fun book this is! Lots of adults really love Christmas but most books on the subject are for children, or are tales from the dark side i.e The Christmas Wars. This book is a historical take on Christmas that is interesting, enjoyable and a mostly happy look at Christmas.
We learn about people like James Van Allen a Newport Rhode Island native, who portrayed Clement Moore; the author of 'A Visit From St. Nicholas' (or 'Twas the Night Before Christmas') in recitations of that poem, for children. He wanted to start a Santa Claus Society. There are lots of people stories. This book is heavily illustrated for its size (167 pages): there are lots of vintage and modern (i.e. 1950's) photographs in black and white and color. For some of us, Christmas seems to pass by very fast. One way of extending it, is to start enjoying the history, poetry and literature about it, early in the season. This book is a very nice addition to any Christmas library, It also travels well on subways. Another wonderful, historical and profusely illustrated Christmas book is: 'St. Nicholas: A Closer Look at Christmas' by Joe Wheeler and Jim Rosenthal. Amazon says of this book: "This beautiful, fully-illustrated coffee table book provides a closer look at Christmas and the St. Nicholas of history and legend. Full of historical information and rare illustrations from Christian traditions around the world..." This is a gorgeous book.
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Christmas In New England,
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This review is from: Christmas in New England (Paperback)
I purchased two orders of 12 each. I belong to Women's Seafarers Friend Society and our ladies wanted copies of the book. We heard from the chaplain of New England Seafarers Mission that we were featured in the book, noting the 2005 ditty bag total of 1800 bags for the seafarers. This year we filled 1836 bags. The ladies were thrilled we are mentioned in a book about Christmas.
I found the balance of the book very informative and heart warming. Thank you for carrying this book.
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A wonderful multi-faceted celebration any holiday enthusiast will love.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Christmas in New England (Paperback)
Some fifty New England holiday regional traditions are gathered in a survey fit for either residents or ex-natives of the region, making for a lovely holiday celebration. From different interpretations of Santa - the flying version versus Secret Santa - to Christmas traditions in city and countryside and even historic holiday celebrations, Christmas in New England is a wonderful multi-faceted celebration any holiday enthusiast will love.
Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch
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