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Everything Christmas

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Everything Christmas is a unique and appropriately titled journey through stories, recipes, gift ideas, songs, poems and even Christmas humor! This book could easily become your go to Christmas handbook. There is a chapter for each day of December leading up to Christmas day. The author typically starts each day with a Christmas story or poem followed by recipes and interesting Christmas facts. Each chapter then includes a mixture of craft ideas, gift ideas, carols, etc. One very interesting benefit of this book compared to other Christmas books is its focus on multicultural Christmas traditions. The author covers traditions from Argentina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece and many more. As a reader of many Christmas books, I have never read one that includes such diverse information. I found it really exciting and informative. One additional note, this book would be extremely handy for Christmas party games. There is a wealth of Christmas trivia that could easily be the source for hours of fun.

In summary, I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised by the depth and diversity of Christmas information contained in this great book. Happy reading!

"I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review"

This is a lovely little book about Christmas. It's filled with recipes, thoughts and stories. There are historical tidbits about Christmas and Christmas traditions. The book corresponds to the days of the Advent with 24 days' worth of reading.

I was distracted by some editing/proofreading errors which are annoying and unacceptable. I noticed several simply from reading the book and I wasn't reading to edit. The most glaring error was on page 33 in an excerpt from Princess Victoria's Diary, dated Christmas Eve, 1932. Given that Victoria became Queen of England in 1837, this is a careless error, whether it be a typo or a clear mistake. The Christmas Eve in question occurred in 1832, a fact easily verified online. Unfortunately, errors like this one make me question dates and facts, and there are lot of dates and facts in this little book.

Still it is a charming addition to any Christmas library, especially for someone who collects or enjoys Christmas books.

What a great devotional and resource for preparing for the Christmas holiday! Beginning with December 1st, this book covers several topics each day; including a devotional / story, recipes, history, carols, culture from around the world, traditions and ideas for your own family. I was pleasantly surprised with the information included in Everything Christmas! I love that this book can be read daily as a devotional, or as a reference using the index to look up a particular subject. I recommend adding this book to your family preparations for Christmas!
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.

I was really hoping that I would miraculously get this book much earlier than I actually did. However, I got the book only a couple of days before Christmas. This book is set up to read some for each day of December up until Christmas day. While I did enjoy the book, I had hoped that it would include the history of some Christmas traditions - such as "where did kissing under the mistletoe come from". I truly loved learning about many of the great Christmas Carols. There were stories - some fictional and others non-fiction - that related to Christmas. Although, many were good stories I was not expecting there to be quite so many. It also had a section to learn about the customs/traditions used to celebrate Christmas in many other countries which was very interesting and a some recipes for traditional Christmas food. Hopefully, next year, I can use this book to teach more to my children about how we celebrate Christmas.

This book is a charming collection of stories, recipes creative crafts, and culture. It provides the reader with historical support of beloved Christmas traditions. The book also gives examples of how Christmas is celebrated around the world. It is broken down in a Protestant advent manner so it gives something fun to do everyday leading up to Christmas. Great crafts/recipes to do with the kids. The book does have some cheesy moments and seems to be stretching it at some points, but all-in-all it is a delightful read.

Christmas is my favorite time of year and I'm always looking for ways to make it more meaningful and fun for my family. I was so excited to have a chance to review a new book by David Bordon & Tim Winters called Everything Christmas. It is a collection of stories, carols, poems and holiday traditions from around the world.
I was surprised that a Christmas book with over 300 pages was such a page turner. I was afraid that it may be dry and read like a trivia or history book. The book is broken down by day beginning with December 1st and going through Christmas Eve. Each day is full of facts, history, heartwarming stories, traditions and more. It includes information about Christmas celebrations around the world such as traditional dishes and the history of Christmas there as well as the traditional Christmas dinner menu. Many recipes are included throughout the book such as Biscotti and Christmas Breakfast Casserole as well as clever ideas for gifts and activities. Lyrics for many popular Christmas carols are sprinkled in throughout. The origin of many traditions is explored also. It is a wonderful mixture of secular and religious ideas all rolled into this book that really does tell you everything you would want to know about Christmas.
This is a book that gets you into the Christmas Spirit and keeps you there all season long. I am excited to try some of the ideas to start new traditions with my family next year.

***I received this book for free from Blogging for Books to facilitate my review. All opinions are 100% my own.

Everything Christmas By David Bordon and Tim Winters Waterbrook Press [...]

Christmas is my favorite holiday and when I got this book in the mail I was really excited.

Ever wonder what all the words are to your favorite Christmas carol? Or, what people in other countries have for Christmas dinner? Would you like to know the history behind the Christmas Tree or the Candy Cane?

Then this is the book for you! From the minute I opened this book I was intrigued. It is a wonderful book of stories, recipes, crafts, history, and inspiration. There is something for each day of the month of December.

I also loved the fact that this book is great for the whole family. We read the book together at night. The kids helped me make the peanut brittle recipe, and we learned things we never knew about Christmas. My whole family loved this book. I can't wait till next Christmas when we get to pull it out and read it again and make some of the great recipes and crafts in this book.
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I like this book. It's a 5x7 inches, fat hardcover. (I like fat little sturdy books.) It is organized by date, beginning on December first, and ending on Christmas. It has little stories, Scripture verses, recipes, craft how-to's, Christmas traditions, Christmas trivia and humor, songs lyrics, and quotes! You can either read them in order or look up what you're looking for in the back. It's really a great little book.

I don't think I'll use this as a read-aloud book during Advent. It is really a Christmas book, and I'm one of those people who really likes to stay in Advent during Advent and not celebrate Christmas until it's actually Christmas, at the earliest on the 24th. Of course, that doesn't mean we can't prepare for Christmas. This book is perfect for that.

The Christmas stories, poems, and reflections are great. I also really like the recipes and the crafts! It's really a great collection of "everything Christmas".

What a fun book for Christmas this will be. The chapters are laid out for one every day from December 1 to December 24. Each chapter shares stories, recipes, hymns, little known (and sometimes well-known) facts about Christmas. There are fun things like Sugar Cookie Ornaments and Christmas Fudge (Yummy!). You will also find gift ideas for grandparents, top ten gift lists, top ten hymns. If you think it has to do with Christmas - I bet you will find it in this book. And they make it easy to find things. There is a great index in the back detailing everything- so if you are looking for a Christmas Dinner from Italy - all you have to do is look in the back!

No book about Christmas would be complete without the story of Christ's birth. They save this one for Christmas eve and it is a great way to wrap up the book. So if you know anyone who is crazy about Christmas (and I know someone who already has their tree up!) this is a must have book for them. I can't wait to share it with my family in December!


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Everything Christmas is a compilation of exactly what it says... it includes stories, recipes, crafts, carols, poems, etc. I absolutely LOVE how it is compiled. It's a one-stop shop for anything Christmas one might need, but it can also be used all month long. It has a short "chapter" like setting for each day of the month of December until Christmas. Each day has a number of the things that the entire book has to offer. But, for those who just need a quick something, there is an index in the back so you can find exactly what you are looking for.

Not only was this book full of Christmas everything, it was a lot of Christmas stories that I had never heard before - and that is saying something! I greatly enjoyed enlarging my Christmas "vocabulary" if you will. Not only were the stories unique to the book - in my experience, but the well-known carols also shared uniqueness by giving a background of the song. Knowing where the carols came from added another level to the already special songs for such a wonderful season.

All in all, for Christmas lovers the world round, or even just someone who loves to celebrate... This book is for you. Add it to your collection and read it every year. There is so much in this small book that it will seem brand new each and every year!

***I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.