Victorian Christmas shows how the traditions of decorating the evergreen tree, gift-giving, Christmas caroling, and even jolly old St. Nick were started and embraced during the Victorian era in North America.
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Bobbie Kalman and Barbara Bedell provide their readers with a luxurious vehicle to travel back in time to the Victorian era and participate in the festive Christmas occasion. The detailed, well-written text is simple enough to be read like a picture book, but factual enough to provide the reader with all the necessary information to bring this holiday to life with flare and grandeur -- Resource Links, June 1997
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Taken from Chapter 3: The Christmas tree The early Victorian tree The early Victorian Christmas trees were decorated with fruits, nuts, pine cones, and small homemade gifts. Tiny hand-stitched dolls and children's mittens added a personal touch, and treats such as small toys and sugar cookies delighted children. Hand-dipped candles shone from the branches, which were draped with strings of popcorn and berries. A star twinkled from the top of the tree to remind everyone of the Christmas star that led the Wise Men to Jesus.
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Informative and Charming,
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This review is from: Victorian Christmas (Historic Communities) (Library Binding)
This may be for children but it is a great source on how the Victorians spent Christmas. Lots of information and charming illustrations. With the help of this book, I will be able to create a credible Victorian Christmas at home.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Victorian Christmas (Kalman, Bobbie),
This review is from: Victorian Christmas (Historic Communities) (Paperback)
Being heavily into Victorian I buy as many items as I can that relate to the subject. And being even more into Christmas (I do a Victorian Christmas, putting up 14 trees and all of the attendant decorations)I do collect items on Victorian Christmas. This book was a very nice addition to my library.
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This review is from: Victorian Christmas (Historic Communities) (Paperback)
Victorian Christmas by Kalman and Bedell is a small volume in pages(32) but packed full of information with beautiful illustrations. It could be read by a teen or adult or even an older elementary student. We used the information to make our Dickens Christmas Party more in keeping with the period.
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