Christmas Bells are Ringing
selected by
Sara and John E. Brewton
Enjoy a delightful anthology of poetry for the holiday
season, from quaint and traditional poems to modern verses, reverent poems to
holiday jingles.
Christmas Everywhere by Elizabeth Hough
Sechrist
Sechrist compiled the Christmas customs of many lands in
the 1930s. Learn about traditions is Palestine, Mexico, Serbia, Holland,
France, England, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland, Romania,
Italy, Asia, Australia, South America, and more! The section on the United
States covers Southerners, New Englanders, Shakers, Pennsylvania Dutch,
Hawaiians, and others.
Christmas in Plains by Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter's Georgia hometown has been the one constant
in his life, and he pays tribute to it with Christmas in Plains, a collection
of holiday memories from his childhood through his Navy days, his time as
Georgia governor and U.S. president, and his very active retirement.
Everything Christmas by David Bordon and
Tim Winters
In this book, you’ll find your favorite classic Christmas
stories and a few new ones destined to join them. You’ll discover the most
delectable holiday recipes, enjoy the words to treasured hymns and carols, be
encouraged by inspirational Christmas poems, and find renewed joy in the
Nativity story. From decoration ideas to Christmas trivia and humor – it’s all
here!
The Everything Christmas Book
You can make eggnog and dozens of other classic Christmas
recipes, as well as wonderful gifts from the kitchen. There are party ideas,
stories and poems, customs and traditions, gift ideas, and a history of
Christmas around the world. Plus a complete look at 20th Century American
Christmases—from ads that ran in the 1940s to Harry Reasoner's 1968 essay
"What Christ Looked Like."
A Foxfire Christmas edited by Eliot
Wigginton
This book of recollections celebrates the holiday
traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. The
memories shared here are from a simpler time, when gifts were fewer but perhaps
more precious, and holiday tables were laden with traditional favorites. The
book includes instructions for recreating many of the ornaments, toys, and
recipes that make up so many family traditions, from Chicken and Dumplings to
Black Walnut Cake, and from candy pulls to corn husk dolls and hand-whittled
toy cars.
The Holly and the Ivy by Barbara Segall
Written by a botanist, The Holly and the Ivy celebrates the legends and customs associated
with these age-old plants of Christmas. Each page is decorated with ivy
garlands or holly sprigs that encircle bits of yuletide lore.
Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Book
This book collects stories, poems, carols, and
recollections of Christmas by world-famous authors, such as Robert Frost, Langston
Hughes, Hans Christian Andersen, and Lewis Carroll. It is illustrated with 120 of
Norman Rockwell’s timeless images, including children sleigh-riding, families
caroling, and Santa preparing for his big night. Round out your old-fashioned
Christmas with dinner recipes from Fannie Merritt Farmer's 1896 cooking tome.
Old Christmas by Washington Irving
Old Christmas
is an enchanting series of stories about Yuletide celebrations in 19th century
England. Spend Christmas Eve coaching through the countryside where Irving
meets his old traveling companion Frank Bracebridge, who invites him to attend
Christmas Day festivities at his father's country estate. The descriptions of
the village, church services, Christmas games and the amazing feast are delightful.
These stories first appeared in Irving's "Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon"
in the early 1800s.
An Old-time Christmas by Helen Steiner
Rice & Virginia J. Ruehlmann
Enjoy poems, histories of such traditions as kissing
under the mistletoe, and craft projects illustrated with vintage Victorian
postcards. Be inspired to think more deeply about what Christmas means to you!
Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells, and Silent
Nights by Ronald D. Langford (new!)
Santa Claus, singing cowboys, love, hymns, satire, snow,
Bing and Dean and Frank, fictional reindeer and warbling chipmunks: American
Christmas music! Ronald reconciles the sacred and the profane in an easy
narrative that both cherishes and illuminates the vast contradictions that
adhere to December 25th in the U.S.A.!
The Victorian Christmas Book by Antony
& Peter Miall
Diaries, novels, poems, letters, and magazines of the
period contribute to a comprehensive survey of the customs, traditions, and
flavor of Christmas in Victorian England, while greeting cards, toys, cartoons,
advertisements, and engravings provide visual delight.
If you're looking for even more Christmas books:
Most of these books can be found in 398.2, along with many Christmas
with Southern Living annuals and books about Christmas around the world.
Looking for holiday recipes? Visit 641.568.
Feeling crafty? You’ll find lots of project ideas in 745.5941.
Need the music or lyrics to your favorite carol? Find
them in 782.28.
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