Christmas

Instant Holiday Party: It's Not Too Late, I Promise!
by Kathryn B. Lord, L.C.S.W.
Here's the latest super-simple idea that I have had, so easy that you could do it yourself, right away ... Whoops! You need a little history. If you are a regular reader, you know that I have a new book coming out, 'Looking for Action?

Words from the Author, Advent Prayer
He Started the Whole World Singing: A Treasury of Gaither Christmas Songs, Reflections, and Holiday Traditions
by Gloria Gaither
Christmas (the Mass of Christ) is a holy celebration of the most holy event in the history of the world. This God whose holiness forbade even the utterance of His name, this awesome Creator, chose to invade our planet in this galaxy so that we could

That Silent Night
A Treasury of Christmas Miracles: True Stories of Gods Presence Today
by Karen Kingsbury
A wonderful keepsake book for the holidays: a collection of true stories about ordinary people whose lives are touched in the most extraordinary ways... True Stories of God's Presence Today. A chance encounter that changes everything...

Christmas Joys

A unique treasury of more than one hundred Yuletide poems, prayers, hymns, graces, and toasts from authors old and new-all to help you count your... In today's changing world, many people are looking for more meaning in the Christmas season.

Advent

It's December, my dear Charity in Christ. As I reminded you the last time we met, Christmas is fast approaching. And now that Christ has aroused our seasonal expectations, He'll soon fulfill them all! But before I begin, may I offer my usual disclaimer.

Introduction
Miracle and Other Christmas Stories
by Connie Willis
I love Christmas. All of it-decorating the tree and singing in the choir and baking cookies and wrapping presents. I even like the parts most people hate-shopping in crowded malls and reading Christmas newsletters and seeing relatives and standing in bagg

When Tad Remembered
Christmas in my Soul: A Third Collection
by Joe Wheeler, Ph.D.
There are dozens of Christmas traditions that bring family and friends together. One of the most beloved is the sharing of stories, and Joe Wheeler has helped to preserve and perpetuate this wonderful tradition in the classic Christmas in My Heart series

My Christmas Miracle

Open up this precious treasury of classic stories and you rediscover what makes Christmas so special. Fond memories come flooding back as these heartwarming tales transport you to happy times surrounded by family and friends. What makes these stories such

Advent
Christmastide: Prayers for Advent Through Epiphany from The Divine Hours
by Phyllis Tickle
The third and final volume in a trilogy of prayer manuals compiled by Publishers Weekly religion editor Phyllis Tickle as a contemporary Book of Hours to guide Christians gently yet authoritatively through the daily offices.

A Royal Invitation

The Magic Tree House series has become a staple for inspiring kids to read. Christmas in Camelot is a very special Magic Tree House book. Here, author Mary Pope Osborne uses the literary skills for which she's known to create a longer, more in-depth story

What I Really Want for Christmas

In ten brand-new stories and three previously published favorites, Notaro shares the sidesplitting daily disasters of the holidays, like finding herself on emergency feminine product recon at midnight on Christmas Eve; surrendering to the inevitable

Whole Roasted Salmon with Christmas Glaze, Sautéed Leeks and Potatoes
The Martha Stewart Living Christmas Cookbook
by Martha Stewart Living Magazine
Throughout the ten chapters of recipes, every element of holiday entertaining-from hors d'oedvres and cocktails through main courses and desserts-is covered. Whether you're searching for an eggnog to sip on Christmas Eve, planning to serve a traditional

Rudolph Chocolate Shortbread
Christmas Cookies from the Whimsical Bakehouse
by Liv Hansen, Kaye Hansen
This recipe is a chocolate variation of our regular shortbread. We pipe a red chocolate nose on Rudolph and sprinkly it with red sanding sugar-see how it glows! Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease 2 cookie sheets. On a piece of wax paper, sift together:

My side of the story

Everyone knows the story of Christmas. Decking the halls with boughs of holly. Hanging stockings by the chimney with care. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Then there's the true story of Christmas. And Ralph Mountfield is smack in the middle of it.

Advent
Forever Christmas
by Harry Davis
Advent is an important time in Tasha's Christmas celebration. It officially begins for the Tudor household on December 6, the birthday of Saint Nicholas. This day, significant in itself, also heralds every coming event of the Christmas season for Tasha

Introduction
A Nantucket Christmas
by Leslie Linsley
NANTUCKET ISLAND is a little patch of earth located thirty miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The island can be reached only by boat or by plane, and it is the isolation from the mainland that has been partially credited with keeping its

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey
by Roger Highfield
Long before I949, when that perennially popular Christmas hit Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was launched, the myth of the reindeer was already well established. English texts from the Renaissance mention the display of antlers during Christmas dances

Santa: The Hallucinogenic Connection
The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey
by Roger Highfield
A rival suggestion for the origins of much of Santa's paraphernalia-his red and white color scheme, those flying reindeer, and so on-is much more fun, less commercial, more scientific, and somehow more appealing than Coca-Cola's version

Modern Santa and Meaning
The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey
by Roger Highfield
It would be a mistake to describe today's Santa as a simple amalgam and evolutionary endpoint of his rich mixture of ancestors. For one thing, many versions still exist. In different regions of Germany St. Nick is known by various names

Who Was Santa?
The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey
by Roger Highfield
Legend suggests that St. Nicholas was born around A.D. 245 in the town of Patara, an important Byzantine port in Turkey, only a couple of hours' sail from Gemiler. When Nicholas was a young man, his father died, leaving a great fortune.