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Author : Jonathan Green
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781602397576
What is myrrh? Why do people kiss under the mistletoe? What is a Yule log? And much...
Author : Ian Jackman
Publisher : Random House Reference Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 0375426043
A celebration of Christmas past presents a treasury of holiday decoration tips, letters to Santa, gift suggestions, traditional recipes, and customs that evoke the charm of the Victorian era.
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : St Mark's Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 1907062173
Author : Jonathan Green
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1510725695
Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Christmas the way we do? In this whimsical book, Jonathan Green tells you all about the fascinating stories behind our most beloved holiday traditions. Make yourself cozy by the fireplace, open up this fully illustrated treasure trove, and learn: Why we sing carols Why we burn Yule logs Why we hang stockings Why we kiss under the mistletoe Why we send greeting cards Why there are twelve days of Christmas And what is figgy pudding? Each chapter explores a different custom and its history: when and where it started, how it has changed over the centuries, and why we still love to recreate it today. You’ll learn why holly and ivy are important symbols, who Good King Wenceslas was, and why we eat turkey for Christmas dinner. Additional fun facts and trivia are sprinkled throughout, accompanied by classic illustrations. This is the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for curious-minded friends and family this holiday season!
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:921058155
Author : Pickering and Chatto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1187968502
Author : William Waits
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814784884
In days of old, Christmas was defined by the custom of exchanging simple handmade gifts. Today, it has become a multi-billion industry, synonymous with commercialism and consumption. How did this transformation occur? In this incisive and engaging examination of how Christmas has evolved since 1880, Waits chronicles the history of the holiday, from its origin to its current form. The book is illustrated with dozens of historical photographs and will be of interest to cultural and social historians alike. Christmas was a relatively modest occasion in the English- speaking world, celebrated by the exchange of modest handmade gifts, until the Victorians invested the holiday with immense significance as part of a larger effort to celebrate home, family, and a mythic past of well-ordered communities. By the late 19th century, Christmas had become a major American festival. Today, it is a multi-billion dollar industry and easily the most important seasonal event of the year. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, William Waits shows us how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 when people presented one another with simple crafted presents to the turn of the century when industrialization brought with it waves of inexpensive, tawdry gimcracks. In the early twentieth century, reform-minded Americans reflecting on the new Christmas prompted a backlash against this cheapening of the Yule tradition, and the Christmas card was born. Henceforth, family members and close friends exchanged useful, costly items, while cards were sent to acquaintances and distant relatives. These reformers also persuaded retail stores to keep their regular hours of business during the holiday, rather than lengthening them, to give trade workers the opportunity to join in the celebration. They also rationalized the collection and distribution of holiday charity, resulting in the Christmas celebration we have today. Waits's book clearly illustrates that the notion that Christmas is uncontrollable is simply untrue. An incisive and engaging history of giftgiving, The Modern Christmas in Americaalso examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among entire communities. Handsomely illustrated with dozens of historical photographs, this book is not only the perfect holiday gift but will also be of interest to any student of American history and culture.
Author : Becky Brown
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781509899869
Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector’s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector’s Library are books to love and treasure. This edition is introduced by Ned Halley and features charming illustrations by Alice Ercle Hunt. Round About the Christmas Tree is the perfect Christmas gift for booklovers as all facets of the festive season are represented here in one gorgeous volume. This anthology shows what an inspiration Christmas was for so many famous writers, whether it be a time for celebration, for family, or a chance to remember those in hardship. There are heart-warming stories from Charles Dickens and E. Nesbit, comic fun from G. K. Chesterton and Saki, touching whimsy from Hans Christian Andersen, and even crimes to solve from Arthur Conan Doyle.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1636 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : American literature
ISBN : MINN:31951D00435049Q
With alphabetical indexes of firms and trade specialties.
Author : Pickering and Chatto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1188019624
Author : Gerry Bowler
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781551996080
An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the world’s most influential fictional character. He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful. Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Intervening generations were shaggy and strange — whip-wielding menaces to naughty boys and girls. Yet as the raucous, outdoor, alcohol-fuelled holiday gave way to a more domestic, sentimental model, a new kind of gift-bringer was called for — a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening. In this engaging social and cultural history, Gerry Bowler examines the place of Santa Claus in history, literature, advertising, and art. He traces his metamorphosis from a beardless youth into a red-suited peddler. He reveals the lesser-known aspects of the gift-bringer’s life — Santa’s involvement with social and political causes of all stripes (he enlisted on the Union side in the American Civil War), his starring role in the movies and as adman for gun-makers and insurance companies. And he demolishes the myths surrounding Santa Claus and Coca-Cola. Santa Claus: A Biography will stand as the classic work on the long-lived and multifarious Mr. Claus.
Author : Susan Kelleher,René Rodgers
Publisher : Historic England
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Cooking
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129844135
Why do we have turkey and Christmas pudding at our Christmas dinner? Why were children encouraged to burn their fingers at Christmas in Victorian England? What was the kissing bough? The answers are in this compendium of the festive season, which is stuffed full of fascinating facts, spiced with extracts of poetry and prose and served with a delightful selection of illustrations. Ancient customs, traditional recipes and the religious beliefs behind all the merry-making are all included in this book, which will delight anyone who loves Christmas and the festive season.
Author : Artemesia D'ECCA
Publisher : Phaeton Publishing Limited
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781908420022
Essential Facts about Christmas - a Question-and-Answer Guide with 700 B+W illustrations: Christmas and War; Christmas and the Movies; the forgotten Seasons of Christmas - the 40 days, the 20 days, the 12 (or is it 13?) days; Christmas and Religion - when and where was Christmas banned?; Christmas and the Industrial Revolution - a force that almost killed it; Christmas food and drink - from Brawn to the Tom and Jerry.
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1172 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3458537
Author : Mark Blasdale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1979673659
This miscellany of Christmas classics is somewhat unique, due largely perhaps to its means of compilation. For these are the very stories and poems that Mark Blasdale personally reads each and every December, placing his good-natured soul well and truly in the Christmas spirit.Some of literatures most iconic names have picked up the quill or pen and created some of our most cherished and endearing characters, lines and verses; names that feature strongly in this volume.Presented for your delight and seasonal distraction is a collection of both universally popular and slightly less well-known masterpieces by Washington Irving, Romaine Joseph Thorn, O'Henry, Saki, George Grossmith, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, B.M. Croker, Mrs Alfred Baldwin, Christina Rossetti, Anton Chekhov, Hans Christian Andersen, George R Sims, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and of course the greatest of them all, Mr Charles Dickens.In addition, Mark has kindly taken the liberty of including one of his own short stories - The Public House - which he hopes will not offend the delicate sensibilities of the knowing reader.