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"...a very attractive seasonable title..." --Books Ireland A lavishly illustrated ePub eBook. Everything you need to know about Christmas. With over 700 illustrations--275 in colour--from the first century to the twenty-first century. The forgotten Seasons of Christmas--the 40 days, the 20 days, the 12 (or is it 13?) days; Christmas and War; Christmas and the Movies; Christmas and the Industrial Revolution--the force that almost killed it; Christmas and Religion--when and where was it illegal to celebrate Christmas? Christmas food--Brawn, Boar's head, Plum pudding, Cookies, etc.; and Christmas drink--from Wassail to the Tom and Jerry; Why was Christmas traditionally celebrated until February? Who was Mithras? Why did the New York Santa come on New Year's Eve rather than Christmas Eve? Who really wrote " 'Twas the Night before Christmas"? All the Scrooge Movies, and Christmas Movies you might not be aware of. A richly illustrated Question-and-Answer Guide on more than 550 eBook pages. (General) at: http://www.phaeton.ie Book video at: http://www.youtube.com/embed/UPpVPV7miiY?rel=0

Table of Contents:
Part I Some Makers & Milestones of Christmas--a personal selection-- I.Charles Dickens & Washington Irving II.Robert Seymour III.Pagan Rome & its Empire IV.Saint Nicholas V.Saint Francis of Assisi VI.Martin Luther VII.Marchmont Nedham, England, 1600s VIII.Edmund Andros, New England, 1600s IX.Henry Livingston Jr., Clement C. Moore, & Don Foster X.The Children's Friend, 1821 XI.Prince Albert & Mr Mike Carr XII.Thomas Nast XIII.Ulysses S. Grant XIV.Valentine Davies XV.Col. Harry Shoup, USAF XVI.The Year 1958 XVII.Unknown author of Dan d'Oidhche Nodlag Part II A Question-&-Answer Guide to the Season of Christmas Chapter 1The Merry Christmas --Where it Came From Chapter 2Christmas Calendar: The 40 Days of Christmas Chapter 3Interlude: The Tom & Jerry Chapter 4Christmas Calendar: The 12 Days of Christmas Chapter 5Interlude: Scrooge Movies Chapter 6Christmas Calendar: The 20 Days of Christmas Chapter 7Interlude: Christmas Movies Chapter 8The Vigils of Christmas --day begins at night Chapter 9The Banning of Christmas in Geneva, England, Scotland, & the U.S. Chapter 10Interlude: More Christmas Movies Chapter 11The Resurgent Christmas of the English-speaking World Chapter 12The Street Carnival --Mumming, Wassail, & Waits Chapter 13Other Days & Seasons around Christmas Chapter 14Afters: Notes on 4 Christmas foods Christmas Cookies A Visit from St Nicholas, 1823 Sources & bibliography

About the Author :
The author, Artemesia D'ECCA, studied classics, and has worked as a journalist, an archive researcher, and a designer. She has collaborated on a number of reference books and autobiographies, and is the author of the time-travel novel The Secret of Jules and Josephine.

Review :
"... Charming, with illustrations galore... A good guide to the festive season, raising a few laughs and managing to evoke some old-fashioned nostalgia for a time of year swamped by commercialism." --Books Ireland [2012] "...The book is very entertaining both in its array of miscellaneous facts about the season of the Nativity, and in its wide array of illustrations, many drawing on the rich traditions left us by the Victorians. The aim of the author is to entertain and to enlighten in a gentle way--and she achieves both, making this a Christmas present which will amuse for years to come." --The Irish Catholic Journal.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780956105530
  • Publisher: Phaeton Publishing Limited
  • Publisher Imprint: Phaeton Publishing Limited
  • Sub Title: Sample Extract from the Lavishly Illustrated Epub 'keeping Christmas Well'
  • ISBN-10: 095610553X
  • Publisher Date: 30 Nov 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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