I usually try to read an upbeat book during advent directed at the Christmas season. I started this book last year at that time, unfortunately it was I usually try to read an upbeat book during advent directed at the Christmas season. I started this book last year at that time, unfortunately it was not quite what I was looking for, so I went onto something else and set this book aside to and ended up finishing it this year. Nonetheless, it is a valuable book. It is a historical review that looks at the legend of Saint Nicholas and compares it to research about the era and locale where he lived. The results are quite interesting....more
This is my annual Christmas book. I always find a book to read during the month of December to get me into the Christmas Spirit. This is the third booThis is my annual Christmas book. I always find a book to read during the month of December to get me into the Christmas Spirit. This is the third book in Jeff Guinn’s Christmas Chronicles. It is about a reality show that is searching for the “official” Santa among the many that are found around the Christmas Season. Like all of Guinn’s books in this series it explores the history of a Christmas tradition, in this case how Santa’s began appearing in stores and malls. It makes for an enjoyable read during the Christmas Season....more
I always try to read a book about Christmas this time of the year. This year I was running late and I picked up this one because it was small and the I always try to read a book about Christmas this time of the year. This year I was running late and I picked up this one because it was small and the print was large. It was a pleasant suprise. It is a series of meditations about Christmas that I wish I had spread out over the month before Christmas. The book's theology is based on evangelical tradition, and I am not an evangelical, but I still found it very fulfilling....more
This is the second of three books that Jeff Guinn has written which intertwine the legend of Saint Nicholas with periods of history. This book pits MrThis is the second of three books that Jeff Guinn has written which intertwine the legend of Saint Nicholas with periods of history. This book pits Mrs. Claus against Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans and their attempt to ban Christmas during the seventeenth century. I always try to read a Christmas orientated book during this season to put me into the Christmas Spirit, this i=one is well worth the read....more
This is a book that I read around Christmas every couple of years. It deals with both the history of the legends surrounding Saint Nicholas, as well aThis is a book that I read around Christmas every couple of years. It deals with both the history of the legends surrounding Saint Nicholas, as well as the spirit of gift giving. I find it a very touching and uplifting story. Many people have asked me, over the years since I started carving, why I don't sell my carvings. There is great joy in giving a gift, watching the the expression on the face of the person who recieves it. One of the lessons that I may take from this book is that Santa eventually begins to sell some of his woodcarvings (yes he was a woodcarver) to finance his gift giving. In the next few years, when I retire I may try to follow that practice....more
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