A Christmas Feast

A Christmas Feast
Author: James Charlton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 422
Release: 1976
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780385125123

A treasury of Yuletide stores and poems for the whole family.

Yuletide Blessings

Yuletide Blessings
Author: Nan Corbitt Allen
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2013-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433681153

From the ancient biblical story of Jesus to those modern holiday favorites seen on television each year, these heartfelt and fun insights into the truths, myths and legends of December point you back to the reason for the season every time.

Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit and Other Stories

Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit and Other Stories
Author: P.G. Wodehouse
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2014-10-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473518598

‘Does one desire the Yule-tide spirit, sir?’ ‘Certainly one does. I am all for it.’ Aunts, engagements, misunderstandings and hangover cures; this delightful collection from ‘the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness’ (Julian Fellowes) brings together a baker’s dozen of P. G. Wodehouse’s finest short stories. ‘A comic master’ David Walliams ‘A cavalcade of perfect joy’ Caitlin Moran

The Christmas Eve Reader

The Christmas Eve Reader
Author: James Charlton
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1977
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780385133456

A Christmas sampler of stories and poems, chosen from A Christmas Feast.

An Irish Country Yuletide

An Irish Country Yuletide
Author: Patrick Taylor
Publisher: Forge Books
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250780918

A charming Christmas entry in Patrick Taylor's beloved internationally bestselling Irish Country series, An Irish Country Yuletide. December 1965. ‘Tis the season once again in the cozy Irish village of Ballybucklebo, which means that Doctor Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly, his young colleague Barry Laverty, and their assorted friends, neighbors, and patients are enjoying all their favorite holiday traditions: caroling, trimming the tree, finding the perfect gifts for their near and dear ones, and anticipating a proper Yuletide feast complete with roast turkey and chestnut stuffing. There’s even the promise of snow in the air, raising the prospect of a white Christmas. Not that trouble has entirely taken a holiday as the season brings its fair share of challenges as well, including a black-sheep brother hoping to reconcile with his estranged family before it’s too late, a worrisome outbreak of chickenpox, and a sick little girl whose faith in Christmas is in danger of being crushed in the worst way. As roaring fireplaces combat the brisk December chill, it’s up to O’Reilly to play Santa, both literally and figuratively, to make sure that Ballybucklebo has a Christmas it will never forget! Bonus: This heartwarming Yuletide tale also includes several mouth-watering recipes, straight from an Irish country kitchen. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Politically Correct Holiday Stories

Politically Correct Holiday Stories
Author: James Finn Garner
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Total Pages: 99
Release: 1995
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780783815367

The author sets the record straight on beloved seasonal tales--including "A Christmas Carol" and "The Night Before Christmas"--freeing them from sexism, ageism, and political imperialism

The Old Magic of Christmas

The Old Magic of Christmas
Author: Linda Raedisch
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2013
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0738733342

'Tis the Season for Witches, Elves, and a Legion of Ghosts Not so very long ago, Yuletide was as much a chilling season of ghosts and witches as it was a festival of goodwill. In The Old Magic of Christmas, you'll rub elbows with veiled spirits, learn the true perils of elves, and discover a bestiary of enchanted creatures. Rife with the more frightful characters from folklore and the season's most petulant ghosts, this book takes you on a spooky sleigh ride from the silvered firs of a winter forest to the mirrored halls of the Snow Queen. Along the way, you'll discover how to bring the festivities into your home with cookie recipes and craft instructions, as well as tips for delving more deeply into your relationship with the unseen. Praise: "Steeped in history and adorned with a bit of enchantment, The Old Magic of Christmas is the perfect book to read by a winter's fire with a mug of mulled cider in hand."--Deborah Blake, author of The Witch's Broom "...[A] fascinating journey into the stories behind the tinsel and bows."--Doreen Shababy, author of The Wild & Weedy Apothecary "...[A]n intriguing little tome that explores the darker side of the Yuletide holiday."--Ellen Dugan, author of The Enchanted Cat

A Christmas Cornucopia

A Christmas Cornucopia
Author: Mark Forsyth
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 024197755X

BY THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUNKENNESS Discover the unpredictable origins and etymologies of our Christmas customs this festive season. For something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas. We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means "Go away, Christ". We're oblivious to the fact that the advent calendar was actually invented by a Munich housewife to stop her children pestering her for a Christmas countdown. And we would never have guessed that the invention of crackers was merely a way of popularising sweet wrappers. Luckily, like a gift from Santa himself, Mark Forsyth is here to unwrap this fundamentally funny gallimaufry of traditions and oddities, making it all finally make sense - in his wonderfully entertaining wordy way. 'Witty and revelatory. Blooming brilliant' Raymond Briggs 'Everything we ever thought about Christmas is wrong! Great stuff' Matthew Parris