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The author gives a good review of western history by tracing the celebration of christmas across the centuries from the days of the roman empire to the 1950s in new york city.
The history of christmas book. A candid history but if you enjoy the more detailed history and theological discussions you will greatly enjoy this. The earlier term yule may have derived from the germanic jōl or the anglo saxon geōl which referred to the feast of the winter solstice the corresponding terms in other languages navidad in spanish natale in italian noël in french all. From english fantasy author j. If you don t like history you should still read this one.
The last partner in this conversation is david forbes s christmas. Christmas or feast of the nativity is an annual festival commemorating the birth of jesus christ observed primarily on december 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. University of california press 2008 179 pp 16 95. The asset of this book is its concise account of the.
If you like history you will love this christmas book by heather lefebvre. Christmas is a history of how christmas was celebrated mainly in the british isles germany and america. Although not strictly a christmas story this book covers the battle of the bulge which took place during wwii from december 19 1944 to january 17 1945. A feast central to the christian liturgical year it is preceded by the season of advent or the nativity fast and initiates the season of christmastide which historically in the.
This book is more academic than say christmas. Kelly s books is their detail in the account of the history of christmas in church history. Great read for those serious about their research. A candid history berkeley ca.
In the realm of christmas books for children the polar express is hard to beat the 1985 book which inspired the 2004 animated movie starring tom hanks tells the story of a young boy woken up by. The author repeatedly stated that christmas was never primarily a religious holiday as many non religious focused activities have always occurred on the day.
