i got a few yuletide books over the years, ......in addition to dickens christmas carole which is wonderful no matter when you read it (or reread it- dicken's words envelop you with a richness and comfort that is sorely lacking in every day life)
today's mail brought ( all used mind you)
Yuletide Hearth: Christmas in an 1806 Pennsylvania Farmhouse
and
Christmas Curiosities: Odd, Dark, and Forgotten Christmas
i have a few others that i like over the years... now mind you my list isn't your normal feel good type list but i do enjoy a bit of history with my holly and mistletoe
so i have 'when santa was a shaman' and The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas
then there is the 'history of the snowman' and Inventing Christmas: How Our Holiday Came to Be, gnomes (remember that one? i loved that one)
and of course i am ALWAYS up for a christmas ghost story
i also have a list of some others i would like (and i will get them from the used book store)
- Christmas in Williamsburg: 300 Years of Family Tradition
- St. Nicholas: A Closer Look at Christmas
- The Battle for Christmas
- Pagan Christmas: The Plants, Spirits, and Rituals at the Origins of Yuletide
then there are some take offs on dicken's novel a christmas carole or about a christmas carole
they were pretty enjoyable to read
- the man who saved christmas
- mr timothy
- Ghost Stories of Christmas
and i have no doubt that i will add to this list as well as my bookcases as time goes on
christmas isn't really something we actually celebrate anymore, although i do enjoy doing some of the decorating as long as i get to make stuff
and i enjoy sending some 'holiday' greetings
which of course are not actually CARDS.....
some years we put a tree up
some years we don't
we do most always have a meal (but this year we are planning on a picnic cause we figure we'll be on a road call)
i don't like the whole shop shop shop thing of the holidays and the whole perfect gift thing
i do like making stuff mostly for folks
i could just as easily send my holiday greetings in summer as i could now...the sentiment doesn't change
i want the folks that i care about to be happy, healthy, and laughing- actually i want the folks i don't care about to be that too.... as then i think there would be a LOT less problems in the world
so anyway.... back to yuletide books
any of you guys have some unorthodox yule books that you like?
i would love to know.....as i am sure there are a lot that i missed and would love
please leave the titles in the comments section for me ok?
how about holiday movies?
one that i always loved was 'the gift of love' with lee remmick
and of course all the christmas caroles......i have to say bernie loved the jim carey one
i think i like the geoge c scott one the best myself
anyone want to discuss this all with me????
(with us cause a lot of folks join us here even if they don't post)
so tell me.... what are your favorites and why?
I love A Christmas Carol. When I was a girl, every Dec. my dad read it to us--one stave every Mon. night. He had a wonderful reading voice, and put lots of expression into it. One of my favorite memories. Other books I read are just the short, feel-good ones like The Christmas Box.
ReplyDeleteMovies, my favorite A Christmas Carol is the 1938 version. They don't show it often, because most people like the Alistair Simms version better. I also love A Christmas Story and Miracle on 34th street, and old movies like White Christmas and Silver Bells. And I completely love How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Any version, but especially the cartoon version.
i'm glad i'm not the only christmas carole lover.... i love dickens
ReplyDeleteand i do remember all those old movies
my mom loved white christmas
I read something about Christmas movies and was reminded of a couple others I like. Elf, and Christmas in Conneticut (the old version, there is a newer one out I didn't like as well).
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