The Christmas virtues : a treasury of conservative tales for the holidays / edited by Jonathan V. Last.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Last, Jonathan V., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christmas--Literary collections.

Christmas.

Christmas--Humor.

Christmas--Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : Templeton Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the all-star cast that brought you The Seven Deadly Virtue s and The Dadly Virtues comes the ultimate Christmas survival guide: The Christmas Virtues.The Christmas season is a minefield of terrors: The family get-togethers with weird uncles, the sloppy office parties, the annoying 10-page Look-at-Us holiday letters--and we haven't even.

Contents:

Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction: The Miracle of Christmas ; Chapter 1: The Christmas Spirit: In Defense of Ebenezer Scrooge ; Chapter 2: The Commercialization of Christmas: God Moves (the Merchandise) in a Mysterious Way ; Chapter 3: Season's Greetings! : Ten Simple Rules for Sending Christmas Cards ; Chapter 4: Jingle Bell Rock : Taking the Christ Out of Christmas Songs ; Chapter 5: Oh, Tannenbaum : A Tradition Unlike Any Other ; Chapter 6: The Nativity Stories : The Best (and Worst) Christmas Movies Ever

Chapter 7: Home for the Holidays : The Trials and Tribulations of Family Chapter 8: Saint Nicholas: Friend or Foe? : A Document Dump from Santa's Secret Email Server ; Chapter 9: All Good Gifts : Tickle Me Elmo and the Madness of Christmas Toys ; Chapter 10: Here Comes Santa Claus : The Wonder of Christmas Morning ; Chapter 11: The Ghosts of Christmas : Holidays Past and Present ; Chapter 12: The War on Christmas : It's Real, and It's Spectacular ; Chapter 13: Jews Who Love Christmas : We All Love Christmas Magic

Chapter 14: I'm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas : Celebrating a Day You Don't Really Share Chapter 15: The Greatest of These Is Hope : The Impossible Promises of Christmas ; Chapter 16: Saint Joseph : The Forgotten "Father Christmas" ; Chapter 17: Mary, Mother of All : The Real Miracles of the Virgin Birth Aren't What You Think ; Chapter 18: The First Noel : Christmas with Jesus ; Chapter 19: The Day After : The Illusion of Returning to Normal ; About the Contributors

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ISBN:

1-59947-506-5

OCLC:

932049375