Product Description

With The Christmas Almanac, we launch a new series that incorporates many of the elements of vintage art, literature, songs, crafts, and recipes that have made our Little Big Book series such a success, and takes it even further, adding practical advice for shopping, travel, entertainment, as well as trivia, history, facts, and tips. This is the ultimate Christmas book. The Christmas Almanac will be organized into 8 chapters: Deck the Halls: Trees, Trimming, and Tinsel; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! Holiday Music, Concerts & Events; Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding: The Christmas Feast; My True Love Gave To Me: The Gifts Of The Season; Santa Claus is Coming To Town: The Legend And Lore of St. Nick; 'Twas The Night Before Christmas: Christmas Eve; Christmas is Here: December 25th; What Can I Give Him? Charity at Christmastime. Each cahpter will be a combination of elements based on its particular theme, including: Classic Stories - from The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen to Eleanor Roosevelt's Christmas in Hyde Park; Poems - including A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore and Lewis Carroll's Christmas Greetings From A Fairy To A Child; Recipes - American standards such as Sugar Cookies and Cranberry Sauce; classic recipes from around the world; Christmas drinks; and entertaining ideas; History & Traditions - find out how the legend of St. Nick came to be, why we hang stockings and much, much more; Carols - complete with lyrics and music, from "Deck the Halls" to "Silent Night"; Games - to entertain children and grown-ups alike at holiday festivities; Gifts - where to buy them, what to buy, gifts to make, stocking stuffer ideas, tipping guides, and Christmas card etiquette; Facts & Trivia - Where is a white Christmas guaranteed? What's the most expensive Christmas present ever given? The biggest snowman ever made?; Shopping - Want to get your tree fresh from Vermont? Serve the coolest hot chocolate around? Send out the best fruitcake? We'll tell you where to go; Entertainment - celebrations around the country and the world, the best concerts, festivals, movies, music, and ballets; Tips - How to care for your tree, make sure Santa writes your kids back, and track him on-line as he makes his way around the world; Crafts - learn how to make tree decorations, orange clove balls, mini cookie & candy trees, cookie puzzles, scented sachets, and snow globes; Volunteering - cook and deliver Christmas dinners, make a child's Christmas wish list come true, or participate in a coat drive - we'll give you tons of options!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #314714 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Released on: 2003-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

About the Author
Natasha Tabori Fried is Managing Editor of Welcome Enterprises. She worked at The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, before departing for Fox News Channel. She has co-edited The Little Big Book Of Love (with Lena Tabori for William Morrow) edited The Little Big Book of Chills & Thrills, The Little Big Book Of America and The Little Big Book Of Life (for Welcome Books). She lives in New York City; Lena Tabori has conceived and edited numerous books including Love: A Celebration In Art and Literature (with Jane Lahr for STC), The Little Big Book For Dads (with H. Clark Wakabayashi), The Little Big Book For Moms (with Alice Wong), The Little Big Book of Love (with Natasha Tabori Fried) and The Little Big Book of Christmas, both for William Morrow.

Customer Reviews

Stories, shopping tips, crafts, trivia, and more
Collaboratively compiled and expertly co-edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori, The Christmas Almanac is a joyful, 240-page compendium of Christmas-themed recipes, historical notes, stories, shopping tips, crafts, trivia, and more. Over 200 color illustrations and embellish this wonderfully eclectic collection filled from cover to cover with delights the whole family can enjoy. The Christmas Almanac is an enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, family, and community library Christmas Holiday collections.

Great Christmas book!!!
I bought this book last year and love it!! It has the most charming vintage pictures! It contains so many neat things about holiday traditions and recipe's. I recommend this book for everyone on your Christmas list!

Exceptional Chritsmas Book
This book is load with many wonderful things that I never knew about Christmas, Lovely stories that will be passed on from Holiday to holiday every year. It won't be put away with the christmas decorations, because it keeps Christmas in our hearts all year long. I like the title beacause it covers everything about Christmas. A very great read.