Product Description

Rekindle the true spirit of Christmas with a visit to the magical world of Tasha Tudor. For over fifty years author/illustrator Tasha Tudor has delighted generations of child and their parents with her books, advent calendars, and Christmas cards. Now you can step into her storybook world and experience all the joys of a Corgi Cottage Christmas.

Hear Tasha read from 'A Night Before Christmas' and see her latest illustrations of this Christmas classic. Learn how to make a wreath, Christmas cookie ornaments, and a yuletide feast. Enjoy the beauty of winter in Vermont...and remember that time in your life when magic was real and anything seemed possible.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16593 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-06-08
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Format: NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 48 minutes

About the Actor
Tasha Tudor is one of the world's most beloved children's authors and illustrators. Tasha has illustrated nearly one hundred books and has received many awards and honors, including Caldecott Honors for Mother Goose as well as 1 is One.

About the Director
Sarah Kerruish is a Peabody-Award winning and Primetime Emmy-nominated documentary director, producer, and writer. Sarah has over twenty years of experience making films for numerous broadcasters including PBS, Turner Broadcasting, A&E, and NHK.

Customer Reviews

A Corgi Cottage Christmas
I was familiar with Tasha Tudor's unusual way of life from reading her
children's books and other books and articles about her. I thought it would be a nice Christmas gift for certain friends and relatives I thought would appreciate it. It shows Tudor at her home in an isolated area of the countryside, in Vermont I believe, in the Christmas season.
Her quaint home is very charming and very much of a different era. She
seems to be living a la the late 19th century. She dresses in an old fashioned sort of costume and goes about her chores with seeming vigor.
We see her readying for Christmas by making wreathes with local materials
and making gingerbread cookies and decorating a Christmas tree. She has
a fairly steady commentary going but there is also a voiceover describing
her lifestyle. She has some family over for a hearth roasted turkey dinner and later reads to grandchildren from her own illustrated edition
of "T'was the night before Christmas." Her Corgi dogs about whom she's
written charming stories flock about her. She milks her goats and shows off her beloved doves. There are many scenes featuring her antique dollhouse. It is a nostalgic and charming DVD that is ideal for quiet times in the Christmas season, and is such a contrast with all the noisy and commercial aspects of modern holiday celebrations. I think all ages would like it. It would be a nice gift for older people. Those to whom I gave it really liked it and will watch it each Christmas I think. Carol Clary Stongsville, OH

A Christmas favorite
This video has become a standard in our house at Christmas. The photography, narration and story are fascinating and moving. Sadly, Ms. Tudor passed away in 2008, but thanks to this production, her books and the other film (Take Joy!) her legacy of living her life as a gentle Yankee and message of little things meaning the most with endure.

Great for all ages!

Catch the Christmas Spirit!
Grab a cup of tea,pull up a chair,and spend some time with Tasha Tudor as she enlightens you to Christmas at her home..Any one that loves Tasha Tudor and her way of life will love this.What a special glimpse into Christmas.I love this video and can't wait to get the other one"Take Joy".