101 Amazing Things About Christmas
eBook - ePub

101 Amazing Things About Christmas

A Celebration of God's Gift to Us All

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eBook - ePub

101 Amazing Things About Christmas

A Celebration of God's Gift to Us All

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About this book

Did You Know Included in the original roll call of Santa's reindeer were Dunder and Blixem? The concept of the nativity scene can be traced back to Saint Francis of Assisi in 1223? There are only ten US cities that have better than a 90% chance of having a white Christmas each year? These and 98 other fascinating insights await in this celebration of the customs, entertainment, food, and festivities associated with Christmas. Learn the origins of some of the most popular Yuletide traditions and dispel some of the biggest myths and misconceptions surrounding the season. After reading these incredible facts, you will come away with some interesting trivia to share at your next holiday party and far more important, gain a greater appreciation for God and the true meaning of Christmas.

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Information

Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9780736979825
Edition
0
Topic
Theology & Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. The Wonder Of Christmas
  6. 1. A Way, in a Manger
  7. 2. Merry Christmas—and You’re Under Attack!
  8. 3. Martin Luther: Historic Reformer...and Christmas Tree Decorator?
  9. 4. Noel News
  10. 5. Green Is a Christmas Color
  11. 6. Summer Santa in Silk?
  12. 7. A Story Yule Love
  13. 8. Nicholas: A Real Saint of a Guy
  14. 9. It’s All Downhill from Here
  15. 10. Skating Figures
  16. 11. Christmas 1901
  17. 12. Understanding the Mistletoe
  18. 13. The ABCs of the Christmas Letter
  19. 14. Holy Holly?
  20. 15. Poinsettia Pointers
  21. 16. Have Yourself a Merry Medieval Christmas
  22. 17. Your Gift Is in the Cards
  23. 18. Free Trees for the President!
  24. 19. Letters to Santa (in Indiana)
  25. 20. Wreaths and the Well-Rounded Christmas
  26. 21. The Christmas Card Pioneers
  27. 22. Merry Christmas, from Your King
  28. 23. I’m Dreaming of a White (House) Christmas
  29. 24. When Christmas Gets Your Goat
  30. 25. Advent-ures
  31. 26. Hogmanay Trumps Christmas?
  32. 27. Caring, Sharing, Caroling
  33. 28. This Christmas, Don't Hog the Nog
  34. 29. Santa vs. the Colonel?
  35. 30. The Recipe for Humble Pie
  36. 31. Not to Mince Words…
  37. 32. A Pet-Friendly Christmas
  38. 33. Christmas at Denny’s
  39. 34. A Feast Fit for a King
  40. 35. Christmas Cookies: A Brief History
  41. 36. The Case of Martin and the Manger Song
  42. 37. Did Coke Invent Santa or Just Turn Him Red?
  43. 38. Real News About Fake Trees
  44. 39. This Christmas, Hold Your Hoaxes
  45. 40. A Song by a Saint?
  46. 41. Will the Real Santa Please Stand?
  47. 42. A Christmas Legend
  48. 43. Reginald the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
  49. 44. Reindeer Roll Call
  50. 45. You’ve Reached the Phone of Santa…Maybe
  51. 46. “No Christmas for You!”
  52. 47. Awesome (and Occasionally Illegal) Blossoms
  53. 48. Tree-Mendous Legends
  54. 49. That Famous Poem by Clement C. Moore (Probably)
  55. 50. A Monk and His Math
  56. 51. Xmas Marks the Spot?
  57. 52. How the Christmas Cookie Crumbles
  58. 53. Thinking Outside the Box About Boxing Day
  59. 54. A Christmas Tale as Good as Gold
  60. 55. A Very Dickensian Christmas
  61. 56. One Good King
  62. 57. How About a Christmas Marathon?
  63. 58. O Little Town of Bethlehem: A Post-War Song of Healing
  64. 59. The Christmas Card That Inspired a Movie
  65. 60. A Toothy Christmas Wish
  66. 61. Christmas in Mayberry
  67. 62. Christmas at the Movies
  68. 63. Looks a Lot Like Snow
  69. 64. Is “The Christmas Song” THE Christmas Song?
  70. 65. A Bittersweet Christmas Hit
  71. 66. Washington Irving Rebrands Christmas
  72. 67. It’s a Wonderful Life (Especially at Christmastime)
  73. 68. A Subway Song of Christmas
  74. 69. I’m Dreaming of a Blue Christmas
  75. 70. Peanuts for Christmas
  76. 71. Make Some Noise for “Silent Night”
  77. 72. Jingle Bells in Outer Space
  78. 73. Carey Caroling for Millions
  79. 74. Christmas in Phoenix, by the Swimming Pool
  80. 75. The Perfect Christmas Gift?
  81. 76. Wrong Number, Right Idea
  82. 77. A Very Hospitable Holiday
  83. 78. Fixing the Date…and More
  84. 79. The Christmas Seals of Approval
  85. 80. Christmas Is…Amazing, Extravagant Generosity
  86. 81. A Christmas Eve Scripture Reading...from Space
  87. 82. A Time to Hope
  88. 83. A Book That Changed Christmas
  89. 84. O Little Church of Bethlehem
  90. 85. Walt Disney, the US Marines, and the True Spirit of Christmas
  91. 86. A Sweet Truth About Candy Canes
  92. 87. The Annual Christmas Bonus
  93. 88. An Army That Feeds the Hungry
  94. 89. Wanted: A Civil Christmas
  95. 90. The World War 1 Christmas Truce
  96. 91. Dreaming of a White Christmas?
  97. 92. Christmas Craziness
  98. 93. I Break for Christmas
  99. 94. ’Tis the Season for Commercials
  100. 95. There Are No People Like Snow People
  101. 96. Does Your Christmas Bring Home the Bacon?
  102. 97. A Very Chinese Christmas
  103. 98. As Pure as the Driven Asbestos?
  104. 99. This Christmas, Your Escape Is in the Cards
  105. 100. The Gift of a Wombat
  106. 101. A Degree from Santa U?