Christmas a very peculiar history / Fiona Macdonald.

By:

Macdonald, Fiona, 1958-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The cherished libraryPublication details: Brighton : Book House, 2010.Description: 1 electronic document (p.) cmOther title:

Christmas : a very peculiar history

Subject(s):

Christmas -- History -- Juvenile literature

DDC classification:

394.2663 22

Contents:

Front Matter -- Publisher Information -- Quotes -- Putting Christmas on the Map -- Christmas -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine.

Summary: Just when you thought it was safe to take a sneak peek into your stocking, it's 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History'. Taking an unbiased view of the myth and mystery surrounding the origins of the yuletide season, this book introduces mindbending facts about the holiday season and shatters the myths surrounding some of Christmas' most treasured and well-known facets: When exactly was Jesus born? Why is Santa's outfit red and white? Where do we get Christmas trees from? What's the snow in a s...

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Non-Fiction	Waimate Located at Event Centre	Non Fiction	394.26 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not For Loan		A0058926X

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Just when you thought it was safe to take a sneak peek into your stocking, it's 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History'. Taking an unbiased view of the myth and mystery surrounding the origins of the yuletide season, this book introduces mindbending facts about the holiday season and shatters the myths surrounding some of Christmas' most treasured and well-known facets: When exactly was Jesus born? Why is Santa's outfit red and white? Where do we get Christmas trees from? What's the snow in a s...

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