Books with title The golden Christmas book

- What is the significance of holly at Christmas?- When should you make your figgy pudding?- Why was the Old Lad's Passing Bell rung on Christmas Eve? - And who was Good King Wenceslas?Did you know that, long before turkey arrived on our shores, it was traditional to serve a roasted wild boar's head at Christmas? Or that our Christmases were once so cold that Frost Fairs were held on the River Thames? Christmas Day was first celebrated on 25 December in the fourth century CE. But when should our Christmas decorations come down - Twelfth Day, Twelfth Night ... or Candlemas? And why? Packed with fascinating facts about ancient religious customs and traditional feasts, instructions for Victorian parlour games and the stories behind our favourite carols, The Book of Christmas is a captivating volume about our Christmas past.

A Big Golden Book. A collection on Christmas stories, songs and poems for children. Color and black and white illustrations by Corinne Malvern. Front endpapers have a wonderful honey-comb paper Christmas tree that unfolds as you open the book. Sure to delight the child in all of us. The book is lightly bumped at the heel of the spine. The dust jacket is quite worn with a 2" tear in the rear panel, small paper loss too the front panel near the head of the spine, other minor chips and tears. vii ,96 pages. pictorial paper-covered boards, dust jacket.. 4to.

In the spirit of Christmas classics The Polar Express and The Night Before Christmas comes a holiday tale about the magic of Santa, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney Lonely Hannah is delighted to discover a warm black boot as she gathers kindling in the forest. A poor woman, she doesn't have proper shoes on her cold feet. "Glory be! I only wish I had your mate," she says to the boot, and the next morning, to her great surprise, there is not just one boot but two sitting by her bed! More wishes bring even better gifts—but the best is still to come: A visitor arrives at her door—a man with a big white beard, wearing a red suit and only one boot. Who could this magical visitor be? Santa Claus, of course! And he has one more surprise in store for Hannah: She wakes up the next morning to find a new puppy waiting for her!

From the Golden Books archives comes a classic Christmas tale by a master storyteller and one of the great Golden Books illustrators.A forest is hushed for the animals' Christmas. The elephant brings a fir tree from far away, and the animals gather silently. . . . The kangaroos decorate the tree with pinecones, and the giraffe places a star at the top.“Now, as it happened before, the lion lay down with the lamb. . . .”This beautifully told story by noted author Jan Wahl is brought to life with richly textured paintings by Caldecott Medalist Leonard Weisgard, celebrating the majesty and wonder of Christmas. It was originally published in 1988.

Santa brings joy to all races around the world, with gifts exchanged and a magical time of year for children of all ages. Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus and the blessings of a savior. Combining the story of Santa and the birth of Jesus is to understand both sides of the story so children can turn the magic into knowing what Christmas is all about.