The Book of Christmas: Everything We Once Knew and Loved about Christmastime

Though this book contains a good few interesting snippets of information, the organisation of the into sections seems confused and repetitive. We are given the same information (about flinging the windows open to rush out the old year before letting in the new, for example) over and over again. We are also introduced to the same notions and characters (historical and fictional) repeatedly, but often the first explanation is glossed over and then revisited with some actual context only some time later.The writing also seems a little amateurish in places: ‘and we can only guess what the ‘early Christians/Royal Family/old gods would think of that!’ appears to end most observations.Perhaps a book to pick up and flick to a random page of, but read linearly, on Kindle, it’s not quite working.

I will keep this short and sweet. This wonderful book was a joy to pick up and put down. I have read every page of it! INow im going to start it again. Sad to some, but i really enjoyed reading about Christmas and all the trimmings. Im in the UK and this book evoked many happy memories. I love it! Im about to start on the Authors other book. Thank you for writing a book that is full of everything there is to know about Christmas. Ive learnt so much.

Interesting book tells a lot about Christmas and it's Histories more for a child than an adult

Great books! A lovely read, so am looking to collect more!

This is a pleasant read, with a good variety of topic areas covered. It would make a good gift for someone hard to buy for at Christmas. It would also be great to dip into in December or read while you commute to work in winter.

Nice idea and good content. Made a good Secret Santa present - but loses a star for being printed on cheap paper.

This book is amazing! The author has explored every aspect of Christmas from Pagan times to the modern era. It is fascinating and very readable.

This is a lovely little book to dip in and out of, especially in the run up to Christmas. If you're a fan of the Edwardian or Victorian Christmas farms (as I am) then this is propbably right up your street. Excellent condition and delivery again.