This book is intended to provide the inquisitive listener with a guide to exploring the many layers of meaning found in Bach's Christmas Oratorio. The first section offers a general sketch of the spec
Sometimes the wedding seems all about the bride—but the groom can use a plan too, as the couple prepares for the happy event. This wise and witty resource will get him safely and successfully f
Everyone knows that an Effington always getsher way ... but this time it's not going to be easy! Lady Elizabeth Effington simply could not suitably feel the joy of the Christmas season. Ten years had
How did Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday become a national holiday? Why do we exchange presents on Christmas and Chanukah? What do bunnies have to do with Easter? How did Earth Day become a global ho
It's beginning to look a lot like an American Christmas: unpleasant relatives, miserable travel, a slobbering dog-and one "harmless American of Irish origins," Jack Flanigan, who is reluctantly fallin
Celebrate the joy of Christmas with this beautiful collection of traditional and modern carols and sheet music, illustrated with some of the finest paintings from the National Gallery, London. A detai
A homeless child has made a shelter for himself in a cattle shed. One day, while he is at work in the market, a man arrives in the village with his wife, riding on a donkey. On his way home, the boy w
When it comes to delivering the last present in his sack, no journey is too far for Father Christmas! A charming seasonal story from an award-winning artist.It's Christmas Eve and there is one present
This edition of the "New York Times" bestseller--a heartwarming tale of humor, romance, and mystery by the bestselling author of "Split Second"--includes the brand-new short story, "Waiting for Santa
It's the Christmas season, and Mr. Timothy Cratchit, not the pious child the world thought he was, has just buried his father. He's also struggling to bury his past as a cripple and shed his financial
In this bilingual story of faith, don Jacobo has a dream that, in the end, is a reminder that miracles do happen.Don Jacobo is teaching his visiting grandson Andres how to become a santero. Christmas
Although this is one Christmas the Winstead family would like to forget due to a last minute letter in the mail, an unexpected snowstorm, car trouble, and a fire, as they are stripped of material encu
Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is not looking forward to Christmas. With his wife away in Kenya he rashly accepts an invitation from Penzance lawyer Ernest Bishop to spend a few days at the Bishops' c
Past and present collide on a snowy Christmas Eve for a troubled family of five. Humorous and heart-warming, this play proves that magic can be found in the simplest breaths of life. Combining the el
Follow the shining star as it guides shepherds, kings, and all the animals of the forest to the stable where the Holy child lies. Now available in a sturdy board book edition, this glittering Nativity
Enchanting retelling of the classic story with easy reading text for children beginning to read alone.Clara's adventure begins on Christmas Eve with an amazing present - a magic doll. Soon she is flyi
The New York Times columnist and author of How to Be a Domestic Goddess presents a festive assortment of delicious recipes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah, and other special occasions, along with
On Christmas Eve, a party of friends descends on a purportedly haunted country retreat, charged with the task of discovering evidence of the supernatural. Sequestered in their rooms for the holiday, t
"This is the story that I tell my grandchildren at Christmas. I hope that this book will bring the tradition of sharing history to families all across America." -- Lynne Cheney Christmas night, 1776
Celebrate Christmas with this delightfully entertaining how-to book of Christmas origami packaged with 60 sheets of origami paper in 6 striking holiday colors. Learn to make a Santa and his reindeer,
"The day before Christmas, snuggled on his floor, Bear sleeps soundly with a great big snore...." Bear's friends are determined to keep Bear awake for Christmas! So they wake Bear up and have him hel
This book is ideal for instrumentalists, singers and choirs. As well as melody and chord symbols, each piece has an easy second vocal part which lends a festive flavour to each Christmas carol. This c
THE DAYS BETWEEN Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A magician called Valerian must save his own life with
Mia would give all the jewels in Genovia for the perfect present Every year, Princess Mia spends the holidays in Genovia with Grandmere. This year, she's looking forward to the most perfect Christmas
The Picture Clue books are based on the traditional "rebus Reader" - using a picture as a tool for learning a word. On the sample spread, you can see where a picture is substituted for a word. This
The incomparable Dav Pilkey adapts Clement Moore's classic Christmas poem to tell his wacky Thanksgiving tale. The day before Thanksgiving, eight boys and girls take a field trip to a turkey farm. The
Last year's bestselling anthology of outstanding stories and original watercolors A Very Southern Christmas was an instant hit. This year we are pleased to present another stellar collection of short
Season's Greetings from the Simpsons and creator Matt Groening with an all new collection of Christmas curiosities and winter wonders that'll warm your heart and tickle your fancy. If you? yearning fo
Throughout the world, Christmas is probably the most special day of the year. And everywhere, from Maine to California and beyond the ocean, it is different in each community, each home. Yet those of
A special holiday collection of fiction and nonfiction by classic and contemporary regional authors celebrates Christmas with Jane Smiley's "Long Distance," "The Living Creche" by Mary Swander, Mari S
Even now that we're all grown up, we can't help but look back on our childhood holidays and hope to recapture that elusive spirit of joyful anticipation. Celebrating Christmas is so often about nosta
Santa has the best job he can think of -- brining presents each Christmas to children all around the world. Every year he prepares for his trip: He trims his beard, takes a bath, gets dressed, and pac
Love and magic triumph over evil in two sizzling holiday novellas.CHRISTINE FEEHAN"Rocky Mountain Miracle"When Cole Steele, a womanizer rumored to have killed his father, meets Maia Armstrong, a vete
A retelling of a classic Christmas poem, eight tiny reindeer, St. Nick and all, offers enchanting illustrations by an acclaimed illustrator that brings the action to life.
The Nutcracker is the most popular ballet in the world, adopted and adapted by hundreds of communities across the United States and Canada every Christmas season. In this entertainingly informative bo
This season brings three new titles to our successful line of "Night Before Christmas" books. Now, it's a snap to find a fun, affordable, holiday gift for friends and family in Idaho, Michigan, and N
The Christmas holiday is best forgotten on a small, desolate farm recently touched with loss, but a blizzard brings together two unlikely beings, one man and one beast, both in need of comfort and hop
This season brings three new titles to our successful line of "Night Before Christmas" books. Now, it's a snap to find a fun, affordable, holiday gift for friends and family in Idaho, Michigan, and Ne
Two romantic tales of dark forcesand Christmas miracles...The Twilight Before ChristmasBestselling novelist Kate Drake, one of seven sisters with amazing powers of witchcraft, wants to open a booksto
