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The Truth about Christmas

Author : Philip Ardagh

Publisher : MacMillan Children's Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 38,97 MB

Release : 2012-10

Category : Christmas

ISBN : 9781447201670

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Want to know the truth about Christmas? Then this beautiful gift book is for you!The truth about Christmas - its traditions unravelled! Have you ever wondered: - Who decided to celebrate Jesus' birthday on 25th December . . . and why? - Who exactly was Saint Nicholas? - Why do we kiss under the mistletoe? - When was the first Christmas card sent? - What on earth has a Yule log got to do with Christmas? - Did Father Christmas really used to wear green? - Who invented the advent calendar? - What do crackers have to do with Christmas? - Where do the flying reindeer come from? - What's all the holly and ivy for? - Why are carols called carols? - What exactly is a manger? - Why have a fairy, not an angel at the top of the tree? The answers to these and many other festive questions can be found within the covers of this delightful little book!



Hidden Christmas

Author : Timothy Keller

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 40,60 MB

Release : 2016-10-25

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0735222029

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From pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the Christmas holiday—a profoundly moving and intellectually provocative examination of the nativity story Even people who are not practicing Christians think they are familiar with the story of the nativity. Every Christmas displays of Baby Jesus resting in a manger decorate lawns and churchyards, and songs about shepherds and angels fill the air. Yet despite the abundance of these Christian references in popular culture, how many of us have examined the hard edges of this biblical story? In his new book Timothy Keller takes readers on an illuminating journey into the surprising background of the nativity. By understanding the message of hope and salvation within the Bible’s account of Jesus’ birth, readers will experience the redeeming power of God’s grace in a deeper and more meaningful way.



The War on Christmas

Author : Bodie Hodge

Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group

Page : 144 pages

File Size : 29,9 MB

Release : 2013-10-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1614583773

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Is it a bunch of pagan symbols "Christianized" for the celebration? Why is our concept of Christmas so important for those who don't believe in Jesus? Most may say Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, but are we truly worshiping Him or just celebrating the earthly gifts we give ourselves? Filled with family get-togethers, office parties, breaks from school, decorating the tree, and more, Christmas is a time of peace and love. So why has so much controversy clouded this sacred holiday? It has become ground zero in an ongoing culture war where Nativity scenes are nixed, Merry Christmas becomes Happy Holidays, and even the word "Christmas" is considered by some as offensive. Find the truth about Christmas and the Christian's response to a culture that seems to be declaring war.



The Truth About Christmas

Author : Santa Claus

Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers

Page : 126 pages

File Size : 21,82 MB

Release : 2023-12-18

Category : Religion

ISBN :

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The Christmas Promise

Author : Alison Mitchell

Publisher : Tales that Tell the Truth

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 15,98 MB

Release : 2014-10-14

Category : Bible stories

ISBN : 9781910307113

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A captivating retelling of the Christmas story showing how God kept His promise to send a new King. Superb illustrations by Catalina Echeverri and faithful, Bible-centered story-telling by Alison Mitchell combine to make this a book that both parents and children will love. A long, long time ago - so long that it's hard to imagine - God promised a new King. He wasn't any ordinary king, like the ones we see on TV or in books. He would be different. He would be a new King; a rescuing King; a forever King This book helps pre-school children discover exactly how God kept His Christmas Promise.



Encyclopaedia Britannica

Author : Hugh Chisholm

Publisher :

Page : 1090 pages

File Size : 35,21 MB

Release : 1910

Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries

ISBN :

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This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.



The Truth About Santa

Author : Gregory Mone

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 158 pages

File Size : 31,46 MB

Release : 2009-11-03

Category : Humor

ISBN : 1608191141

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We all know Santa Claus: fat, jolly, omniscient, swift. Lives in a nice home in the Arctic, with the missus and a pack of elves. Well, forget what you know. Santa Claus is from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, as it turns out, and he's not as fat as he used to be. Here's something else you didn't know: he's been dabbling in some futuristic technology, and has found myriad ways to make his job possible. How can Santa know who's been naughty and nice? Simple: implant listening devices into your ornaments. How can he make it to every house Christmas Eve? That's nothing a little cloning and some wormholes can't solve. And he has plenty of other tactics: quantum entanglement, organ replacement, drug-induced hibernation, and unmanned aerial vehicles, to name just a few. In this fantastically illustrated, affectionate, and hilarious book, Gregory Mone uses science and technology to overturn the assumption that Santa can't be real. Drawing on the work of accomplished scientists and researchers, Mone gives us a whole new portrait of this remarkable man and the miracles he makes happen every year. With imaginative artwork and an eye-catching package, this book makes an outstanding Christmas gift for just about anyone.



A Father for Christmas, Sweet Holiday Romance

Author : Rachelle Ayala

Publisher : Rachelle Ayala

Page : 215 pages

File Size : 49,59 MB

Release : 2015-07-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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2015 Readers' Favorite Gold Award Winner! Single mother Kelly Kennedy can't afford lavish gifts for her four-year-old daughter, Bree. Homeless veteran Tyler Manning doesn't believe he deserves a Merry Christmas. When Bree asks Santa for a father and picks Tyler, both Tyler and Kelly vow to keep Bree from being hurt while fighting their feelings for each other. Tyler struggles with frightening flashbacks that scare Kelly. Meanwhile, Kelly's criminal past threatens her chance for happiness. Tyler and Kelly must believe in the power of love to give Bree her best Christmas ever. A Veteran's Christmas Series: Book #1, A Father for Christmas (Translations available in Spanish, Italian, German, and Portuguese) Book #2, A Pet for Christmas (Translations available in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese) Book #3, A Wedding for Christmas (Translation available in Spanish) Collect all three for a heartwarming holiday experience.



Christmas

Author : Bruce David Forbes

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Page : 198 pages

File Size : 48,96 MB

Release : 2007-10-10

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0520933729

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Written for everyone who loves and is simultaneously driven crazy by the holiday season, Christmas: A Candid History provides an enlightening, entertaining perspective on how the annual Yuletide celebration got to be what it is today. In a fascinating, concise tour through history, the book tells the story of Christmas—from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. Packed with intriguing stories, based on research into myriad sources, full of insights, the book explores the historical origins of traditions including Santa, the reindeer, gift giving, the Christmas tree, Christmas songs and movies, and more. The book also offers some provocative ideas for reclaiming the joy and meaning of this beloved, yet often frustrating, season amid the pressures of our fast-paced consumer culture. DID YOU KNOW For three centuries Christians did not celebrate Christmas? Puritans in England and New England made Christmas observances illegal? St. Nicholas is an elf in the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas"? President Franklin Roosevelt changed the dateof Thanksgiving in order to lengthen the Christmas shopping season? Coca-Cola helped fashion Santa Claus's look in an advertising campaign?



Christmas: Tradition, Truth and Total Baubles

Author : Nick Page

Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton

Page : 229 pages

File Size : 16,53 MB

Release : 2020-10-29

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1529334098

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Why is Christmas the way it is? How did we get from the birth of Jesus to everyone pushing their credit card and their belts to their maximum extent? Starting with the events surrounding Jesus' birth, this book takes us through centuries of commemoration, celebration and over-consumption. Along the way we'll find out why we eat turkey, how an obscure Turkish saint turned into a man flying a sleigh, and why that tree in your house should really contain an apple and a snake. Combining in-depth historical research, cheerfully irreverent humour and cutting-edge guesswork, Nick Page explores what this festival really means, and how we can get back to something real and true beneath all that wrapping.