Christmas curiosities
Subtitle: odd, dark, and forgotten Christmas
By: John Grossman.
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781584796992
Subjects: Christmas -- History; Santa Claus -- History; Christmas in art; Postcards
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Christmas as you've never known it; title: The sainted giftbringer; title: When the devil came to Christmas; title: Santa, we hardly know ye; title: A patheon of giftbringers; title: Bringing switches; title: Salesman Santa; title: Getting around; title: Other Santa doings; title: Fantasy and fairy folklore; title: Christmas characters; title: A creature Christmas.