The Christmas virtues
Subtitle: a treasury of conservative tales for the holidays
By: edited by Jonathan V. Last
Publisher: Templeton Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: West Conshohocken, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781599475066; 9781599475059
Subjects: Christmas; Literary collections; Humor; Anecdotes
Table of contents: title: Cover; title: Title Page; title: Copyright; title: Contents; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction: The Miracle of Christmas; title: Chapter 1: The Christmas Spirit: In Defense of Ebenezer Scrooge; title: Chapter 2: The Commercialization of Christmas: God Moves (the Merchandise) in a Mysterious Way; title: Chapter 3: Season's Greetings! : Ten Simple Rules for Sending Christmas Cards; title: Chapter 4: Jingle Bell Rock : Taking the Christ Out of Christmas Songs; title: Chapter 5: Oh, Tannenbaum : A Tradition Unlike Any Other; title: Chapter 6: The Nativity Stories : The Best (and Worst) Christmas Movies Ever.; title: Chapter 7: Home for the Holidays : The Trials and Tribulations of Family; title: Chapter 8: Saint Nicholas: Friend or Foe? : A Document Dump from Santa's Secret Email Server; title: Chapter 9: All Good Gifts : Tickle Me Elmo and the Madness of Christmas Toys; title: Chapter 10: Here Comes Santa Claus : The Wonder of Christmas Morning; title: Chapter 11: The Ghosts of Christmas : Holidays Past and Present; title: Chapter 12: The War on Christmas : It's Real, and It's Spectacular; title: Chapter 13: Jews Who Love Christmas : We All Love Christmas Magic.; title: Chapter 14: I'm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas : Celebrating a Day You Don't Really Share; title: Chapter 15: The Greatest of These Is Hope : The Impossible Promises of Christmas; title: Chapter 16: Saint Joseph : The Forgotten "Father Christmas"; title: Chapter 17: Mary, Mother of All : The Real Miracles of the Virgin Birth Aren't What You Think; title: Chapter 18: The First Noel : Christmas with Jesus; title: Chapter 19: The Day After : The Illusion of Returning to Normal; title: About the Contributors.