All About Christmas - The illustrated book gives historical and cultural background of Christmas. Navigate easily to any chapter from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases.
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Who is Mrs. Claus?
How to make an apple pie
What are the lyrics of "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
How to take care of Christmas Cactus
Read Charles Dickens's Christmas Stories
What is Advent and how it is celebrated?
Use your down time to read about your favorite holiday
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Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Annotations and drawings are also synchronized.
Table of Contents
Christmas: About | History | The Nativity | Bringers of gifts | Decorations | Economics | Christmas Eve
Christianity: Nativity of Jesus | Nativity Scene | Three Wise Men | Star of Bethlehem | Saint Nicholas Day | Twelfth Night | Epiphany | Advent | Christmastide
Folklore: Father Christmas | Saint Nicholas | Santa Claus | Mrs. Claus | Santa Claus' Reindeer | Rudolph | Elves | Ebenezer Scrooge | Other Characters
Traditions: Twelve Days of Christmas | Christmas tree | Wassailing | Yule log | Stockings | Ornaments | Lights | Christmas markets | Plants | Food | Feasts | Events | Christmas worldwide | Christmas music and songs | The Nutcracker Christmas Carols: About | Best known | List
Literature (Fiction): The Dead by James Joyce | The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
Charles Dickens: Christmas Stories | A Christmas Carol | The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain
Recipes: Apple pie | Christmas Cake | Christmas Ham | Christmas Pudding | Cream Cheese Mints | Pumpkin Pie
Supported operating systems:
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