Got lots of holiday related reading in this season. Above is pictured The Story of Santa Claus by Teresa Chris. I've had this book for a while and have read it once before. It tells the history of Santa from St. Nicholas to the jolly man with the bag we know today. It's full of wonderful vintage pictures which I really enjoyed.
Christmas Wishes by Tim Hollis is another book I've had for quite a while that I decided to read again this year. The sub-title of the book is A Catalog of Vintage Holiday Treats & Treasures. The teaser for the book says, "From plastic nativity scenes to aluminum trees, Christmas became a major marketing extravaganza in America in the mid-twentieth century. This book recalls the holiday between 1940 and 1970, courtesy of department stores, five and dimes, toy manufacturers, publishing houses, and music companies. Through catalog ads, vintage photographs, and book-cover and record-sleeve art, pop culture historian Tim Hollis takes you on a memorable journey back to your favorite holiday toys and treats, Christmas storybooks by Little Golden and Wonder, seasonal music released by Peter Pan and Disneyland records, and jolly merchandising characters such as Frosty the snowman and Montgomery Ward's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It's a joyous ride back to the best days of your life." The book delivers and is a lot of fun especially because it covers my parents era and also the early part of my own.
'Tis the Season is a lovely collection of holiday poems, songs, and verse. Another book I've had for a number of years and it's filled with lots of vintage artwork from the early 20th century.
I love the Ghost Story for Christmas books illustrated by Seth. Three new entries were added to the series this year.
The teaser on the back cover for The Old Nurses Story says, "After her parents pass away, young Rosamond is raised by her nurse in her aunt's ancestral home, where the two discover an exceptionally beautiful old portrait. A relative distant or close? And is that the strange sound of a distant organ, or simply the wind?" I had read this one in another anthology a year or so ago and quite enjoyed it. It has a very creepy vibe so it was fun to read it again.
The teaser on the back of The Apple Tree by Daphne du Maurier says, "A widower has a secret he'll admit only to himself: Midge's death comes as a relief. Yet now that he's free of her hectoring, somehow he still feels her presence. Is it guilt? of does that gnarled apple tree ink the orchard bear an uncanny resemblance to her hunched-over posture." Pretty eerie and creepy.
The teaser for the final book, The Sundial by R.H. Malden, says, "On his return from the civil service, a man takes up residence in an old country home. Enchanted by midsummer days in the garden, he orders a sundial but soon the days grow shorter and his dreams grow dark - and when the sundial finally arrives, it isn't alone." I really enjoyed all three of these.
I love the Ghost Story for Christmas books illustrated by Seth. Three new entries were added to the series this year.
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| Illustration by Seth |
The teaser on the back cover for The Old Nurses Story says, "After her parents pass away, young Rosamond is raised by her nurse in her aunt's ancestral home, where the two discover an exceptionally beautiful old portrait. A relative distant or close? And is that the strange sound of a distant organ, or simply the wind?" I had read this one in another anthology a year or so ago and quite enjoyed it. It has a very creepy vibe so it was fun to read it again.
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| Illustration by Seth |
The teaser on the back of The Apple Tree by Daphne du Maurier says, "A widower has a secret he'll admit only to himself: Midge's death comes as a relief. Yet now that he's free of her hectoring, somehow he still feels her presence. Is it guilt? of does that gnarled apple tree ink the orchard bear an uncanny resemblance to her hunched-over posture." Pretty eerie and creepy.
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| Illustration by Seth |
The teaser for the final book, The Sundial by R.H. Malden, says, "On his return from the civil service, a man takes up residence in an old country home. Enchanted by midsummer days in the garden, he orders a sundial but soon the days grow shorter and his dreams grow dark - and when the sundial finally arrives, it isn't alone." I really enjoyed all three of these.
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