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Unplug The Christmas Machine
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Author : Jo Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991-01-01
Unplug The Christmas Machine written by Jo Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with Christmas categories.
Unplug The Christmas Machine
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Author : Jo Robinson
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Release Date : 1991-10-28
Unplug The Christmas Machine written by Jo Robinson and has been published by William Morrow Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-10-28 with Self-Help categories.
Nine years and thirteen printings later, Unplug the Christmas Machine is still the undisputed guide to creating a joyful, stress-free holiday season. Revised and filled with new material, this book will enjoy even greater popularity in the years to come. In the pages of Unplug the Christmas Machine, Jo Robinson and jean Coppock Staeheli answer the questions they have heard most often in their many years of talking with people about Christmas, such as: "How can I reduce the stress of preparing for Christmas?" "How can I make our celebration more spiritual and less materialistic?" "How can I get my husband to be more enthusiastic about Christmas?" "How can I get my wife to relax and enjoy the celebration?" and "How can I help my children see that Christmas is more than just presents?" Readers will turn to this book for inspiration and practical advice year after year. Sixteen years after it first appeared, this perennial favorite is still the book that thousands turn to for sound, no-nonsense advice on how to combat Christmas commercialism and create a joyful, stress-free holiday season. The authors answer all the most commonly asked questions, from "How can I reduce the stress of preparing for Christmas?" to "How can I teach my children that Christmas means mote than just presents?" and many more.
Unplug The Christmas Machine
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Author : Jo Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Unplug The Christmas Machine written by Jo Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Christmas categories.
Unplug The Christmas Machine
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Author : Jo Robinson
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 1982
Unplug The Christmas Machine written by Jo Robinson and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Religion categories.
Unplug The Christmas Machine
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Author : Jo Robinson
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 1982
Unplug The Christmas Machine written by Jo Robinson and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Christmas categories.
Advice on how to recapture the joy of a simple Christmas and get the whole family involved in the celebration.
Christmas
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Author : Bruce David Forbes
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2007-10-10
Christmas written by Bruce David Forbes and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-10 with Religion categories.
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?
Keeping Christmas
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Author : James A. Hopwood
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2019-09-17
Keeping Christmas written by James A. Hopwood and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-17 with Religion categories.
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year--or at least we want it to be. Too often our celebration of Jesus' birthday is overwhelmed by bright lights and tinsel, overspending and overeating, plus constant chatter about a "war on Christmas." Can't we do better than this? There are two Christmases. One is sacred. One is secular. The two have clashed in one "culture war" or another for 1,700 years. Christmas is not (as some falsely claim) a pagan holiday, but pagan-influenced traditions are part of the seasonal clutter. Keeping Christmas is about helping you find joy in a season of excess and strife. Part survival guide, part history, part cultural commentary, and all laced with spiritual reflection, this book is about how you can celebrate in ways that are most meaningful to you and your family. It's not easy to thread your way through the Christmas maze. But if Ebenezer Scrooge could learn to keep Christmas well, so can you. Maybe it's time to reinvent Christmas. Maybe we can get it right this time.
Rituals For Our Times
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Author : Evan Imber-Black
language : en
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Release Date : 1998-02
Rituals For Our Times written by Evan Imber-Black and has been published by Jason Aronson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-02 with Family & Relationships categories.
A timely, groundbreaking guide to enhancing the rituals in our lives, which helps people to enrich their relationships and reestablish their family ties. The coauthors of Rituals in Families and Family Therapy show how to create meaningful rituals adapted to individual lives and family structures, for new meaning in old and new traditions and celebrating life's milestones.
Christmas
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Author : Tara Moore
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2014-09-15
Christmas written by Tara Moore and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-15 with History categories.
Black Friday. The War on Christmas. Miracle on 34th Street and Elf. From shopping malls and Fox News to movie theaters, Christmas no longer solely celebrates to the birth of Christ. Considering the holiday in its global context, Christmas journeys from its historical origins to its modern incarnation as a global commercial event, stopping along the way to look at the controversies and traditions of the celebratory day. Delving into the long story of this unifying but also divisive holiday, Tara Moore describes the evolution of Christmas and the deep traditions that bind a culture to its version of it. She probes the debates that have long accompanied the season—from questions of the actual date of Christ’s birth to frictions between the sacred and the secular—and discusses the characters associated with the holiday’s celebration, including Saint Nicholas, the Magi, Scrooge, and Krampus. She also explores how customs such as Christmas trees, feasting, and gift giving first emerged and became central facets of the holiday, while also examining how Christmas has been portrayed in culture—from the literary works of Charles Dickens to the yearly bout of holiday films, television specials, traditional carols, and modern tracks. Ultimately, Moore reveals, Christmas’s longevity has depended on its ability to evolve. Packed with illustrations, Christmas is a fascinating look at the holiday we only think we know.
Analyzing Christmas In Film
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Author : Lauren Rosewarne
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2017-12-06
Analyzing Christmas In Film written by Lauren Rosewarne and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-06 with Social Science categories.
Film plays a vital role in the celebration of Christmas. For decades, it has taught audiences about what the celebration of the season looks like – from the decorations to the costumes and to the expected snowy weather – as well as mirrors our own festivities back to us. Films like It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone have come to play key roles in real-life domestic celebrations: watching such titles has become, for many families, every bit as important as tree-trimming and leaving cookies out for Santa. These films have exported the American take on the holiday far and wide and helped us conjure an image of the perfect holiday. Rather than settling the ‘what is a Christmas film?’ debate – indeed, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are discussed within – Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural focuses on the how Christmas is presented on the deluge of occasions when it appears. While most Christmas films are secular, religion makes many cameos, appearing through Nativity references, storylines involving spiritual rebirth, the framing of Santa as a Christ-like figure and the all-importance of family, be it the Holy family or just those gathered around the dining table. Also explored are popular narratives involving battles with stress and melancholy, single parents and Christmas martyrs, visits from ghosts and angels, big cities and small towns, break-ups and make-ups and the ticking clock of mortality. Nearly 1000 films are analyzed in this volume to determine what the portrayal of Christmas reveals about culture, society and faith as well as sex roles, consumerism, aesthetics and aspiration.