Gorgeous Christmas

From Pot-Roast Turkey with Port Gravy and Oven-Roasted Fries with Rosemary and Thyme to Mini Gingerbread Cupcakes and White Christmas Cheesecake, Annie Bell offers up 100 inspirational yet simple recipes to make your holiday planning the easiest its ever been. Including ideas for edible gifts and what to do with leftovers, no holiday stone is left unturned ensuring this will be your most gorgeous Christmas yet.

Beautiful Christmas is a 64-page coloring book for children aged 5-12. As they color Christ in the cave or the shepherds glorifying God with the angels, they are cultivating their own sensibility to beauty while learning to recognize some of the meaningful symbols, elements, and motifs of the Church. May this small book bless those children who color and create within its pages.

Although his elegant neighbors do not appreciate his efforts, a kind old man transforms his rundown house and nurtures a small neglected pine tree, making them the best on the street.

Residents of a great fir tree in a thick forest make their home noticeable in hopes that Santa will come for his first visit to them.

Christmas is our most important holiday, and its literature is correspondingly rich. Yet until now no adequate bundle of Christmas treasures in poetry and prose has found its way into the library of Santa Claus. While this book brings to children of all ages, in school and at home, the best lyrics, carols, essays, plays and stories of Christmas, its scope is yet wider. For the Introduction gives a rapid view of the holiday's origin and development, its relation to cognate pagan festivals, the customs and symbols of its observance in different lands, and the significance and spirit of the day. This Introduction endeavors to be as suggestive as possible to parents and teachers who are personally conducted and introduced to the host of writers learned and quaint, human and pedantic, humorous and brilliant and profound, who have dealt technically with this fascinating subject.

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Arrangements for piano, voice and guitar of 100 all-time Christmas favorites, both sacred and secular in nature. Includes: Angels We Have Heard on High * Baby, It's Cold Outside * Christmas Time Is Here * Do You Hear What I Hear * The Friendly Beasts * Grown-Up Christmas List * Happy Xmas (War Is Over) * I'll Be Home for Christmas * The Little Drummer Boy * Mary, Did You Know? * O Holy Night * Please Come Home for Christmas * Silver Bells * White Christmas * Winter Wonderland * and more.

In the tradition of The Snowman and The Polar Express, this cozy Nordic tale filled with extraordinary photographs will have readers of all ages dreaming of magical places where wintry wishes come true. Long ago, a little girl named Anja wanted to be one of Santa's elves. Since she lives somewhat near the North Pole, she thinks about it quite often. One holiday season, she decides to do something about it. So she tidies up her home, straps on her snowshoes, and heads out into the snowy landscape. Enlisting the help of some woodland friends on her wonder-filled journey, Anja makes her way to Santa to see if he might grant her this special Christmas wish. This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.

(E-Z Play Today). A giant Christmas collection with easy-to-read and play arrangements for all keyboardists! E-Z Play Today songbooks feature simple arrangements with authentic-sounding chords and melody lines with a minimum number of page turns. The books also include lyrics for ultimate playing and sing-along enjoyment. This collection features a variety of holiday favorites, including: Baby, It's Cold Outside * The Christmas Shoes * The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Christmas Time Is Here * Do You Hear What I Hear * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * I'll Be Home for Christmas * The Little Drummer Boy * Mary, Did You Know? * Merry Christmas, Darling * O Holy Night * Silver Bells * Ukrainian Bell Carol * White Christmas * and many more!