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9780800730512

God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen : New Traditions for Comfort and Joy at Christmas

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  • ISBN13:

    9780800730512

  • ISBN10:

    0800730518

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-09-01
  • Publisher: Revell
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $10.99

Summary

Whether you resemble Scrooge or one of the Magi from the East, this delightful Christmas book will inspire and equip you to celebrate the season in fun, creative ways. Filled with humorous and poignant anecdotes -- from her memorable Christmas dinner of potato chips and candy bars to his contagious delight in filling Christmas stockings -- Laura's trademark humor winningly combines with Renaissance-man Michael's creativity in such chapters as "Away in a Ski Lodge," "His 'n Her Christmas Trees," and "Here Comes Doggy Paws, Here Comes Kitty Claws." Full of fun and practical how-to tips, this book will help you discover new ways to make your grown-up Christmas bright -- from hosting the perfect white-elephant gift exchange to recycling that dreaded fruitcake. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Laura Jensen Walker is a popular speaker and author of several books Her husband, Michael, is a former professional actor who has directed numerous Christmas pageants. The couple lives in Sacramento, California, where they only dream of a white Christmas

Table of Contents

1. Not Really an Introduction
9(4)
Research shows that nobody ever reads introductions to books, so this is the first chapter. Really.
2. His 'n Her Christmas Trees
13(6)
She wants elegance; he wants fun. She likes white lights that cast a steady, silvery glow; he likes colored ones that blink on and off.
3. Here We Come A-Handcrafting
19(10)
Of craft fairs and homemade ornaments.
4. Making New Traditions, Breaking Old Traditions
29(10)
Just because your family's always done it that way doesn't necessarily mean it's the only way.
5. O Come All Ye Fruitcakes
39(12)
The tantalizing tastes and aromas of the season.
6. You'll Go Down in His Story
51(12)
Finding the meaning behind well-known icons of Christmas.
7. Collectible Christmas
63(8)
Holiday collections can make the season bright.
8. Zuzu's Petals
71(8)
From It's a Wonderful Life to Ralphie and his Red Ryder BB gun, snuggling in with favorite Christmas movies.
9. Those Not-So-Silent Nights
79(8)
Of nutcrackers, Messiah sing-alongs, and neighborhoods lit up like the Electric Light Parade.
10. God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen 87(8)
Or, taking the bah out of humbug. What happens when someone in the family is a Scrooge?
11. Just the Two of Us 95(8)
Christmas is a family affair, and a couple constitutes a family.
12. That's the Couple Who Rocks 103(8)
Christmas party ideas and fun ways to avoid common party pitfalls.
13. Less Isn't Always More 111(8)
Let the decorating decathlon begin!
14. Up on the Housetop 119(6)
The yearly Christmas lights saga.
15. Here Comes Doggy Paws, Here Comes Kitty Claws 125(8)
Holiday stories from our four-footed family members.
16. Away in a Ski Lodge 133(14)
The making of a white Christmas and other holiday alternatives.
17. Rent-a-Kid and Other Ways to Make the Yuletide Bright 147(10)
How to brighten a child's Christmas.
18. What Child Is This? 157(6)
Isn't this all about a baby in a manger? Bringing Christ hack into Christmas.
Encore 163(8)
Our totally subjective and quasi-comprehensive list of who sings the best version of our favorite Christmas songs.
Acknowledgments 171(2)
Notes 173

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