Novelist Debbie Macomber shares over one hundred favorite recipes for celebrating the Christmas season, and includes instructions for crafts, decorations, and gift wrapping, as well as personal memories and observations.

"For one spirited little puppy, winter means romping in the snow, birds to chase, fragrant evergreen trees, and joy, joy, joy! Then again, winter also means--oddly unfriendly deer? Millions of little lights? Contorting inflatable snowmen? Wait, what? If this is all winter, too, then winter is kind of weird." --

It's Christmas time and Clark decides to invite all the family to have 'the most fun-filled old-fashioned family Christmas, that no one will ever forget.' When the first relatives arrive, Clark goes out on the roof to rig the lighting. The one thing that Clark wants is to surprise the whole family with is the installation of a pool, which he already ordered. Unfortunately, the bonus check Clark expects any minute is overdue. Tempers rise and not just...

"When newly single and unemployed Kerry Tolliver moves back home to her family's Christmas tree farm in North Carolina, she is guilt tripped into helping her brother, Murphy, sell trees in New York City. Then, Kerry meets Patrick, the annoying Mercedes owner who parked in her spot for the first two days. Patrick is recently divorced, a father to a six year old son, and lives in the neighborhood. Can Kerry's first impressions about the recently divorced,...

"This New Year will bring widowed nurse Abigail Powell a fresh start in a different city. Excited about the chance to create an unforgettable Christmas for her young son in picturesque Silver Bells, Colorado, Abby has been hired to take care of her dear friend’s recuperating grandmother. But sprightly senior Winnie insists she doesn’t need looking after. What she does need is help decorating her historic mansion, Holiday House, for a seasonal...

Examines the stories behind the customs and traditions of Christmas including Advent wreaths, holly, Nativity scenes, Yule logs, caroling, and Santa Claus.

As time is always at a premium during the holiday season, Clare Youngs has developed a beautiful collection of Christmas crafting ideas. And with festive decorations costing more and more, why not save expense without sacrificing on style with these original ideas?

Patterns and detailed instructions for approximately 45 tatted projects - many with a Christmas theme. Designs for stand-up picture frame, edgings (Happy Talk, Crown, Grape, Merri-Go-Round), tree ornaments (Star of Leaves, Evergreen Christmas Tree, Clover-Leaf Bell, exquisite Christmas Angel, more).