MBR: The Christmas Shelf
Midwest Book Review
The Forgotten Christmas
TG Davis
Lunar Publishing
1093 E. Grove Creek Dr., Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
9780615303178, $5.95, www.lunarpublishing.com
Is Christmas about all of the flashiest gifts? "The Forgotten
Christmas" is a memoir of a family who learned the truth about what
Christmas is really about, in spite of it all the commercialism that
tries to taint the real meaning. "The Forgotten Christmas" is a
touching story that's worth considering.
Christmas in New Orleans
Peggy Scott Laborde & John Magill
Pelican
1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053
9781589805606, $39.95, www.pelicanpub.com
Christmas has become more of a cultural tradition rather than a
religious one. "Christmas in New Orleans" is a combination photobook
and cultural study on how the people of New Orleans get into the
spirit of Christmas. A long history stretching back from the Louisiana
purchase and how the festivities have changed over the past hundreds
of years. Although American by nature, New Orleans has always had
their own way of doing things, and Christmas is no different. Packed
cover to cover with full color photographs and historical reprints,
"Christmas in New Orleans" is quite the coffee book table gift for
anyone who loves Christmas, no matter the time of year.
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