TY - BOOK AU - Last,Jonathan V. TI - The Christmas virtues: a treasury of conservative tales for the holidays SN - 9781599475066 AV - PN6071 .C475 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - West Conshohocken, PA PB - Templeton Press KW - Christmas KW - Literary collections KW - Humor KW - Anecdotes KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover --; Title Page --; Copyright --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction: The Miracle of Christmas --; Chapter 1: The Christmas Spirit: In Defense of Ebenezer Scrooge --; Chapter 2: The Commercialization of Christmas: God Moves (the Merchandise) in a Mysterious Way --; Chapter 3: Season's Greetings! : Ten Simple Rules for Sending Christmas Cards --; Chapter 4: Jingle Bell Rock : Taking the Christ Out of Christmas Songs --; Chapter 5: Oh, Tannenbaum : A Tradition Unlike Any Other --; Chapter 6: The Nativity Stories : The Best (and Worst) Christmas Movies Ever; Chapter 7: Home for the Holidays : The Trials and Tribulations of Family --; Chapter 8: Saint Nicholas: Friend or Foe? : A Document Dump from Santa's Secret Email Server --; Chapter 9: All Good Gifts : Tickle Me Elmo and the Madness of Christmas Toys --; Chapter 10: Here Comes Santa Claus : The Wonder of Christmas Morning --; Chapter 11: The Ghosts of Christmas : Holidays Past and Present --; Chapter 12: The War on Christmas : It's Real, and It's Spectacular --; Chapter 13: Jews Who Love Christmas : We All Love Christmas Magic; Chapter 14: I'm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas : Celebrating a Day You Don't Really Share --; Chapter 15: The Greatest of These Is Hope : The Impossible Promises of Christmas --; Chapter 16: Saint Joseph : The Forgotten "Father Christmas" --; Chapter 17: Mary, Mother of All : The Real Miracles of the Virgin Birth Aren't What You Think --; Chapter 18: The First Noel : Christmas with Jesus --; Chapter 19: The Day After : The Illusion of Returning to Normal --; About the Contributors; 2; b UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1105533&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -