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Title: Kentucky Christmas
Author: George Ella Lyon
Publisher: University of Kentucky Press
ISBN: 0813122791
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The memories in this book are touching, poignant and heartwarming. It is a celebration of Christmas fiction, essays, recipes and songs by more than sixty Kentucky writers.

Five Kentucky Poet Laureates join song writers, storytellers, historians and the state's emerging talents in this delightful book.

Kentucky Christmas is sure to become a classic, a family heirloom and a necessary item for the book shelf of all those who collect Christmas books. It will appeal to everyone who loves Christmas and reading.

Title: Red Suit Diaries
Author: Ed Butchart
Publisher: Fleming R. Revell
ISBN: 0800718143
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Ed Butchart was a hard-nosed Marine until he became a Christian. Then, he set out to be Santa all year long. He began serving others throughout the years in very unusual ways.

In this delightful book, Ed reveals the sweetest secrets ever whispered in Santa's ear. He tells of his work to help adults and children alike.

This book is woven with faith and Ed's love of giving. It is filled with fun and Ed's energy for spreading love and good cheer all year long.

Title: A Very Southern Christmas
Editor: Charline McCord & Judy Tucker
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN: 1565123832
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Editors McCord and Tucker have captured the spirit of the Christmas season in this anthology of ten stories by Southern writers.

Deputy's Sid Gift tells of how a man allows the spirit of Christmas into his heart while he is rendering aid to a homeless man.

A dysfunctional family attempts to celebrate Christmas in an unfamiliar setting in, Creche.

In A Christmas Pagent, the annual school play is turned topsy turvy when a drunken man barges in and threatens to kill his wife.

Beautifully illustrated, this book tells stories that are common in today's society. The difference is, the outcome of these tales will warm your heart with the joy of the holiday season.

Title: The Christmas Guest
Author: Andy Griffith
Publisher: J. Countryman
ISBN: 1404100776
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15. Dec 28, 2004 11:03 AM
Right now, the people of Winnipeg are enjoying some of my Canadian landscapes in an exhibition called "People and Places." And in the Mennonite Heritage Gallery, they are enjoying my series on the Be ...

-- posted by biogardener

14. Dec 27, 2004 11:49 PM
In response to Full-time Santa posted by biogardener:

Traute,

The card is beautiful. Thanks for posting it. I'm sure lo ...

-- posted by Red

13. Dec 25, 2004 2:23 PM
I like the story about the man who decided to be Santa all year long. Why not? The original St. Nicolas was blessing people with his generosity all year long, except that he did it secretly.

-- posted by biogardener

12. Dec 7, 2004 9:07 PM
In response to Re: Thanks for the book reviews posted by Fort_Spunky:

All of these books sound like "warm, fuzzy" reading, t ...

-- posted by JButler

11. Dec 6, 2004 8:36 AM
In response to Re: Santa posted by Red:

Now that the snows have arrived, dieting will become more difficult for people like ...

-- posted by humorous_sage

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