Why is Christmas the way it is? How did we get from the birth of Jesus to a big old man in a red suit, a yule log and an obsession with the John Lewis advert? If the story of Christmas tells us one thing, it's that human beings are always inventing "ancient" traditions... Some of it is historical: 'Christians "stole" the date of Christmas from an existing Roman festival'; Some is folkloric: 'mistletoe is a druidic ritual'; Some to do with social history:...

A Christmas collection of stories and poems, including Don't look, The snowshoe rabbits, and What can I give him?

Curious, competent, and courageous Tabitha is the daughter of a shepherd who is taking his family on caravan to his birthplace. Along the way, she meets and becomes friends with Jotham and Bartholomew, watches as Romans take her father prisoner, spends time with Zechariah and Elizabeth, helps Mary and Joseph just before Christ's birth, and ends her travels at the stable in Bethlehem.-Publisher's description.

Presents some basic facts about Christmas, along with jokes and riddles, Christmas crafts, and brief explanations of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.