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 Yule:
A Celebration of Light and Warmth
Those who yearn for spiritual meaning but aren't strongly affiliated
with a specific religion sometimes feel left out of winter holidays. Yule
is like a hot toddy for these chilled and isolated souls. From
mistletoe to gift exchanging, Yule explores and exalts the
pagan and regional roots to many of our contemporary rituals and
celebrations. |
 Winter
Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas
Many people long for an alternative to the commercial industry
Christmas has become. This illustrated, full-color book, brimming with
folklore, stories, recipes, games, activities, decorating ideas, and
songs, will help families who are "burned out" on Christmas
create celebrations more in keeping with the heartful spirit of the
original Winter Solstice festivals. |
 Celebrate
the Solstice
Practical suggestions for ecstatic seasonal renewal by celebrating
the solstices.
"Celebrate the Solstice" is built on the premise that humans are innately connected to natural rythms and that our ancestors successfully reconnected and harmonized with these natural cycles through ritualistic celebrations centered around the solstices and equinoxes. |
 Christmas
Spirit
From the origins of jingle bells and mistletoe to recipes for
delicious Christmas treats, this is a wonderful celebration of the
holiday season with prayers, poems, carols, traditions, legend, lore,
even daily readings for Advent and Epiphany. |
 Simplify
Your Christmas: 100 Ways to Reduce the Stress and Recapture the Joy of
the Holidays
Elaine St. James, best-selling author of the Simplicity series, puts
her insightful and straightforward approach to work on a holiday
that's long needed simplification. In Simplify Your Christmas, St.
James shares-in brief, easy-to-read essays-a variety of tips that will
help readers deal with the seasonal overload. |
 Hundred
Dollar Holiday
This brief, eloquently presented book offers a
simple and inviting strategy for handling the most complicated holiday of our
times--Christmas. Reacting to the commercialization and overspending that has come to
define it, author Bill McKibben argues in favor of only spending a
hundred dollars at Christmas. |
 A
Simple Christmas
Every year we ask
ourselves the same question: How do we plan a spiritually meaningful
Christmas in light of the television ads, department-store glitz, and
the overwhelming emphasis on Santa's bringing gifts? Inspired
ideas for Christmas activities and celebration. |
 Unplug
the Christmas Machine
Unplug the Christmas
Machine remains one of the most comprehensive guides to managing Christmas stress and
combating commercialism. |
 The
Christmas Box
"Whatever the reason, I find that with each
passing Christmas the story of the Christmas Box is told less and needed more. So I record
it now for all future generations to accept or dismiss as seems them good. As for me, I
believe. And it is, after all, my story." |
 The Return of the Light
This book makes an ideal companion for everyone who carries on this tradition, no matter what their faith. Storyteller Carolyn McVickar
Edwards retells twelve traditional tales-from North America, China,
Scandinavia, India, Africa, South America, Europe, and Polynesia-that
honor this magical moment. |
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