Christmas Values never go away
348082
Candace was in Full House sitcom and is all grown up. Tom Arnold
plays her dad at Santaville. A cute clean cut family movie. Candace
falls in love with a carpenter that likes to make wooden nutcrackers.
He also helps Tom Arnold with misc jobs. A nice xmas movie that shares
the value of service and teamwork in the town. Family values are iimportant.
1050018
Abbey is a single mom who's working very hard to make ends meet. She and her little family, her son Max, her mother and grandfather, are very close. Abbey is a nurse and she takes care of Caroline, an old lady who is living in a guesthouse owned by her grandson Nick. Caroline is very fond of Abbey and when Nick needs an interior designer she makes sure that he hires Abbey.

Abbey's dream has always been to decorate homes. She wants nothing more than to have a better income, so she can take better care for her son and her grandfather who needs more expensive medicine than he is getting now. When the opportunity presents itself to decorate Nick's mansion she is nervous, but up for the challenge. The paycheck is more than she could ever wish for and Abbey is looking forward to give her son the most magical Christmas ever.

Nick has taken over his father's business after he tragically passed away. He is determined to keep the business a success and to make his father proud. To accomplish this he has turned into a workaholic. His marriage failed because he was never there. Now he has a woman in his house who is full of happiness and doing what she loves to do. With each passing day Nick has more problems with being able to focus on his work. He would rather be outside his office spending time with Abbey and her son Max. Will he be able to find his balance?

Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses is such a sweet classic story, girl from the working class meets millionaire. Abbey really sounds like my kind of person. She is sweet, caring and loves her family and friends dearly. She is the kind of person who gets along with everyone. She also LOVES Christmas. She decorates the whole mansion with Christmas stuff. I could picture each and every room without having to use much of my own imagination. The way Abbey 'fixed' up the house sounds like a true Christmas dream. You could leave me there for all eternity and I would probably never take down all the lights and decorations. Why shouldn't you be able to have a Christmas tree the whole year round? Yes I love Christmas that much!

Jenny Hale has created a magical story which feels like it was delivered by Santa himself. I read this book in one day and still wasn't ready to let go of this loving feeling. This book will easily be in my top 3 of my all time favorite romantic Christmas stories.
3450650
A great story to remind each and everyone of us what is really important in life. I plan on reading it during every Christmas season, but the message should be practiced all year long.
570427
Christmas means the love of family. Greg Bennett learns this lesson in a very heart warming way. I will read this books again.
4093787
This is a lovely book that offers the entire holiday experience rather than just Santa and gift giving. The author goes step by step addressing the signs (weather, shorter days, etc.) that take us to Dec. 25th. This is a "family tradition book" that you'll want to keep and bring out each year after Thanksgiving. Set this book on the coffee table in the living room so that everyone can enjoy it.

Book supplied by publisher.
2979515
I have a copy of this book and have recorded faithfully our Christmas memories every year for the past 25 years! We enjoy reading this every year as the past Christmases live again in our memory. Now it's time to begin the next 25 year collection.

This would make a marvelous gift for a newly wed to begin now to keep a journal of special events.
1717179
What a beautiful, poignant and meaningful story.  It's short, illustrated beautifully, and leaves one
with the 'true sense of love' which is the essence of what Christmas really is.
I've placed it out on the coffee table every year and re-read it ever since I first purchased it.
It's a lovely gift  that I've also given to others.
Thank you Tom, for creating this very special Christmas gift that has kept giving each holiday
season.
341539
This is one of the best Christmas stories of all time. The Christmas spirit is learned through a very descriptive plot and should forevermore be remembered by generations to come.
4943020
Of all Steve Burt's wonderful books, "A Christmas Dozen" is my family's favorite. Compassion, love, giving and faith are some of the lessons learned as we read Burt's stories aloud last Christmas Eve- and the kids can't wait to read them again this year! This is a family tradition that will remain with this family forever. I highly, highly reccommend "A Christmas Dozen" to you, your family, friends, neighbors and church. This gift gives much, many, many times over!
1534737
Palin truly is the gift that keeps on giving. Forget about Hanukkah, there is only ONE holiday this season, and if you aren't celebrating it with the gusto of a true extremist, you deserve to be dragged out into the street and clubbed.  Never mind good tidings, togetherness, love and forgiveness.  Christmas is now the season of phony posturing, victimhood mentality, and persecution complexes.  Christians have never had it worse.  They only have TWO WHOLE MONTHS of the year devoted to their holiday.  Such tyranny.  It's just like slavery.  Without the whipping, forced labor, racial denigration, centuries of marginalization, murder, lynchings... other than that, it's exactly like slavery.

The book comes with lots of extras.  I especially liked the pull-out poster, featuring Palin wearing a Founding Fathers teddy, holding an M4 assault rifle over the still-bleeding corpse of a wild reindeer.  It's hanging over my fireplace mantle right now.  Strange, though, wherever I move, Palin's glassy eyes seem to follow me.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Delightful Kwanzaa, Super Sol Invictus, and Happy New Year to all, and to all a good night!
4539423
A Gem of a Book
I originally bought this book Chirstmas of 2004 when I saw it displayed near the registers at Steinmart. After leafing through it for a few minutes, it  instantly became one of my favorite books.

The book is a small softcover (6" x 4 1/2") with a charming foil plaid cover. Inside are 432 tips, ideas, facts, and inspirations to make your holiday season more festive and meaningful. Every Thanksgiving, I pull out my copy and leave it on the coffee table in the living room. I enjoy thumbing through the pages and finding ways I can make Christmas more special for myself and my family. Reading this book actually makes me a better person - more considerate and thoughtful of others, not only during the holiday season but all year long. It contains practical suggestions for decorating your home, storing decorations, entertaining guests, along with easy ways you could spread cheer to others through simple acts of kindness. It's a quick read, and doesn't necessarily need to be read from cover to cover - you could just pick it up and open to any page to get a quick "pick me up." Christmas Joys is really inspiring and makes me feel good every time I read it.

 Before it went out of print, I stocked up on this title, buying several dozen copies. I've given it to everyone I know - family, friends, neighbors, my kids' teachers, coworkers, - tucking one inside a gift basket or giving a copy along with a gift card or Christmas ornament. Nearly everyone I've given it to has mentioned to me how much they enjoy reading it each year, and how the book has inspired new family traditions for them.

I only wish the publisher would update the book and begin publishing it again. It was the best $6.95 I ever spent - I LOVE this book so much!
2759417
I can't tell you how many people loved this gift from me . I first saw it at CVS and bought all they had at $15. Then I found these to send to my nieces and nephews at college -and at their home. It's a lovely way to always have a tree to celebrate Christmas and the Peanuts Gang. Kids of all ages loved this so much I was helping moms find them to buy asap for their  Christmas giving . I hope they never stop making this . There are two kinds -get the musical one of course . It is a fragile tree to bend but, it will make you smile for a long time .
3734716
I received this book at the age of eight.  Every November since then my brother insisted I read the entire book aloud to him.  A true Christmas tradition at our home.
Somehow I misplaced the original over the years and I'm thrilled to be able to order another copy at this time.
All children, young and old can learn/relearn about a true country Christmas.
Written about a much simpler, less commercial Holiday season; where love of family IS what Christmas is about, this book is a must-have for the family library.
3723919
When Reed Barton originally offered the first "Christmas Cross" We were a young married couple with very little money but a large desire for something special for my wife.  Gifts were usually vacuum cleaners, washing machines, money for a new skirt or blouse or something else practical. That first cross cost $25 and was only of value, I hoped, to her.  She has kept me for 48 years because every December when birthday rolls around she knows a new Christmas Cross will adorn her at the upcoming Christmas parties.  Five stars is the value I place on this happiness each year.
4119102
Whether you read for pure pleasure or combine the pleasure with reviewing, there are novels that touch you beyond the closing of the final page.  The Kidnapped Christmas Bride is one of those stories that stick with you for a long time.  I have now read four novels in the Taming of the Sheenans series by Jane Porter, and each one has been rich with family, small town living, handsome, caring brothers and their special girl,  and lots and lots of love.  (I kinda reversed it and read the 4th Taming of the Bachelor first, then went back and bought the previous three stories)  Trey and McKenna stayed with me beyond the story, past their happy ever after and deep into my thoughts about what makes a happy couple, in love stories and in real life.

As readers have said many, many times before  there is just something about a bad boy.  Its undeniable.  And Trey is not so much a truly bad guy, but his is a man who walks to his own tune, follows his own rules about life and whats right or wrong.  McKenna has loved him since she was a teen, and if truth be told, shell love him until her last breath.  But everyone has their limits.  She stood by Trey when he finally had to pay for his actions.  Yes, they were justifiable, no man should beat up on a woman and he had stepped in to help when no one else did  but in that action, when fists flew and a man died, Trey paid for his part with years in prison.  By then he and McKenna were engaged with a small baby, but as the years wore on it got more difficult to see Trey behind bars and to hear the cries of their young son when they had to leave Daddy behind.  It was time to let go.

Today was Treys first day of freedom.  Tomorrow was McKennas wedding day  to another man.  The rest of Trey, McKenna and TJs story I will strongly suggest that you read for yourself.  You will fall head over heels in love with little TJ, who is an exact duplicate of his Daddy.  You will feel the heartache of Trey, the contained desperation of losing his family to a man so not worthy of them.  You will hurt along with McKenna as she comes to see some truths that have evaded her.  And you will adore and cherish the chance for this family to have their Christmas, reconnect and realize what is most important in life and just maybe the best gift they receive this Christmas is a whole family full of love.

We all have stories that we know we will revisit.  I have my own bookcase full of keeper novels  and this entire series is going in my Kindle equivalent to that physical bookcase.  I will revisit The Kidnapped Christmas Bride again, I have no doubt about that at all.  I hope you will pick this one up and find a story that will touch you as well.

*Any review is just one persons opinion. You might feel the same or totally different. The only way to know for certain is for you to read it. This was my opinion of this particular book.*  Originally reviewed at Keeper Bookshelf (dot) com
462575
For my family, this is truly The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Mr. Collins book will make a great Christmas gift to a friend or family member. It has songs, devotions, scriptures, Christmas traditions, crafts, recipes and more activities to last you year after year. As a Christian family, we have a special appreciation for Christian faith-based stories  and The Most Wonderful Time of the Year doesnt disappoint.

Merry Christmas!
497014
This is one of the best Christmas stories ever written. It is never too late to change our ways and do good in the world. An excellent book to follow this one with is Jacob T Marley. Find out why Jacob was allowed to come help Scrooge make that important change in his life.