Who doesn’t love a good book to curl up with during the cozy Christmas season? 📚🎄☕️ I’ve authored two books (so far!) on the topic of Christmas history. They’re both available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook (narrated by yours truly) wherever books are sold.
Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past
Surely, Christmas in the distant past must have been different from the version we know today. But how different?
The Christmases of long, long ago were a merry mess of odd supersitions, dangerous games, overindulgences, and playful misrule. Step back into the past with Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past. But beware: you’ll encounter ghosts, monsters, concealed identities, gunfire, and lots of alchohol. It’s Christmas as you’ve never seen it before…and it makes a great gift!
2025, Lyons Press and Recorded Books
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Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday’s Traditions
Covering traditions ancient and modern, Christmas Past is filled with stories of happy accidents, cultural histories, criminal capers (including tomb raiders and con artists), and hidden connections between Christmas and broader social, economic, and technological influences. How did the invention of plate glass forever change the Christmas season? What common Christmas item helped introduce fine art to the masses? Why do Americans typically spike their eggnog with rum, rather than the traditional brandy? And speaking of booze, does using the phrase “Merry Christmas” mark you as a drunken reveler? Christmas Past answers all of those questions, and many more.
2022, Lyons Press and Recorded Books