A Victorian Christmas

by Lucinda Cockrell (Compiler), Butch Baldassari (Contributor)

An old-fashioned Christmas, packaged in beautiful illustrations and music. The sights and sounds of Christmases past come to life in this beautiful gift book. With foil, embossing, and a rich, saturated four-color interior full of classic Victorian images, A Victorian Christmas is perfect as a gift eager for a coffee table to adorn with its winsome design. Inside, readers are greeted by inscriptions from postcards and Christmas cards, poems and prose from the early twentieth century, and the accompanying CD lends soft, simple Christmas songs performed by acclaimed mandolinist Butch Baladassari. The result is an experience of Christmas from a bygone era, a unique way to say "Merry Christmas."

Genres: Christmas, Holiday

61 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 2008

Reviews

[Betty Strohecker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a lovely compilation of songs, poems, stories, and sentiments that reflect Christmas in the Victorian era. Each page is decorated with beautiful artwork from Victorian cards. Sources are given for each entry. Truly a wonderful book to read, treasure, and own.