The Secret History of Christmas by Bill Bryson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I'm really kicking off the xmas season now. Already have the ornaments up, recipes out, and now, a delightful history of xmas by the comforting and rich literary voice of Bill Bryson.

You know, that English Chap who wrote A Short History of Nearly Everything?

He does an admirable--but short!--twist on xmas, too!

We get that pagan stuff, sure, but also the real commercial history, with all its ups and downs of recent tradition--you know, the last two hundred years--and what it actually MEANS. I mean, sure, we could go on with religious stuff, but that really isn't the focus, here. It's really about a bit of joy to offset all the rest of the year.

So, hey, I can't really think of a better thing right now. Can you?

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