Christmas is a joyous religious and cultural occasion observed by billions of people around the world and it has become a secular holiday with a myriad decorations, rituals, and themes. Key themes covered include advent and the nativity; the Christmas tree and holiday decorations; gift giving and carol singing; classic Christmas films; and festive music. This extraordinary book showcases a broad spectrum of global festive traditions from many different cultures, such as fried chicken eaten for Christmas dinner, surfing Santas, and shoes filled with carrots. A collection of more than 200 rich and evocative images, paintings, books, prints, sculptures, textiles, ceramics, and photography such as of wooden Nutcracker men or Wham's Last Christmas single cover, an electric decorated house or a Guinness advert or book illustrations, thoughtfully paired to highlight similarities and contrasts between them, the works included feature a diverse range of both lesser-known and iconic artists, including Sandro Botticelli, Grandma Moses, Beatrix Potter, Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol, and many more. Essays by Sam Bilton, Dolph Gotelli and David Trigg explore traditional festive food and drink, Santa Claus throughout history, and the religious origins of Christmas. Plus films and music and gift giving and carol singing. "A Nostalgic trip down Kris Kringle Lane. Highly Recommended. Merry Christmas!" Colour hardback with printed linen case, the red cover is cloth and the green and gold baubles are printed and almost embossed in. Ouzing gorgeous colour illus and photos, 240 pages, 24 x 3 x 28cm.
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