Author: Adam C. English
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781602586352
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The real story of Santa-and why he became a Saint
The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus
Author: Adam C. English
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781602586352
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The real story of Santa-and why he became a Saint
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781602586352
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The real story of Santa-and why he became a Saint
There Really is a Santa Claus - History of Saint Nicholas & Christmas Holiday Traditions
Author: William J. Federer
Publisher: Amerisearch, Inc.
ISBN: 9780965355742
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"Includes U.S. president's Christmas addresses."
Publisher: Amerisearch, Inc.
ISBN: 9780965355742
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"Includes U.S. president's Christmas addresses."
The Legend of Saint Nicholas
Author: Anselm Grun
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802854346
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
An introduction to the saint who is the inspiration for giving.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802854346
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
An introduction to the saint who is the inspiration for giving.
A Visit from St. Nicholas
Author: Clement Clarke Moore
Publisher: Boston : Atlantic monthly Press
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry, American
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A poem about the visit that Santa Claus pays to the children of the world during the night before every Christmas.
Publisher: Boston : Atlantic monthly Press
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry, American
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A poem about the visit that Santa Claus pays to the children of the world during the night before every Christmas.
The True Saint Nicholas
Author: William J. Bennett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439166404
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Former secretary of education and New York Times bestselling author William Bennett blends his historical expertise with his gift for storytelling into a heartwarming book about the man who ultimately became known as Santa Claus. Beloved writer and speaker William Bennett brings the legendary Saint Nicholas to life in this fascinating and faith-affirming book that will change the way you think about Santa Claus and the meaning of Christmas. Bennett reflects on Saint Nicholas’s storied life, which has spanned seventeen centuries across Europe, Asia, and Africa, and reveals an inspiring tale of devotion to God and an example of eternal goodness. The True Saint Nicholas: Why He Matters to Christmas focuses on three aspects of Saint Nicholas—historical facts from his life, his legacy in the centuries following his death, and the legendary status that transformed his likeness into the present-day jolly, toy-bearing Santa Claus. The book vividly captures the heart and life of someone who lived long ago—and yet whose life remains an inspiration for everyone to aspire to a higher order of generosity, giving, and devotion to others. An instant classic by one of America’s most respected thinkers, The True Saint Nicholas is a memorable keepsake to be shared with family and friends every year to evoke the true spirit of Christmas.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439166404
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Former secretary of education and New York Times bestselling author William Bennett blends his historical expertise with his gift for storytelling into a heartwarming book about the man who ultimately became known as Santa Claus. Beloved writer and speaker William Bennett brings the legendary Saint Nicholas to life in this fascinating and faith-affirming book that will change the way you think about Santa Claus and the meaning of Christmas. Bennett reflects on Saint Nicholas’s storied life, which has spanned seventeen centuries across Europe, Asia, and Africa, and reveals an inspiring tale of devotion to God and an example of eternal goodness. The True Saint Nicholas: Why He Matters to Christmas focuses on three aspects of Saint Nicholas—historical facts from his life, his legacy in the centuries following his death, and the legendary status that transformed his likeness into the present-day jolly, toy-bearing Santa Claus. The book vividly captures the heart and life of someone who lived long ago—and yet whose life remains an inspiration for everyone to aspire to a higher order of generosity, giving, and devotion to others. An instant classic by one of America’s most respected thinkers, The True Saint Nicholas is a memorable keepsake to be shared with family and friends every year to evoke the true spirit of Christmas.
Saint Nicholas the Giftgiver
Author: Bustard, Ned
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 1514005263
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Around Christmas we think a lot about presents, but have you ever wondered why we give gifts? Learn about the life of Saint Nicholas and discover why he became known as one of the greatest giftgivers of all time. Told as a delightful poem, this colorfully illustrated children's book also includes tools to help parents engage in conversation about the content. Dynamic read-along ebook narrated by Leslie Bustard.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 1514005263
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Around Christmas we think a lot about presents, but have you ever wondered why we give gifts? Learn about the life of Saint Nicholas and discover why he became known as one of the greatest giftgivers of all time. Told as a delightful poem, this colorfully illustrated children's book also includes tools to help parents engage in conversation about the content. Dynamic read-along ebook narrated by Leslie Bustard.
Saint Nicholas
Author: Julie Stiegemeyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758613417
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A retelling of the legend in which Saint Nicholas generously supplies the dowries for three girls from a poor family.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758613417
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A retelling of the legend in which Saint Nicholas generously supplies the dowries for three girls from a poor family.
Santa Claus
Author: Gerry Bowler
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 1551996081
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the world’s most influential fictional character. He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful. Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Intervening generations were shaggy and strange — whip-wielding menaces to naughty boys and girls. Yet as the raucous, outdoor, alcohol-fuelled holiday gave way to a more domestic, sentimental model, a new kind of gift-bringer was called for — a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening. In this engaging social and cultural history, Gerry Bowler examines the place of Santa Claus in history, literature, advertising, and art. He traces his metamorphosis from a beardless youth into a red-suited peddler. He reveals the lesser-known aspects of the gift-bringer’s life — Santa’s involvement with social and political causes of all stripes (he enlisted on the Union side in the American Civil War), his starring role in the movies and as adman for gun-makers and insurance companies. And he demolishes the myths surrounding Santa Claus and Coca-Cola. Santa Claus: A Biography will stand as the classic work on the long-lived and multifarious Mr. Claus.
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 1551996081
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the world’s most influential fictional character. He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful. Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Intervening generations were shaggy and strange — whip-wielding menaces to naughty boys and girls. Yet as the raucous, outdoor, alcohol-fuelled holiday gave way to a more domestic, sentimental model, a new kind of gift-bringer was called for — a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening. In this engaging social and cultural history, Gerry Bowler examines the place of Santa Claus in history, literature, advertising, and art. He traces his metamorphosis from a beardless youth into a red-suited peddler. He reveals the lesser-known aspects of the gift-bringer’s life — Santa’s involvement with social and political causes of all stripes (he enlisted on the Union side in the American Civil War), his starring role in the movies and as adman for gun-makers and insurance companies. And he demolishes the myths surrounding Santa Claus and Coca-Cola. Santa Claus: A Biography will stand as the classic work on the long-lived and multifarious Mr. Claus.
Santa
Author: Jeremy Seal
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447298993
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Santa Claus began as Nicholas, a Byzantine bishop whose anonymous acts of nighttime charity would turn him into the most popular and enduring of all saints. Jeremy Seal’s journey follows Nicholas’s all-conquering expansion west from Turkey to the Crusader ports of Bari and Venice, and thence to 16th century Amsterdam. Seal records his subject’s 20th century rebirth in the advertising boardrooms of Manhattan, and his own children’s encounter with Santa in his new Lapland home. This high adventure spans early-Christian relics and Italian chicanery to reindeer, chimneys and chocolate coins, in a riveting narrative that combines epic sweep with cameos of childhood innocence. From the nature of belief to the settling of modern America, this is an extraordinary tale, triumphantly told. 'A treat whatever the season' Traveller Magazine 'Funny, touching and absurd . . . a charming and original book' Sunday Telegraph ‘A highly original, historically engaging and enchanting book’ Geographical Magazine
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447298993
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Santa Claus began as Nicholas, a Byzantine bishop whose anonymous acts of nighttime charity would turn him into the most popular and enduring of all saints. Jeremy Seal’s journey follows Nicholas’s all-conquering expansion west from Turkey to the Crusader ports of Bari and Venice, and thence to 16th century Amsterdam. Seal records his subject’s 20th century rebirth in the advertising boardrooms of Manhattan, and his own children’s encounter with Santa in his new Lapland home. This high adventure spans early-Christian relics and Italian chicanery to reindeer, chimneys and chocolate coins, in a riveting narrative that combines epic sweep with cameos of childhood innocence. From the nature of belief to the settling of modern America, this is an extraordinary tale, triumphantly told. 'A treat whatever the season' Traveller Magazine 'Funny, touching and absurd . . . a charming and original book' Sunday Telegraph ‘A highly original, historically engaging and enchanting book’ Geographical Magazine
The True Story of St. Nicholas
Author: Foster Eich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781620867471
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Did you know that St. Nicholas was a real person, a Christian leader in the fourth century? You'll enjoy knowing about the person behind "Santa Claus."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781620867471
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Did you know that St. Nicholas was a real person, a Christian leader in the fourth century? You'll enjoy knowing about the person behind "Santa Claus."