The Christmas Virtues

A Treasury of Conservative Tales for the Holidays
Herausgeber: Last, Jonathan V

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Produktbeschreibung

'Tis the season to recapture the wonder of Christmas, in our hearts and in our homes and even out in the public square. The Christmas Virtues is a humorous companion for, and guide to, navigating the trials and tribulations of the holiday season. It’s a reminder of how we can embrace the joy, hope, and love of Christmas—of the real Christmas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Templeton Press
• First Edition, First edition
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 114mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9781599475059
• ISBN-10: 1599475057
• Artikelnr.: 43553647

Autorenporträt

Jonathan V. Last is a senior writer at the Weekly Standard,  a Washington-based political magazine, author of What to Expect When No One’s Expecting: America’s Coming Demographic Disaster (Encounter Books, 2013) and editor of The Seven Deadly Virtues, and The Dadly Virtues (Templeton Press, 2014, 2015). His writings have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the New York Pos t, the Claremont Review of Books, First Things, and elsewhere.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The Miracle of Christmas / 3
Jonathan V. Last
Chapter 1: The Christmas Spirit
In Defense of Ebenezer Scrooge / 15
Rob Long
Chapter 2: The Commercialization of Christmas
God Moves (the Merchandise) in a Mysterious Way / 23
P. J. O’Rourke
Chapter 3: Season’s Greetings!
Ten Simple Rules for Sending Christmas Cards / 33
Joe Queenan
Chapter 4: Jingle Bell Rock
Taking the Christ Out of Christmas Songs / 45
Andrew Ferguson
Chapter 5: Oh, Tannenbaum
A Tradition Unlike Any Other / 54
Christopher Caldwell
Chapter 6: The Nativity Stories
The Best (and Worst) Christmas Movies Ever / 62
Sonny Bunch
Chapter 7: Home for the Holidays
The Trials and Tribulations of Family / 70
Matt Labash
Chapter 8: Saint Nicholas: Friend or Foe?
A Document Dump from Santa’s Secret Email Server / 83
David “Iowahawk” Burge
Chapter 9: All Good Gifts
Tickle Me Elmo and the Madness of Christmas Toys / 99
Heather Wilhelm
Chapter 10: Here Comes Santa Claus
The Wonder of Christmas Morning / 108
Stephen F. Hayes
Chapter 11: The Ghosts of Christmas
Holidays Past and Present / 117
Toby Young
Chapter 12: The War on Christmas
It’s Real, and It’s Spectacular / 125
Jonah Goldberg
Chapter 13: Jews Who Love Christmas
We All Love Christmas Magic / 135
Larry Miller
Chapter 14: I’m Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
Celebrating a Day You Don’t Really Share / 146
Joseph Epstein
Chapter 15: The Greatest of These Is Hope
The Impossible Promises of Christmas / 155
Michael Graham
Chapter 16: Saint Joseph
The Forgotten “Father Christmas” / 163
Christopher Buckley
Chapter 17: Mary, Mother of All
The Real Miracles of the Virgin Birth Aren’t What You Think / 171
Mollie Hemingway
Chapter 18: The First Noel
Christmas with Jesus / 180
Kirsten Powers
Chapter 19: The Day After
The Illusion of Returning to Normal / 189
James Lileks
About the Contributors / 199