{"product_id":"christmas-miscellany-jonathan-green-9781602397576","title":"Christmas Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Christmas","description":"Wouldn't it be great to understand all our Christmas traditions? Here, Jonathan Green offers the fascinating history behind our most beloved holiday traditions. For example, myrrh is incense made from the resin of a North African bush and was a special gift during biblical times. To the Romans, mistletoe was a symbol of fertility, so today we are encouraged to kiss when it is near. The Yule log was originally used to brighten homes during the dark, cold Scandinavian Christmas season. Packed with all manner of delightful surprises and delicious morsels, \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Miscellany\u003c\/i\u003e demystifies the origins of familiar festive customs such as caroling and Christmas cards, and entertains with fun, little-known facts. This is the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for the curious-minded during the holiday season.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1602397570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781602397576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.80w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 86","brand":"Jonathan Green","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075863933183,"sku":"9781602397576","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdf3c0a2-b28c-473b-8bde-fff346b46f1a.jpg?v=1685461886","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/christmas-miscellany-jonathan-green-9781602397576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}