It's a Wonderful Christmas: The Best of the Holidays 1940-1965
Selected Book Details
- Hardcover
- Author: Susan Waggoner
- Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
- Release Date: October 2004
- ISBN-10: 1584793279
- ISBN-13: 9781584793274
- List Price: $16.95
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryEven now that we're all grown up, we can't help but look back on our childhood holidays and hope to recapture that elusive spirit of joyful anticipation. Celebrating Christmas is so often about nostalgia. With a nod and a wink to the days of Christmas past, It's a Wonderful Christmas presents classic images of the Yuletide icons of mid-20th-century America. |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
A "must have" Christmas book!
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I enjoyed this book, especially since I was born in 1942. Those of us who are oldsters grew up in a fun time. It was also interesting for me since I currently "play" with old Lionel trains, as well as my large View Master collection. We have 2 Christmas trees each year, and it takes me 8 hours to decorate the 9' one. My only nit-pick with the book is that flocked trees were a '50s thing, and aluminum was the '60s...not the other way around.
This is a must
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If you are after nostalgia, this is a must for your library. Add "The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas" cd and the DVDs of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman" and you will almost feel the excitement of that new Daisy b.b. gun or G.I. Joe or Erector Set under the tree.
gift for mom
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my 73 year old mom really enjoyed this book and so did I. It inspired a lot of memories for her and I enjoyed hearing all her memories.
It's sure is Wonderful!
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I wouldn't change a thing about this book - except...for the ending! It is a wonderful book filled with tons of pictures, fun retro Christmas facts and info, but it ends flat. I turned the last page expecting some sort of closing remarks and it was over **poof** The last sentence describes the Life Saver Candy Book and then...nothing..it was a bit odd and disappointing BUT - that being said, the rest of the book is sweet, kitchy, filled with memories of a time when Christmas was so very special. Kudos to Susan Waggoner for a gem of a book!
Nostalgic Christmas visit back in time
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This is a nostalgic book, looking back at Christmases from 1940-1965. Part of the attraction of this book is "the look," the art and artifacts of that era, with the unique feel going with it. The pictures capture the typical ad look of the era.
There are also cool trivial factoids scattered throughout--such as Christmas songs that came out each year. Some examples: 1942-"White Christmas," 1944-"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," 1949-"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," 1950-"Frosty the Snowman," 1957-"Jingle-Bell Rock," 1963-"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year."
Included in this cornucopia of the season and the era are toys, trees and trimmings, Santa, and so on.
The inside cover gives a sense of the book's coverage, as it says: "Bursting with visual icons and images, trimmed with sparkling and informative text, 'It's a Wonderful Christmas' celebrates the era in high style."
This is a lot of fun, and for those who grew up celebrating Christmas between 1940 and 1965, this represents a jolly trip back in time and triggers all manner of memories.
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