A beautiful collection of antique and vintage old postcards, engravings, and entertaining lore celebrate the many ways of commemorating the Christmas holiday. More than one hundred and fifty colorful illustrations, dating from the Victorian age through the early twentieth century, portray Christmas traditions of years gone by. The many Christmas customs explored include merrymaking, feasting, Santa Claus's role as gift giver, as well as a section detailing the Christmas postcard era of 1900-1940. Nostalgic vintage images of Christmas parties and festivities, charming children and Santa are only some of the treasures selected from the more than thirteen hundred items in the author’s personal collection of classic Christmas ephemera.

Hardcover book has 128 pages, with 115 full-color pictures and 37 reprints of original black and white illustrations. 9½" high by 8¼" wide and ½" deep. This most current edition is copyright © 2007.