From the first Christmas celebrations in colonial America to Christmas in the 1990's, this book explores in detail the holiday preparations, tree traditions, and the evolving style of ornaments, lights and decorations throughout the years. Lavishly illustrated with 500 full-color photos, catalog reprints and historical photographs, this exhaustive book documents our Christmas history, decade by decade, through sixteen chapters, from "Christmas Arrives on our Shores" to "A Return to Traditional Decorating." A comprehensive study, it is an invaluable aid to help collectors, museum curators, and all Christmas enthusiasts better understand how this popular holiday evolved.

Hardcover book has 256 pages and includes 500 full-color pictures, photos and old illustrations. Also includes a bibliography, index and photo index. 12¼" high by 9¼" wide and 1" deep. This current edition is copyright © 2007 and comes with a revised price guide.