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Southern Christmas;Emyl Jenkins' Southern Christmas by Charles Kuralt; photographs by Chip Henderson is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Southern Christmas;Emyl Jenkins' Southern Christmas about?

Just what makes a Southern Christmas so special? Is it the festiveness of the South's acclaimed hospitality? What accounts for its unmistakable charm? Emyl Jenkins writes that the answer lies in the South's rich traditions and heritage. For Christmas in the South is not just a day -- it is a season. All other seasons pale before the joys of Christmas as it has been observed through the centuries, from the Colonial days to the Civil War to the present. Christmas traditions in the South are deeply cherished, but you don't have to be Southern born and bred to enjoy a Southern Christmas.<br><br>In Southern Christmas, Emyl Jenkins offers the timeless stories and histories, the sentimental lore and celebrations inherent to the region. In these pages are heartwarming and cheerful accounts that will bring smiles and gentle memories of your own Christmases to mind: mile-high stacks of grandmother's best china taken down from pantry shelves for yuletide parties and scrumptious meals...magnolia boughs, longleaf pine, red-berried hollies, and deep green boxwood gathered for wreaths and garlands. Indeed, decorations on Southern doors, windows, even tucked-away niches turn every scene into Chris

Author

Charles Kuralt; photographs by Chip Henderson

Publisher

New York: Crown Publishers

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780517585269

Subjects

Folklore, Anthropology, History