
The Old Magic of Christmas
Yuletide Traditions for the Darkest Days of the Year
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Narrated by:
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Chloe Cannon
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Linda Raedisch
'Tis the season for witches, elves, and a legion of ghosts.
Not so very long ago, Yuletide was as much a chilling season of ghosts and witches as it was a festival of goodwill. In The Old Magic of Christmas, you'll rub elbows with veiled spirits, learn the true perils of elves, and discover a bestiary of enchanted creatures.
Rife with the more frightful characters from folklore and the season's most petulant ghosts, this book takes you on a spooky sleigh ride from the silvered firs of a winter forest to the mirrored halls of the Snow Queen. Along the way, you'll discover how to bring the festivities into your home with cookie recipes and craft instructions, as well as tips for delving more deeply into your relationship with the unseen.
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Honestly, I’m not really even sure how to rate or review this as it’s doing several things at once. It’s both informational/educational, while being historical of course, then it’s the mix of folklore/mythology/and a bit of fantasy, and then it’s also part recipe/baking book?
With that being said, with this book’s hand in several baskets, this was still a really great bit of info on the history of Christmas. From paganism and the Christian events that began to overshadow the old holidays, to the different iterations of Santa and his helpers. (And the different iterations of those that weren’t his helpers…IE Krampus). Just a really great job of laying out the different winter holidays and their traditions around the world.
In that sense, I suppose to succeeds in what it sets out to do, so 4/5* as somethings lost their flow a bit.
Interesting history of Christmas
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Dark Magic
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My favorite Christmas book!
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Very Fun and Informative
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Hard to follow along
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Interesting and Festive Holiday Lore
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enjoyed thoroughly
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An interesting listen.
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Great subject matter, awkward writing and narration
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Okay
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