The Humpherys Family

The Tall Book of Christmas

Record Added: 2/16/2011
A Favorite Book
Topic Holidays: Christmas
 Antique or Collectible
Publisher Harper & Row Publishers
ISBN 0060257008   Year 1980
Age 4-8   Pages 92
Description Tall, narrow printed cover
 
This beloved collection of 29 stories, poems, and songs for the Christmas season is finally available again to be enjoyed by a new generation. With charming illustrations from the 1950s, this book embraces a classic and timeless holiday spirit.

Selections include:
  • The Christmas Story according to St. Luke and St. Matthew 
  • I Saw Three Ships, Old English Carol 
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem by Phillips Brooks 
  • What Can I Give Him? by Christina Rossetti 
  • Christmas Through a Knothole by Katharine Gibson 
  • The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
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