Throughout the world, Christmas is probably the most special day 
of the year. And everywhere, from Maine to California and beyond 
the ocean, it is different in each community, each home. Yet those 
of us who like to think Texas is special believe that Christmas 
here is bigger, better, and more treasured than anywhere else. 
This collection, first published in 1983, grew out of that conviction.

    Most of these pieces bring the past into the present, reviving 
traditions and memories of Christmases long gone. Others reflect 
the diversity of our Texas people, and still others describe customs 
that are even today setting new traditions for the future.

    Want to make syllabub? The recipe is here. Curious about the 
way African Americans in East Texas or the Germans in South 
Central Texas celebrated? Helen Green and Minetta Goyne capture 
those special customs. Elmer Kelton and Joyce Gibson Roach recall 
the joy and sadness of Christmases during World War II.

    When it was first published in 1983, this small book enchanted 
readers young and old. Now it has been revised and expanded—new 
memories have been added, new activities suggested, new traditions 
explored. A perfect stocking stuffer! 

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JOYCE GIBSON ROACH is an award-winning author and folklorist. 
Her books include The Cowgirls, Eats: A Folk History of Texas 
Foods, This Place of Memory, Collective Heart, Wild Rose, and the 
children's books Horned Toad Canyon and Cowgirls of the Rocking R.