Victoria : The Heart of Christmas Book

The heart of Christmas is joy and generosity; nowhere is its spirit more beautifully captured than in this graceful volume from the editors of Victoria magazine. Their favorite Christmas vignettes form the basis for this elegant approach to America's best-loved holiday, lavishly illustrated with four-color photographs.

To set a romantic and festive mood at home, Victoria The Heart of Christmas offers special decorating ideas-fresh lilies tucked into the front-door wreath; treasured family photographs framed in silver and hung on the tree; a mantelpiece with white roses and gold ribbon; a table set for two with heirloom lace.

It may be food that is at the heart of our richest and fondest memories of this glorious season-the goose elaborately carved, the aroma of gingerbread cookies escaping from the kitchen. Here you'll find page after page of recipes for traditional holiday treats and gift ideas from the kitchen-creamy trifle, spicy plum pudding, lavender jelly, and a complete Victorian dinner Dickens would have loved.