Reviews for The Christmas Encyclopedia

The average rating for The Christmas Encyclopedia based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-12-16 00:00:00 Brian Miller Great book for all things Christmas -- carols, TV movies, traditions from many countries. It's all here. Very helpful if you had a kid who has to do an assignment on how Christmas is celebrated in another country.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-12-01 00:00:00 Paul Thompson I'm not sure if the author is trying to be comprehensive in the coverage of Christmas topics or is just hitting the high points. This is the 3rd edition of The Christmas Encyclopedia originally published in 2001, adding 281 new entries. What TCE does very well is in its coverage of historical and cultural customs. Black and white illustrations appear throughout . The problems: I found many misspelled words. And the coverage of popular culture was hit and miss. Really obscure TV movies were mentioned as well as yearly Christmas specials by Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, and Bob Hope. But no mention at all of Perry Como and Dean Martin, who also had yearly shows. Christmas episodes of weekly tv series such as Bewitched and Gunsmoke were mentioned, but not the yearly Christmas productions by The King Family or Lawrence Welk. A good effort, but far from comprehensive.