Gift photo by Thomas HawkIf you're frantically wracking your brain for those last-minute gifts, I've compiled a round-up of the holiday books & music I've written about in the past. Don't forget to check out the Alternative Gifts posts, too!
BOOKS:
- Truman Capote, A Christmas Memory
- J.R.R Tolkien, Letters from Father Christmas
- Robert Frost (illustrated by Susan Jeffers), Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
- Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Snowflake Bentley (this post also has a snowflake-themed Longfellow poem...bonus)
- Berkeley Breathed, A Wish for Wings That Work
MUSIC:
- Mahalia Jackson & Bing Crosby (not singing together...it's a 2-for-1 review)
- Bing Crosby & David Bowie (singing together!)
- My version of Silent Night
- Etta Jones & my I'll Be Home for Christmas iMix
- More Mahalia Jackson
- Emmylou Harris
- Band Aid (old school)
- More Etta Jones
Other Lists Worth Visiting:
- Mother Reader's fabulous 21 Ways to Give a Book lists
- Wild Rose Reader's *comprehensive* reviews and links to holiday picture books (a great place for recommendations for books about Hanukkah, too!)
- New York Times Books, Music, & DVD 2008 Holiday Gift Guide
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