Christmas Paperback - 2008

From the publisher

This carefully researched book is a wonderful tool for any Christian seeking to better understand the biblical relevance of American Christmas traditions. Readers will learn the Christian history of familiar symbols (like Christmas trees and Santa Claus) and will discover the origin of favorite songs and stories. The music for the songs and the text for the stories are also included. Packed with intriguing biblical and historical information, as well as fascinating biographies about authors and composers, this excellent resource is sure to be used year after year. Angie Mosteller is the founder of Celebrating Holidays, an educational company dedicated to teaching the Christian roots of American holidays. Angie has long been passionate about studying the Bible and enjoys reading history in her spare time. Combining both of her interests, Angie writes about the biblical relevance and the Christian history that are attached to many familiar holiday symbols, songs and stories. Angie earned her bachelor's degree at UCLA and her master's degree in theology at Biola University. She taught courses in Biblical studies at Trinity International University in Miami, Florida before returning to her hometown of San Diego County, California. She now dedicates her time to loving her husband, raising her two children, teaching at a local home school academy, and serving actively in her church.