This is a sweet homey story showing how simple traditions can make a Christmas heart-warmimg--no black Friday/Thanksgiving Day shopping frantic madness, not reference to stress of the season. Just cheerful anticipation, family and friends around a gentle family' preparation of Christmas--and no reference of "Happy Holidays!
If you are irish this book you will love, it is full of heart touching holiday stories... one fun one is about an "irish santaclaus"
From back of book "If the Christmas that came to our street were a person he would be something like this: he would be in his sixties but glowing with rude health. His face would be flushed and chubby with sideburns down to the rims of his jaws. He would be wearing gaiters and a tweed suit and he would be mildly intoxicated. His pockets would be filled with silver coins for small boys and girls and for the older folk he would have a party at which he would preside with his waistcoated paunch, extending benignly, and his posterior benefitting from the glow of a roaring log fire..."
From back of book "If the Christmas that came to our street were a person he would be something like this: he would be in his sixties but glowing with rude health. His face would be flushed and chubby with sideburns down to the rims of his jaws. He would be wearing gaiters and a tweed suit and he would be mildly intoxicated. His pockets would be filled with silver coins for small boys and girls and for the older folk he would have a party at which he would preside with his waistcoated paunch, extending benignly, and his posterior benefitting from the glow of a roaring log fire..."
John B. Keane lovingly captures the many quintessential characters of the Irish countryside and villages. This collection of short stories makes for joyful, entertaining light reading.
