• AMC Greatest Christmas Movies, Frank Thompson
I would have had this book read before now, but it came to me in dreadful shape; I got it from a used bookstore and found it with water damage. I'd avoided buying this one full price because I didn't want to put profit into the hands of the idiots who cancelled Remember WENN. Not a very charitable thought about a Christmas book.
As a volume that examines Christmas movies, it has its good points and its bad points. One positive point is that it addresses silent Christmas films, which other Christmas film books usually ignore. There are also extended chapters about A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation, although some of the material is a bit tedious. The volume also has the advantage of nice stills from the movies it does cover. On the other hand, many well-loved Christmas films are completely ignored, and in a short commentary on classic Christmas television fare, only A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas are acknowledged—the omission of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is inexcusable. Not to mention this is yet another Christmas book that covers Christmas horror films in depth. IMHO, "Christmas" and "horror" should never be uttered in the same breath.
• Christmas in Connecticut, Diane Smith
I found this on remainder, a lovely oversized coffee table book filled with stories about various celebrations, exhibits and displays across the state of Connecticut. About half the book is lovely photos of Christmas decorations and displays, and just plain landscapes covered in snow. Gorgeous.
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