Christmas in My Bones

Few people ever found more joy in Christmas than Mutt Burton, & fewer still ever devoted so much time & study to it. In this warm & gentle book, he writes beautifully & unabashedly of his lifelong passion for Christmas & all its trappings. He reminisces about the excitement of childhood Christmases in his hometown of Reidsville, North Carolina, about the search for the right tree, the pleasures of decorating it, & of shopping diligently for just the perfect gifts to spread under it. He recalls all the wonderful sights & sounds, & especially the smells of Christmas, of turkeys roasting & cakes baking. He remembers the thrill of unexpected snow at Christmas, honors the brilliance of Christmas stars & pines for lost traditions. A founder of the Twelfth Night Society & ardent promoter & defender of the Twelve Days of Christmas, Burton writes, too, of Christmas history & lore & how traditions grew. But mainly he writes of family & home & the important message at the heart of Christmas: love.Burton, W. C. "Mutt" is the author of 'Christmas in My Bones', published 1991 under ISBN 9781878086112 and ISBN 1878086111.