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1-878086-79-0
$12.95 paperback
5 x 8
139 pages
B-W illustrations
Down Home Press
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There is an old, eloquent,
and perhaps naive folk expression which I have not heard much in recent
years. People used to say, "I've got Christmas in my bones."
It indicates a feeling
which stirs--or should stir--in the human marrow at the approach of and
throughout the Christmas season. It is a warm, gentle excitement, a
quiet rejoicing merriment that comes from deep inside and fills the
heart and tingles in the blood. It comes from seeing clear winter nights
filled with crisp air and brilliant stars, from bright windows in homes
and shops, from candles and tinsel and gay packages and children's
faces. I've got Christmas in my bones.
Thus does Mutt Burton begin
this warm and gentle book about his lifelong passion for Christmas and
all its trappings.
Burton, a Christmas scholar
and an ardent promoter of the Twelve Days of Christmas, writes about
every aspect of the season, including Christmas history and lore. More
importantly, he reminisces about his family's Christmas traditions and
his own joyous experiences, never losing sight of the important message
that is at the heart of Christmas: love.
about the author
William C. "Mutt" Burton lived his entire life in
Reidsville, North Carolina, where he was born. For more than half a
century, he wrote a weekly column for the News & Record of
nearby Greensboro. A professional actor, he appeared at theaters
throughout the South, and for more than 40 years was a member of the
company of the Flat Rock Playhouse, the state theater of North Carolina.
He died at age 88 just before Christmas 1995. His death was inspiration
for Jerry Bledsoe's Christmas bestseller, The
Angel Doll. Mutt and Christmas in My Bones is featured in
A Gift of Angels,
sequel to The Angel Doll.
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