San Antonio College Library

Includes customs and traditions of thirteen national and ethnic groups living in the United States.

In this episode, discover the prolific wildlife of Christmas Island, including the amazing red and robber crabs. Delve into indigenous culture, make didgeridoos, and learn about indigenous art and food. Explore historic Norfolk Island. Observe traditional island dances and pick up some of the Norfolk dialect.

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents.

The many moods and faces of Christmas are portrayed in this collection of short fiction by nineteenth-and early-twentieth-century authors.

"King Jonjo Mayo the First is in a bind. Every Christmas, he commissions an artist to paint a traditional nativity scene to be dramatically revealed after midnight mass. This year, though, the date is mere weeks away, and he still has not yet found his painter. The king decides to take a chance on a peculiar, mute boy whose artistic genius and clairvoyance are rumored throughout the kingdom. He sends three valiant, if begrudging, knights to seek out...

Kind Ox welcomes Old Dog, Stray Cat, Small Mouse, Tired Donkey, and finally the baby Jesus into his stable on the first Christmas night.

Harold the dog and Chester the cat try to figure out why Howie the puppy dreads the arrival of Santa Claus.

The lives of three people are changed by an old man who insists that he is Santa Claus. A Macy's Department Store Santa who insists his name is Kris Kringle teaches everyone a lesson in love, faith and the value of imagination.

A collection of poems that evaluate the holiday season pro and con.