The Pollard Memorial Library

Winter Holidays

• Christmas
  • Christmas on the Net - Christmas story and traditions, music, greeting cards and links to order gifts & supplies.
  • Christmas Songs - Hear your favorite Christmas songs or get the lyrics.
  • Christmas Traditions Around the World
  • How Christmas works - the complete guide - Answers such questions as "why is there a small evergreen tree in your living room?" and "who is this Santa Claus person?"
  • Kid's Domain - Christmas - About Christmas, clip art, printable activities, coloring pages and more.
  • NORAD Tracks Santa Claus - Track Santa as he prepares for Christmas Eve.
  • Urban Legends Reference Pages: Christmas - The site offers over two dozen Christmas legends and myths.
  • Yule in Iceland Advent Calendar - Open a window for each day of this virtual advent calendar.
  • Selected Books and CDs at the Library
    • Classic crafts and recipes for the holidays - 745.594 CLA
    • Disney's family Christmas collection - CD J Songs DIS
    • Collins, Ace. Stories behind the best-loved songs of Christmas - 394.2663 COL
    • Ehret, Walter. The international book of Christmas carols - 783.65 Eh33
    • The #1 Christmas album - CD Holiday NUM
    • Highfield, Roger. The physics of Christmas : from the aerodynamics of reindeer to the thermodynamics of turkey - 394.2663 HIG
    • Matthews, John. The winter solstice : the sacred traditions of Christmas - 394.261 MAT
    • Morgan, Aaron. Making great gingerbread houses - 745.5 MOR
    • Pappas, Lou Seibert. The Christmas cookie book - 641.8654 PAP
    • Sterbenz, Carol Endler. The decorated tree : recreating traditional Christmas ornaments - 745.5941 STE
    • Sullivan, Robert. Flight of the reindeer : the true story of Santa Claus and his Christmas mission - 394.2 SUL Oversized
    • Worthington, Claire. Easy & elegant Christmas trees - 745.594 WOR
  
  
• Chanukah
  • Chanukah on the Net - Chanukah story and traditions, music, greeting cards and links to order gifts & supplies.
  • Kid's Domain - Chanukah - About Chanukah, clip art, printable activities, coloring pages and more.
  • Online Menorah - Information on Chanukah, candle lighting, basic concepts and laws.
  • Torah.org - Chanukah - In depth study of the Torah and Jewish tradition.
  • Selected Books & CDs at the Library
    • Festival of Lights - CD Holiday FES
    • A gift of sharing : in celebration of Christmas and Chanukah - 394.2 GIF
    • Greene, Gloria Kaufer. The new Jewish holiday cookbook - 641.5675 GRE
    • Konecky, Doug. Happy Hanukkah, my friend - CD Holiday KON
    • Solis-Cohen, Emily. Hanukkah, the feast of lights - 296.435 C67
    • Tupa, Mae Rockland. The Hanukkah book - 745.5941 TUP
  
  
• Kwanzaa
  • Children of the Moon celebrate Kwanzaa - Links to several Kwanzaa websites.
  • Kwanzaa on the Net
  • Kid's Domain - Kwanzaa - About Kwanzaa, clip art, printable activities, coloring pages and more.
  • Kwanzaa Information Center - Includes a discussion site and national activities calendar.
  • The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - By Dr. Maulana Karenga, the founder of Kwanzaa.
  • Selected Books & CDs at the Library
    • Copage, Eric V. Kwanzaa : an African-American celebration of culture and cooking - 641.59 COP
    • Kwanzaa party! - CD Holiday KWA
    • Riley, D. Winbush. The complete Kwanzaa : celebrating our cultural harvest - 394.26 RIL
  
  
• Sites covering more than one holiday/Other holiday sites
  • December Holidays - Holiday resources, lessons, and projects for teachers.
  • The History of Holidays - From the History Channel.
  • Tips for Holiday Shopping - Consumer tips from the Federal Trade Commission.