Books for winter holidays

Enjoy winter holiday books available in the Stanford University Libraries’ collection.

Some holiday titles:

African-American holidays, festivals, and celebrations : the history, customs, and symbols associated with both traditional and contemporary religious and secular events observed by Americans of African descent

Celebrating Kwanzaa

Chanukah illuminated

Christmas at the movies : Images of Christmas in American, British and European cinema

Christmas on television 

Dickens' Christmas : a Victorian celebration

Festivals of faith : reflections on the Jewish holidays

The Folklore of American holidays : a compilation of more than 400 beliefs, legends, superstitions, proverbs, riddles, poems, songs, dances, games, plays, pageants, fairs, foods, and processions associated with over 100 American calendar customs and festivals

Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary : detailing more than 3,000 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations : a compendious reference guide to popular, ethnic, religious, national, and ancient holidays

Inventing Christmas : how our holiday came to be

Kwanzaa : black power and the making of the African-American holiday tradition