Louis J. Blume Library

Las Posadas : an Hispanic Christmas celebration

Complete with full-color photographs; this book introduces young readers to the celebration of the nine nights of Las Posadas through an exploration of its important drama along with a review of its songs, feasts, and various traditions.

Truce : the day the soldiers stopped fighting

Two-time Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy writes a stunning nonfiction masterpiece about a Christmas miracle on the Western Front during World War I.

On July 29th 1914, the world's peace was shattered as the artillery of the Austria-Hungary Empire began shelling the troops of the country to its south. What followed was like a row of falling dominoes as one European country after another rushed into war. Soon most of Europe was fighting in this calamitous war that could have been avoided. This was, of course, the First World War. But who could have guessed that on December 25 the troops would openly defy their commanding officers by stopping the fighting and having a spontaneous celebration of Christmas with their "enemies"?

A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge is taught the true meaning and spirit of Christmas by three ghosts who show him his own past, present and future.

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch stole Christmas!

 A remastered holiday classic for the entire family to enjoy! "Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot." And every family likes How the Grinch Stole Christmas a lot! This joyous, heart-tickling holiday event based on Dr. Seuss' beloved book and featuring the voice of Boris Karloff has delighted viewers of all ages since its 1966 debut. The fun begins when the grumpy, grouchy, Yule-hating Grinch plots to ruin the Whos' Christmas. Can he steal their holiday spirit by stealing their holiday treats? Or does Christmas perhaps mean a little bit more? Bring home this glorious Remastered Deluxe Edition that includes carrying a sleigh load of bonus goodies, and let the green meanie Grinch take his rightful place alongside Ebenezer Scrooge and George Bailey (It's a Wonderful Life) as a timeless symbol of the season to be jolly. Merry Grinchmas!
Barr argues that Indians not only retained control over their territories but also imposed control over Spaniards. Instead of being defined in racial terms, as was often the case with European constructions of power, diplomatic relations between the Indians and Spaniards in the region were dictated by Indian expressions of power grounded in gendered kinship terms. By examining six realms of encounter--first contact, settlement and intermarriage, mission life, warfare, diplomacy, and captivity--Barr shows that native gender categories provided the political structure of Indian-Spanish relations by defining people's identity, status, and obligations vis-a-vis others. Because native systems of kin-based social and political order predominated, argues Barr, Indian concepts of gender cut across European perceptions of racial difference.

How the Grinch stole Christmas

Jim Carrey brings Dr. Seuss' holiday-hating heel to gloriously sinister life in this effects-filled adaptation of the classic story.

Stella and the little tree

A small tree along the side of a road waits for a family to choose it to decorate for Christmas.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Christmas is the perfect season for Clark Griswold and his family. Clark's a disaster waiting to happen. You have to see it to believe it. There are 25,000 lights on the Griswold rooftop. An exploding turkey. And a house full of relatives.

Tim Burton's The nightmare before Christmas

Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere!

The Christmas candle

Deep in the heart of the English countryside lays the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every twenty-five years an angel visits the village candle maker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights the Christmas Candle will receive a miracle on Christmas Eve. But in 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend may come to an end. When David Richmond, a progressive young minister from London arrives in Gladbury the villagers discover a new formula for miracles.

The Grinch

A re-telling of the classic tale about a grumpy old creature living in a cave on Mt. Crumpet who can't stand to see his neighbors in Whoville enjoying themselves. Things are especially bad at Christmas, when the Whos kick their merriment into high gear with fantastic celebrations. This year, the Grinch decides to dress up like Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and steal all the Christmas gifts and decorations so the Whos can't enjoy the season. What he finds, however, is that Christmas in Whoville is much more than gifts and decorations, it's a time to celebrate love and friendship.

A legendary Christmas

A Legendary Christmas by John Legend

Includes: What Christmas means to me (featuring Stevie Wonder) -- Bring me love -- This Christmas -- My favorite things -- Baby, it's cold outside (featuring Kelly Clarkson) -- Christmas in New Orleans -- Silver bells -- Have yourself a merry little Christmas (featuring Esperanza Spalding) -- No place like home -- Merry Christmas baby/give love on Christmas day -- Christmas time is here -- By Christmas eve -- Purple snowflakes -- The Christmas song (chestnuts roasting on an open fire) -- Please come home for Christmas -- Wrap me up in your love -- Waiting for Christmas -- Merry merry Christmas.

The Muppet Christmas Carol

'Tis the season for love, laughter, and one of the most cherished stories of all time! Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. Academy Award winner Michael Caine (Best Supporting Actor, 1999, The Cider House Rules) gives a performance that's anything but "Bah, humbug!" as greedy, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge. One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Together with kind, humble, Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family, the Spirits open Scrooge's eyes -- and his heart -- to the true meaning of Christmas. Filled with original music and dazzling special effects, this restored and remastered 20th Anniversary Edition of The Muppet Christmas Carol will become a holiday tradition your family will treasure all the days of the year. - Container.