It's a Wonderful Christmas : The Best of the Holidays 1940-1965

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Summary: I LOVE this book!
Review: I first saw this book advertised in one of the many Christmas gift catalogs filling our mailbox in October. I checked on Amazon.com to see if they had it and at what price (about $5.00 less!), so I ordered a copy. I love the book! I fall right in the demographic market this book is targeted towards and they really hit the mark. So many wonderful childhood Christmas memories were brought to mind. The text is well written and informative. The illustrations are delightful and the reproduction quality is high. I was so pleased with it (when I finally pried it out of my husband's hands so I could get a good look at it)that I ordered five more copies that night to give as gifts. Highly recommended.

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Summary: FOR COLLECTORS OR NOSTALGIA BUFFS
Review: I have to admit that the content in this book is a bit before my time...yet that doesn't make it any less wonderful to browse through. Open the pages and step back to the simpler times of the 40's and 50's.

Browse through the wonderful toys are parents grew up with...Model trains, dolls, cars and trucks...and the great decorations of that bygone era with the wonderful glass ornaments, bubble lights, and aluminum trees.

Filled with fun and interesting facts about the times, the sense of nostalgia you get when going through this great book is awesome. Really makes you wish you had grown up during that era.

If I have a minor complaint its that I wish the book was longer.

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Summary: A Great Book
Review: I loved this book. I read it from cover to cover as soon as I received it. It brought back so many wonderful memories and things I had forgotten about my childhood Christmas'.

I plan to purchase more as gifts.

I also wish it was longer.

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Summary: Brings Back Memories!
Review: The first time I saw this book I knew I had to have it. I remember those early 60's Christmases and my mom and dad had told me so much about their own wartime holidays. This book makes me want to go back in time and do it all over again! Super photos and ads!