Holidays, Festivals, and Calendars:

Resources in the Kent Stark Library

REFERENCE

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 / by Kathlyn Gay ; foreword by Jean Currie Church ; introduction by Jessie Carney Smith. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2007.

REFERENCE GT4803.A2 G39 2007

The American Book Of Days / by Stephen G. Christianson. New York : H.W. Wilson, 2000. 4^th ed.

REFERENCE GT4803 .D6 2000

Anniversaries And Holidays / Bernard Trawicky. Chicago : American Library Association, 2000. 5^th ed.

REFERENCE GT3930 .T73 2000

Chase's ... Calendar Of Events / Chicago, Ill. : Contemporary Books, c1994-.

REFERENCE GT4803 .C48 2011

Encyclopedia Of Christmas: Nearly 200 Alphabetically Arranged Entries Covering All Aspects Of Christmas, Including Folk Customs, Religious Observances, History, Legends, Symbols, And Related Days From Europe, America, And Around The World ... / [edited by] Tanya Gulevich ; illustrated by Mary Ann Stavros-Lanning. Detroit : Omnigraphics, 2000.

REFERENCE GT4985 .E45 2000

Holiday Symbols And Customs: A Guide To The Legend And Lore Behind The Traditions, Rituals, Foods, Games, Animals, And Other Symbols And Activities Associated With Holidays And Holy Days, Feasts And Fasts, And Other Celebrations, Covering Ancient, Calendar, Religious, Historic, Folkloric, National, Promotional, And Sporting Events, As Observed In The United States And Around The World. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2009. 4th ed. / edited by Helene Henderson.

REFERENCE GT3930 .T48 2009

Lives Of The Saints. Edited, rev., and supplemented by Herbert Thurston and Donald Attwater. [New York, Kenedy, 1963].

REFERENCE BX4654 .B8 1963

Nursing Illuminations: A Book Of Days / Patricia T. Van Betten, Melisa Moriarty. St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, c2004.

REFERENCE RT34 .V36 2004

Patriotic Holidays Of The United States: An Introduction To The History, Symbols, And Traditions Behind The Major Holidays And Days Of Observance / by Helene Henderson ; foreword by Matthew Dennis. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2006.

REFERENCE JK1761 .H46 2006

Religious Holidays And Calendars: An Encyclopedic Handbook / edited by Karen Bellenir ; foreword by Martin E. Marty. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 2004. 3^rd ed.

REFERENCE CE6 .K45 2004

The Thanksgiving Book: A Companion To The Holiday Covering Its History, Lore, Traditions, Foods, And Symbols, Including Primary Sources, Poems, Prayers, Songs, Hymns, And Recipes: Supplemented By A Chronology, Bibliography With Web Sites, And Index / by Laurie C. Hillstrom. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2008.

REFERENCE GT4975 .H55 2008

CIRCULATING COLLECTION

Amahl And The Night Visitors: By Gian Carlo Menotti / an Alvin Cooperman, Jerry Sherlock production in association with Family Communications, Inc. ; produced by Alvin Cooperman and Judith DePaul ; directed by Arvin Brown. New York, N.Y. : Video Artists International, c1986. VHS.

MEDIA M1500.M54 A53 1986

The Battle For Christmas / Stephen Nissenbaum. New York : Vintage Books, 1997, c1996.

GT4986.A1 N57 1997

Big Book Of Thanksgiving Entertainments, A Collection Of Plays, Poems, And Novelties Written Especially For This Book / by Lenore K. Dolan, Noel Flaurier [pseud.] and others. Chicago, Beckley-Cardy company [c1941].

YOUNG PEOPLE PN4305.T5 B48

The Bird's Christmas Carol / by Kate Douglas Wiggin. Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1891.

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ7 .W638 B 1888

The Book Of Calendars / Frank Parise, editor. New York : Facts on File, c1982.

CE11 .B66 1982

Calendar Of Literary Facts: A Daily And Yearly Guide To Noteworthy Events In World Literature From 1450 To The Present / Samuel J. Rogal, editor. Detroit : Gale Research, c1991.

PN6075 .R64 1991

The Christmas Books / by Charles Dickens. Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1971.

PZ3.D55 Ch

A Christmas Carol And The Cricket On The Hearth / by Charles Dickens, ed. by Olin Dantzler Wannamaker. New York, Cincinnati [etc.] : American book Co., [c1915].

PR4572 .C68 1915a

A Christmas Carol In Prose: Being A Ghost Story Of Christmas [And] The Cricket On The Hearth, A Fairy Tale Of Home / by Charles Dickens with a biographical sketch and notes. Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Co., c1893.

PR4572 C68 1893

Christmas Customs Around The World / by Herbert Henry Werneke. Philadelphia, Westminster Press [1959].

GT4985 .W44

A Christmas Garland / woven by Max Beerbohm. London, W. Heinemann, ltd., 1938.

PR6003 .E4C5 1938

Christmas In The Big House, Christmas In The Quarters / by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack ; illustrated by John Thompson. New York : Scholastic, c1994.

YOUNG PEOPLE F213 .M36 1994

A Christmas Memory / Truman Capote ; illustrated by Etienne Delessert. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, c1984.

YOUNG PEOPLEA PS3505 .A59 C5 1984

The Christmas Oratorio / Johann Sebastian Bach. New York : E.F. Kalmus, [n.d.].

M2000.B24 W45 K3

The Christmas Rocket / Anne Molloy ; illustrated by Laszlo Acs. London : J. MacRae Books ; New York : F. Watts, 1983. Rev. ed.

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ7 .M734 Ch 1983

The Christmas Shoes / Donna VanLiere. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2001.

PS3622.A66 C48 2001

Concerto Grosso No. 8, Christmas Concerto (Fatto Per La Notte Di Natale). Scarsdale, N.Y. : Edwin F. Kalmus, 19--.

OVERSIZED M1040 .C79 op.6,no.8

Dancing In The Streets: A History Of Collective Joy / Barbara Ehrenreich. New York : Metropolitan Books, 2007.

GT3940 .E47 2007

Days Of Deliverance: Essays On Purim And Hanukkah / by Joseph B. Soloveitchik ; edited by Eli D. Clark, Joel B. Wolowelsky, and Reuven Ziegler. New York : Published for the Toras HoRav Foundation by KTAV Pub. House, c2007.

BM695.P8 S59 2007

The Dead / MRA Entertainmentpresent a Wieland Schulz-Keil and Chris Sievernich production ; a John Huston film. Queensland : MRA Entertainment, 2005. DVD

MEDIA HA201 1990 .C462 2000

Deck The Halls / Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark. New York : Simon & Schuster/Scribner, 2000.

PS3553.L287 D43 2000

Eternal Peace: Gregorian Chant For Christmas = Gregorianische Weihnachtsgesänge = Nols Grégoriens / Catholic Church. Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [1982] p1974. CD.

MEDIA CD-0157

European Folk Festivals / by Sam and Beryl Epstein. Champaign, Ill., Garrard Pub. Co. [1968].

YOUNG PEOPLE GT3932 .E6

The Father Christmas Letters / J. R. R. Tolkien ; edited by Baillie Tolkien. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1976.

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ7 .T5744 Fat4

Festivals and the French Revolution / Mona Ozouf ; translated by Alan Sheridan. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University, 1988.

DC159 .O9613 1988

The Gift / Nora Roberts. New York : Silhouette Books, c2004.

PS3568.O243 G54 2004

Grace / Richard Paul Evans. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.

PS3555.V259 G73 2008

Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, And True Tales / told by Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon. New York : Blue Sky Press, c1995.

YOUNG PEOPLE GR111.A47 H35 1995

Holiday And Seasonal Border Clip Art / Phil Bradbury. Englewood, Col. : Libraries Unlimited, 1990.

Z716.6 .B735 1990

Holidays, Festivals, And Celebrations Of The World Dictionary: Detailing Nearly 2,500 Observances From All 50 States And More Than 100 Nations: A Compendious Reference Guide To Popular, Ethnic, Religious, National, And Ancient Holidays ... / edited by Helene Henderson. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2005. 3^rd ed.

OVERSIZED GT3925 .H64 2005

In Glad Thanksgiving: Poems / John Masefield. New York, Macmillan [1967].

PR6025.A77 I58 1967a

Israel In The Biblical Period: Institutions, Festivals, Ceremonies, Rituals / J. Alberto Soggin ; translated by John Bowden. Edinburgh ; New York : T&T Clark, 2001.

BS1199.P93 S6513 2001

Joy To The World / Mormon Tabernacle Choir. New York, N.Y. : CBS Records, p1970. CD.

MEDIA CD-0257

Kay Thompson's Eloise At Christmastime / Drawings by Hilary Knight. New York, Random House [c1958].

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ7 T3716 Elf

Kwanzaa: A Cultural Celebration / Host/writer Ademola Ekulona. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities Sciences, c1993. VHS.

MEDIA GT4403 .A57 1993

Madeline's Christmas / by Ludwig Bemelmans. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking Penguin, 1988, c1985.

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ7 .B455 M25 1988

Magnificat In F Major / Johann Sebastian Bach. Huntington Station, L.I., New York : Edwin F. Kalmus, 1968.

M2020.B16 K3

Mother To Daughter, Daughter To Mother, Mothers On Mothering: A Daybook And Reader / selected and shaped by Tillie Olsen. Old Westbury, N.Y. : Feminist Press, 1984.

PN6075 .M6 1984

The Nativity According To St. Luke: A Musical Drama In Seven Scenes / Randall Thompson. Port Washington, NY : Koch, c1997. CD.

MEDIA CD-0185

Nine Days To Christmas / by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida. Illustrated by Marie Hall Ets. New York, Viking Press [1959].

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ7 .E885 Ni

Noël À Paris / Gessler Publishing Company ; co-produit par the Rothman Institute S.A., Lieurac Productions. New York : Gessler Publishing, 1987?. French version. VHS.

MEDIA DC29 .N62

Noël À Paris / co-produit par the Rothman Institute S.A., Lieurac Productions ; réalisation, Raphaël Mezrahi. New York, N.Y. : Gessler, c1987. English version. VHS.

MEDIA DC29 .N63

A Northern Nativity: Christmas Dreams Of A Prairie Boy / William Kurelek. [Montreal] : Tundra Books, [c1976].

YOUNG PEOPLE BT315.2 .K87

Old English Customs / Roy Christian. New York, Drake Publishers [1973].

DA110 .C57 1973

Plum Pudding For Christmas. Written and illustrated by Virginia Kahl. New York, Scribner, c1956.

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ8.3 .K124 Pl

The Polar Express / written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1985.

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ7 .V266 Po 1985

A Redbird Christmas: A Novel / Fannie Flagg. New York : Random House, 2004.

PS3556.L26 R44 2004b

The Saint-Napoleon: Celebrations Of Sovereignty In Nineteenth-Century France / Sudhir Hazareesingh. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.

DC276.5 .H39 2004

Santa Cruise: A Holiday Mystery At Sea / Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark. New York : Simon & Schuster / Scribner, c2006.

PS3553 .L287 S26 2006

Shakespeare's Festive World: Elizabethan Seasonal Entertainment And The Professional Stage / François Laroque ; Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991.

PR3069.M3 L3713 1991

The Silver Touch And Other Family Christmas Stories / Margret Rettich ; illustrated by Rolf Rettich ; translation from the Germanby Elizabeth D. Crawford. New York : W. Morrow, 1978.

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ7.R3255 Si

The Story Of Christmas: A Picture Book / retold and illustrated by Felix Hoffmann. New York : Atheneum, 1975.

YOUNG PEOPLE BT315.2 .H6 1975

Sweet Revenge / Diane Mott Davidson. New York, NY : William Morrow, c2007.

PS3554.A925 S94 2007

The Thanksgiving Story / Alice Dalgliesh, With illustrations by Helen Sewell. New York : Scribner, c1954.

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ7 .D153 Tg

A Time To Keep: The Tasha Tudor Book Of Holidays / written and illustrated by Tasha Tudor. Chicago : Rand McNally, c1977.

YOUNG PEOPLE GT4805 .T83

The Treasury Of Christmas Music / Will Reed, ed. New York, Emerson Books [1961].

M2085 .R4 T7

The Twelve Days Of Christmas / [Illustrated by] Brian Wildsmith. New York, Franklin Watts, [1972].

YOUNG PEOPLE PZ8.3 .T8517 Wi x

Twelve Years Of Christmas / Rod McKuen. New York, Cheval Books; distributed by Random House [1969].

PS3525.A264 T9

Understanding Islam And Muslim Traditions: An Introduction To The Religious Practices, Celebrations, Festivals, Observances, Beliefs, Folklore, Customs, And Calendar System Of The World's Muslim Communities, Including An Overview Of Islamic History And Geography / by Tanya Gulevich ; foreword by Frederick S. Colby. Detroit, Mich. : Omnigraphics, c2004.

BP161.3 .G85 2004

UNICEF's Festival Book / by Judith Spiegelman. Illus. by Audrey Preissler. New York, United States Committee for UNICEF [1966].

YOUNG PEOPLE GT3932 .S6

"We Hold These Truths...": Editorials For Special Days / written by Jack Adams. [Ohio?] : Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc., [1975?].

ARCHIVES GT4803 .A32x

A Williamsburg Christmas / photos. by Frank J. Davis and Robert Llewellyn ; text by Donna C. Sheppard ; drawings by Vernon Wooten. Williamsburg, Va. : Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ; New York, N.Y. : distributed by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, c1980.

F234.W7 D38

Winter's Tales. [London, etc.] Macmillan [etc., 1955-1982]. Periodical.

PZ1 .W679

Yes, Virginia / Francis Pharcellus Church. Illustrated by Suzanne Hausman. New York: Elizabeth Press [1972].

YOUNG PEOPLE GT4985 .C545 1972

SELECTED INTERNET SITES

· 2011 Bizarre, Whacky, and Unique Holidays

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/

· 2011 Federal Holidays

http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2011.asp

· About Holidays

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/