We all have traditions for the holiday season. Some are past down from generation to generation and others are just beginning. One of our favorite traditions just kinda happened, we read Christmas stories. Most of them are picture books that other wise would never get read after all the kids advance in their reading level. We love the simplicity of the stories and the illustrations are some of the best we have seen. My girls get really excited about this tradition and some years we wrap them up, so we don't know what book is chosen. The First Christmas Night is our newest book that will fit right in with our collection.
The First Christmas Night retells the birth of baby Jesus in a poem Keith Christopher. It is recommended for children ages 4-8, but all of my girls enjoyed reading it & we will read it every year in the month of December. The simple poem on each page will appeal to even the youngest of kids, and they will love the beautiful illustrations of Christine Kornacki. The poem begins with the arrival of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem and we see the angels appear to the shepherds, the visit of the Wise Men, and Jesus' birth.
At the end of the book the Biblical Story of the First Christmas from the books of Luke and Matthew.
About the Author
Keith Christopher is a composer, arranger, orchestrator, and educator, and he has served as editor and producer for several major music publishers. In addition to writing and studio producing, Keith served on the faculty at the Blair School of Music of Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with his wife and two children.
About the Illustrator
At a very early age, Christine Kornacki developed a love for painting and bringing stories to life. After receiving a BFA in illustration from the University of Hartford, her dreams of illustrating children's books began to take shape, including illustrating the best-selling The Sparkle Box for Ideal's Children's Books. Christine's recent work also includes illustrating the six-book series for the American Girl historical doll characters Marie-Grace and Cecile. She spends her days painting in her studio, which adjoins a charming cafe in New Haven, Connecticut.
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51 comments:
one thing we love is to go for a car ride and look at all the beautiful Christmas light displays. The kids do a lot oh ooooooh and aaaaawwwww
Making Christmas crafts and sharing a special bread before Christmas dinner to remind us of Jesus
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We make an advent wreath each year and set out the Nativity and read the book The Night before Christmas. We also go look at the light friving around in the car.
Going to Koziar's Christmas Village!
Making applesauce cinnamon ornament. Cantonbrandy@yahoo.com
Reading twas the night before christmas every christmas eve
We go look at christmas lights and drink hot chocolate
white elephant gift exchange!
We always go spend Christmas Eve with my mom
We go to a live nativity!
I like to make homemade Christmas Ornaments with my granddaughters yearly so they have some when they get older.
Trimming the christmas tree
We love stringing popcorn for the tree!
He gets a new ornament every year
Rebecca Lee
Decorating the Christmas tree.
Making Christmas cookies
I love to do all of our advent calendar activities with the kids!
decorating the tree is one of my favorite traditions.
putting up a tree
Decorating the tree and baking cookies :)
Going to a drive through light display together
we have cinnamon rolls for breakfast on Christmas morning. a special treat for a special day!
one of our traditions is shepards pie on Christmas eve at my dads
We look at Christmas lights as a family on Christmas eve.
We watch at least 1 holiday movie every night between Thanksgiving and Christmas (we've got an extensive collection now!)
Our kids are 18 months and 6 months this year, so we're just starting things. But one tradition that we're keeping from my husband's family is gifting each child a new ornament each Christmas Eve - something that represents their life over that year.
Reading a Christmas book each night for the 25 days of Christmas (last year, I even wrapped them so it was a surprise each night!)
Opening a gift on Christmas Eve...
Driving around to look at the lights.
Going to see Santa... :)
baking cookies and singing carols!
We spend Christmas Eve with my grandmother.
Every year we make a homemade creche scene with our kids.
We have an advent house where the kids not only get something small (like a sticker) but get to do something Christmassy (craft, donate a toy, etc)
Christmas eve dinner at my mom's house!
We always go cut down our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgving :)
Finding Christmas displays on Christmas Eve. So pretty!
we make our own ornaments for the tree
My family has dinner on Christmas with my inlaws and mom and step-dad.
My family always goes out to eat before or after Mass on Christmas Eve.
This is my first Christmas with my husband and son, so we don't have any traditions yet, but I'm so excited to start making them!
The kids get pajamas every year as presents ....
we put out tree up thanksgiving night every year and then a new tradition in sine 2010 elf on a shelf which the kids love
We always go to church christmas eve night and it always makes us so happy.
jessica.barnett@live.com
One of my family's Christmas transitions is decorating Gingerbread houses on Christmas Eve.
25 nights of xmas a movie a night
Putting up a tree and decorating the house.
Putting up the Christmas tree together.
We have a fancy Christmas Brunch in our pajamas!
Kathy Davis
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watching hours and hours of a christmas story on christmas eve
Making Christmas cookies and decorating them is a tradition.
heather hgtempaddy@hotmail.com
Driving around looking at the lights
looking at christmas lights and decorations in our pjs in the car with a thermos of hot cocoa.
Driving around town looking at all the lights.Then on Christmas we all go to my mom's house for the day.Thank you :)
sue-hull64@comcast.net
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