God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen: New Traditions for Comfort & Joy at Christmas | 
 enlarge | Authors: Laura Jensen Walker, Michael K. Walker
Publisher: Revell
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 1613998
Media: Paperback
Edition: Trade Pbk. Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0800730518
Dewey Decimal Number: 394.2663
EAN: 9780800730512
ASIN: 0800730518
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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Product Description
Christmas is so much more than a tree, some decorations, the church pageant, and the unpopular fruitcake. This delightful book will inspire and equip readers to celebrate the season in fun, creative ways. Filled with humorous and poignant stories-from Laura's memorable Christmas dinner of potato chips and candy bars to Michael's contagious delight in filling Christmas stockings-God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen winningly combines creativity and laugh-out-loud humor. With fun chapter titles like "Away in a Ski Lodge," "His 'n Her Christmas Trees," and "Here Comes Doggy Paws, Here Comes Kitty Claws," this book offers tons of fun and practical how-to tips. Whether they are single or married, young or old, readers will discover creative ways to make Christmas bright.
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 A book for those looking to simplify the holiday celebrations October 10, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are looking for lots of "how-to's" on decorating and holiday preparation, this is not the book for you. However, the Walkers are entertaining writers, and their approach to simplifying the holiday helps remind the reader to keep the emphasis in all celebrations in the right place.
Their approach can be summed up from this comment from page 34: "Traditions are great. They give meaning to our lives, help us know how we fit in, and give us something to look forward to. They're comforting--we know what to expect. But they should add to the celebration, not make us prisoners of the celebration."
Still Scroogey. December 28, 2004
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book, although readable, (hence, my three stars) did not improve my attitude towards this particular holiday - instead, it angered me enough to make some changes in my life. We live in a society of excess - and this book only feeds into that. I also realize "Christmas", by the nature of the word, denotes Christianity in our culture - and this book is definitely written from that point of view.
Thanks to this book, I am tossing out a lot of "holiday traditions" that have no meaning for me. The glut of unnecessary gifts, the over-stuffed stockings, the fanatical baking -- all will be gone next year. If your goal is that picture-perfect, Hallmark-y holiday, this is the book for you. If, like me, you are a non-Christian who struggles to make sense of the American way of life, skip this one...
 Bah, Humb...Oh, Happy Holidays! December 18, 2003
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
OK, I have been a grumpy scroogeyman most of my adult life. I get tired of hearing about the holiday season by the middle of November, and I stay away from stores as much as possible during the month of December. On a recommendation from my parents, I picked up and read this book. While I don't share the same religious views as the Walkers, I found the book light and fun, and it has helped to lighten my view of the season this year. My only wish is that there had perhaps been a chapter for single people, but that is the only (slight) imperfection in this excellent book. P.S. I'm still a grumpy scroogeyman, but I'm not as cynical about the season as I was before reading the book, so I count that as a victory for Michael and Laura!
 Guaranteed to improve your Christmas season attitude... December 6, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I finished this wonderful book the day after Thanksgiving, I set my book and coffee cup down and felt energized about getting my house and life ready for some Christmas joy. I also realized that I had become a bit of a "Grumpy Scroogeyman" myself. Shopping, malls, traffic - Yuk. By contrast, this year I have found myself enjoying Christmas-related conversations and looking at mall-less ways to make this time special. Plus, I seemed to have dropped my dread-and-cynicism level several notches - Yay."God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen" has personality, with a feel that you are enjoying a conversation with good friends who are sharing intimate glimpses into their joys, challenges and experiences during this season. This book includes a wonderful section on Christmas history, family recipes to try, laugh-aloud humor and lots of practical but fun tips for enjoying the season with less stress. The authors, Laura Jensen Walker and Michael K. Walker, focus on celebrating and understanding Christmas and, most of all, the reason why we celebrate Christmas. They also illustrate that special and shared memories are what make the holiday season enjoyable and less stressful, so God rest ye merry gentlefolk.
Scrooge talks back to Michael and Laura December 2, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Michael and Laura, don't you know Christmas is supposed to be a hyped-up, stressed-out, commercial extravaganza? What is this crazy idea that Christmas should be . . . FUN? Making handmade presents? Taking time out for your spouse? Watching movies on Christmas? Being nice to the family Scrooge? How dare you try to take the misery out of this holiday? Oh, the horror of it all.
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