Welcome to Page 26 of I Read That Book! On each Page, I’ll tell you a little about a book I read, often in a fun and informal manner, with the hope that you also may become interested enough to read it – or perhaps read it again if you’ve already enjoyed it once. The books I’ll be featuring come from a variety of genres at differing stages of my life, so whether you prefer history, literature, science fiction, or horror, there’s a good chance you’ll get some interesting ideas for your personal “To Be Read” list. Thank you for joining me on this journey as we flip through the pages of some of my favorite books. But before you start reading below, I invite you to grab a cup of your favorite beverage (coffee for me!) and find a comfortable place to sit, then turn to Page 26.
HOLLY JOLLY by Mark Voger
Publication Date: November 2020
I read HOLLY JOLLY in December 2021, and I couldn’t be more pleased with this delicious coffee table book of Christmas nostalgia. From cover to cover, it’s chock-full of Yuletide cheer, featuring art, advertising, Christmas cards, books, decorations, toys & games, periodicals, music, movies, television, and more. For people of a certain age, such as myself, this book is the perfect way to get ready for the holiday.
While some may purchase this treasure and use it as a prop in the family room, I implore you to read it…you won’t regret it. And don’t skip the introduction, as Mark Voger shares some of his wonderful Christmas memories.
My earliest memory – my very first memory of life – came a few days before Christmas in, I’m guessing, 1960. I would have been going on 3 (it’s a very foggy memory), putting my sister Bobbi at 3 months and my brother Brian as yet-to-come.
My parents had stashed all of our Christmas toys into the downstairs powder room, where they’d be handy to put under the tree on Christmas Eve. One afternoon that week, I was wandering around the house, when I stumbled into this room full of toys.
Whoa! My young eyes had never seen anything like this. Toys everywhere! I was in a fantasy-land.
Personal stories of Christmas really bring the season alive, and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the way Mark reminisces about some of his early Christmas experiences.
HOLLY JOLLY is available from the good people at TwoMorrows Publishing, a niche publishing company that puts out great quality books and magazines. One of the truly neat things is the way they allow you to preview several pages of their publications, and you can do this with HOLLY JOLLY by clicking in the center of the book cover at this LINK. But I’m going to warn you: once you click and start exploring HOLLY JOLLY, you’re probably going to want your own copy.
The back of the book also has some great pictures and a nice description of what you’ll find inside this magical journey.
This book is so fun that only a Scrooge (a pre-ghostly visited Scrooge) would sneer at it! I love my copy so much that I sent Holly Jolly to both of my sisters.
If you’re like me, seeing these images from yesteryear is making you a bit misty-eyed for those Christmases of long ago. Which reminds me of a really fun short film I’d love to share with you:
Merry Christmas to all!
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