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A Happy Holiday IS A Merry Christmas (2013)

by Sarah Palin(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0062293370 (ISBN13: 9780062293374)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

HarperAudio

review 1: GOOD TIDINGS and GREAT JOY--Protecting the Heart of Christmas by Sarah Palin is about how Christmas has changed over the years in America and where it is headed. She shares some of her family's Christmas traditions and recipes along with some advice to Christians to stand up to preserve the true meaning of Christmas in America. Words do matter. This is a thought provoking book with some shocking things that are currently happening in America that I wasn't aware of. I agree that people should be able to acknowledge publicly that Christmas is a religious holiday and that the reason we celebrate Christmas is to celebrate the birth of a Savior, Jesus Christ. If you are interested in civil rights and religious freedom, I recommend you read this book.(Karen's re... moreview)
review 2: Sarah Palin's plea resonates with a lot of us who are distressed to see the doctrine of diversity, respect for minority faiths, used not to promote their inclusion, but to repudiate and exclude the practice of the Christian faith in the public square. She cites multiple examples from cases filed by "Angry Atheists with Lawyers," (title of chapter 1), to enforce this.Municipalities and public school boards capitulate all too often to avoid costly court cases. Though traditionally American courts have not recognized a right not to be offended, some courts have made an exception for those offended by a religious expression with which they disagree. So Nativity scenes are removed from Court House lawns, a cross is deemed offensive in the 9/11 Museum display, and Christ-centered songs are removed from Christmas programs. In fact the programs are renamed as Winter, or perhaps Holiday Programs. Ms. Palin makes the case that Christians must step up and protect the heart of Christmas from the offended atheists and lists some ways to do it. She also expounds on some of the reasons why. She writes movingly about the true meaning of Christmas, which is "grit, it's mercy, it's vulnerability," as she recalls the ultimate sacrifice of a King who lowers himself into the helpless position of infancy so that he can die to redeem the people he loves. Pondering this helps us "admit when we do wrong, accept forgiveness, and to face any hardship that comes our way." Secondly, she emphasizes how devastating to a child's view of God it can be, when parents accept the censorship of the schools over something as simple as a song, or a Christmas message attached to a candy cane.Incorporating the traditions her parents started and the ones she and her husband created with their own children, she recalls fondly past Christmas celebrations, several memories of her political life as mayor, governor and vice-presidential candidate, and even uses Charles Dickens' ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, to help us discover ways to "keep Christmas well."Her conversational style and wit moves her message forward effectively, and she includes a few photos and even family recipes to round out the picture of the Joy of the Christmas Season. less

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