Here is the wonder and majesty of Christmas, the most holy of holidays, as told through stories and poems by well-known and respected writers and poets. Illustrating these written words are paintings by the Old Masters and modern scenic photographs by award-winning photographers, all of which make the origin of the Christmas season come alive.Read stories by authors such as Fulton Oursler, Henry van Dyke, Elizabeth Goudge, Fulton J. Sheen, and Pearl S. Buck. Poets include John Milton, Frances Chesterton, Emily Dickinson, T. S. Eliot, Eugene Field, and others. Photographs by award-winning photographers include the sites of Bethlehem, the Judean hillsides, Jerusalem, and Nazareth, to name only a few. Masterpieces of art include those by artists Michelangelo and Tissot. Each chapter presents special pages devoted to exploring the the clothes, the customs, and the culture of Jesus' world.This beautiful, oversized book with heavyweight laminated dust jacket makes a great seasonal gift.