Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rev. ed. of: Encyclopedia of Christmas. 2000.

CONTENTS:

Adam and Eve Day -- Advent -- Advent calendar -- Advent candle -- Advent wreath -- America, Christmas in colonial -- America, Christmas in nineteenth-century -- Amish Christmas -- Angels -- Annunciation -- Armenia, Christmas in -- “Auld lang syne” -- Australia, Christmas in --

Baboushka -- Baby -- Barring out the schoolmaster -- Befana -- Bells -- Berchta -- Bethlehem -- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Christmas in -- Birth of the invincible sun -- Black Peter -- Boar’s head -- Boxing Day -- Boy Bishop -- Brazil, Christmas in -- Bulgaria, Christmas in --

Candlemas -- Ceremony of lessons and carols -- Cert -- “A Charlie Brown Christmas” -- Cherry tree -- Children’s letters -- Chrismon tree -- Christingle -- Christkindel -- Christmas ale -- Christmas bonus -- Christmas cakes -- Christmas candles -- Christmas card -- A Christmas Carol -- Christmas carol -- Christmas club -- Christmas crackers -- Christmas lads -- Christmas markets -- Christmas rose -- Christmas Seals -- Christmas season -- Christmas sheaf -- Christmas symbols -- Christmas tree -- Christmas village -- Commercialism --

December 25 -- Denmark, Christmas in -- Depression -- Devil’s knell --

Ecuador, Christmas in -- Eggnog -- Egypt, Christmas in -- Elves -- Emancipation Day -- England, Christmas in -- Epiphany -- Estonia, Christmas in -- Ethiopia, Christmas in -- Europe, Christmas in Medieval --

Farolitos -- Father Christmas -- Father Time -- Feast of Fools -- Feast of the ass -- Feast of the Circumcision -- Firstfooting -- Firstnight -- Flight into Egypt -- Football bowl games -- France, Christmas in -- Frankincense -- Frau Gaude --

Gabriel -- Games -- Gaudete Sunday -- Germany, Christmas in -- Ghana, Christmas in -- Ghosts -- Gifts -- Gingerbread -- Glastonbury thorn -- Gold -- Gospel accounts of Christmas -- Gospel according to Luke -- Gospel according to Matthew -- Grandfather Frost -- Greece, Christmas in -- Greenery -- Guatemala, Christmas in --

Hanukkah -- Herod, King -- Hogmanay -- Holly -- Holy Innocents' Day -- How the Grinch stole Christmas --
Iceland, Christmas in -- India, Christmas in -- Iran, Christmas in -- Iraq, Christmas in -- Ireland, Christmas in -- Italy, Christmas in -- It’s a wonderful life -- Ivy --

Jesse tree -- Jesus -- Jesus, year of birth -- Jonkonnu -- Julklapp -- Jultomten --

Kalends -- Kallikantzari -- King of the bean -- Kissing bough -- Knecht Ruprecht -- Knocking nights -- Kwanzaa --

Lamb's wool -- Latvia, Christmas in -- Laurel -- Lebanon, Christmas in -- Lithuania, Christmas in -- Lord of misrule – Lovefeast -- Luminarias --

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade -- Madagascar, Christmas in -- Magi -- Marshall Islands, Christmas in the republic of -- Martinmas -- Mary, Blessed Virgin -- Masque -- Merry -- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year -- Messiah -- Mexico, Christmas in -- Midnight Mass -- Mincemeat pie -- Misa de Gallo -- Mistletoe -- Mummer’s parade -- Mumming -- Myrrh --

National Christmas tree -- Nation’s Christmas tree -- Nativity legends -- Nativity play -- Nativity scene -- New Year's Day -- New York City, Christmas in -- Nigeria, Christmas in -- Norway, Christmas in -- Noel -- North pole -- The Nutcracker --

Old Christmas Day -- Ornaments --

Pantomime -- Paradise tree -- Pastores, Los -- Peace of Christmas -- Philippines, Christmas in -- Plough Monday -- Plum pudding -- Plygain -- Poinsettia -- Poland, Christmas in -- Posadas, Las -- Puritans -- Putz -- Pyramid --
Reindeer -- Resolutions -- Reveillon -- Robin -- Rosemary -- Russia, Christmas in --

St. Barbara's Day -- St. Distaff's Day -- St. John's Day -- St. Knut's Day -- St. Lucy's Day -- St. Nicholas -- St. Nicholas's Day -- St. Stephen's Day -- St. Sylvester's Day -- St. Thomas's Day -- Salvation Army kettles -- Santa Claus -- Saturnalia -- Shepherds -- Shoes -- Shooting in Christmas -- Snow Maiden -- South Africa, Christmas in -- Spain, Christmas in -- Star boys -- Star of Bethlehem -- Stir-Up Sunday -- Stockings -- Store window displays -- Sudan, Christmas in -- Sugarplums -- Syria, Christmas in --

Times Square, Christmas in -- Timkat -- Twelfth Night -- Twelve Days of Christmas --

Up Helly Aa -- Urban Legends --

Victorian England, Christmas in -- Virginia O’Hanlon --

Waits -- Wales, Christmas in -- Wassail -- Wassailing the Fruit Trees -- Watch night --Weihnachtsmann -- Wenceslas, King -- “White Christmas” -- White House, Christmas in the -- Wild Hunt -- Williamsburg, Virginia, Christmas in colonial -- Winter solstice -- Wrapping paper -- Wreath -- Wren hunt --

Yule -- Yule goat -- Yule log -- Yule straw -- Zagmuk --

Appendix 1 : Bibliography -- Appendix 2 : Web Sites -- Appendix 3 : Associations.