The Twelve Terrors of Christmas
  • Published:
    May-2006 (Hardcover)
  • Formats:
    Print
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    32
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Edward Goreys off-kilter depictions of Yuletide mayhem and John Updikes wryly jaundiced text examine a dozen Christmas traditions with a decidedly wheezy ho-ho-ho. 1. Santa: The Man. Loose-fitting nylon beard, fake optical twinkle, cheap red suit, funny rummy smell when you sit on his lap. If hes such a big shot, why is he drawing unemployment for eleven months of the year? Something scary and off-key about him, like one of those Stephen King clowns . . .
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    • May-2006
    • Pomegranate Communications
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0764937103
    • ISBN13: 9780764937101



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