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Weave a nostalgic tale with a homey, enchanting setting. Make up a few endearing characters. Throw in a couple antagonists. Set it up as an annual feast for the senses, which automatically flips the switch so everyone can play their part. Have wonderful, relational women shoulder the greatest portion of the burden for making perfection happen, while children rule the house for merely a season. Surround everyone with a plethora of gorgeous props. Orchestrate a soundtrack, and stir in a smorgasbord of special tastes and smell to set the mood. Close your eyes and imagine such a place. Open them and realize that it's not make-believe, but reality for 98% of America and 95-96% of the world. Now, also realize that America's and the world's economy are largely based on the success of this humongous extravaganza. And voil, you're there! In a winter wonderland, where all is not as it appears to be. Debt?
Stress?
Disappointment?
Yearly controversies?
A disorder called Post-Christmas Traumatic Stress? Doesn't there seem to be a madness in the air? Throw away the template for Christmas books and come walk on the revelatory side in an examination of America's most loved holiday. Critical thinking is a must while looking through this lens of history and Scripture. You will be intrigued and enlightened. What's wrong with Christmas? Plenty. How to clean it up? This will be determined by you and your family. Since we have an abundance of traditions, memories, and reasons to stay just the way we are, SANTA-TIZING will primarily explore the opposite. America is going through a whole reassessment of values due to the current economic and health-care crisis. Periodically it's good for everyone to step back and evaluate what we're doing. Let's take another look at our grand festival of consumption. Editorials Reviews:
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For several years, my feelings around Christmas have become increasingly confused and negative, and I didn't know why. Reading Santa-tizing opened my eyes. - Lynn It's the best book I ever read. - Gary I devoured Santa-tizing... It was like a glass of superb wine and the most exquisite dessert. - Terre ...the most intentionally well-researched work. Her point of view is unique and intriguing, and every page of Santa-tizing is supported by history and Scripture. I highly recommend Robin Main's Santa-tizing to you. - Sara I appreciate Robin's extreme research, as I wasn't foreign to the idea of Christmas' origins, but this book had revelations I'd not read anywhere else. I like how it came to be written by the Lord's epiphanous appearance to the author. Santa-tizing makes a person really think. - Debbie
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