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Official Guide to Christmas in the South: Or, If You Can't Fry It, Spraypaint It Gold

by David C. Barnette
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Overview

No place celebrates Christmas like Dixie, and with this charming, humorous guide, anyone can learn how to deck the halls, Southern style

It's the one time of the year when both the divine and debutantes take center stage in a perfect storm of hot glue and cheese grits: Christmas. But successfully navigating through the holiday season can be more complex than Santa's midnight journey. There are pitfalls hotter than any chimney — and social situations more slippery than any roof! But now The Official Guide to Christmas in the South has arrived to reveal the finer and sometimes unspoken details of Dixie etiquette.

Perfect for a true Southerner's coffee table or an imposter's survival guide, The Official Guide to Christmas in the South is the gift that will keep on regifting season after season.

Synopsis

No place celebrates Christmas like Dixie, and with this charming, humorous guide, anyone can learn how to deck the halls, Southern style

It's the one time of the year when both the divine and debutantes take center stage in a perfect storm of hot glue and cheese grits: Christmas. But successfully navigating through the holiday season can be more complex than Santa's midnight journey. There are pitfalls hotter than any chimney — and social situations more slippery than any roof! But now The Official Guide to Christmas in the South has arrived to reveal the finer and sometimes unspoken details of Dixie etiquette.

Perfect for a true Southerner's coffee table or an imposter's survival guide, The Official Guide to Christmas in the South is the gift that will keep on regifting season after season.

Creative Loafing

"If you re not stopping traffic, you re not decorating hard enough. These...secrets of Southern yuletide will get you through the season."

About the Author, David C. Barnette

David C. Barnette celebrates Christmas in coastal Alabama with his wife, Ashley, and daughters Cailey and Sibley. He received his MFA in writing from Vermont College.

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Editorials

Creative Loafing

"If you’re not stopping traffic, you’re not decorating hard enough. These…secrets of Southern yuletide will get you through the season."

Southern Living

"Tongue-in-cheek…well written and funny, the quirky descriptions of Christmas events are sure to bring you holiday cheer."

Miami Herald

"If you were born south of the Mason-Dixon…Read it before you rewrap that fruitcake."

Mobile Register

"A laugh-out-loud look at how people living south of the Mason-Dixon celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ."

News-Star (Monroe)

"A hoot…a great way to get in the mood for the approaching holidays with a laugh."

News-Star (Monroe))

"A hoot…a great way to get in the mood for the approaching holidays with a laugh."

Mobile Register

"A laugh-out-loud look at how people living south of the Mason-Dixon celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ."

Southern Living

"Tongue-in-cheek...well written and funny, the quirky descriptions of Christmas events are sure to bring you holiday cheer."

News-Star

"A hoot...a great way to get in the mood for the approaching holidays with a laugh."

Miami Herald

"If you were born south of the Mason-Dixon...Read it before you rewrap that fruitcake."

Creative Loafing

"If you’re not stopping traffic, you’re not decorating hard enough. These...secrets of Southern yuletide will get you through the season."

Book Details

Published
October 1, 2006
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pages
144
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780060850531

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