| Description |
xiii, 241 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction ; Adel Botterill ; Aimee Mullins ; Ashley Collishaw ; Ben Elton ; Bill Bailey ; Bill Scanlon ; Caitlin Moran ; Deborah Frances-White ; Derek Jacobi ; Emilia Clarke ; Emily Watson ; Emma Thompson ; Graham Norton ; Greg Wise ; Ian Richards ; Jade Jackson ; Jo Brand ; John Bird ; Jordan Stephens ; Josh Rogers ; Kate Parrott ; Katy Brand ; Laila Oman ; Lyse Doucet ; Maha Thaher ; Malcolm Walker ; Meera Syal ; Mervyn Brown ; Meryl Streep ; Mike Korzinski ; Mike Tuohy ; Nawa Mikhaeil ; Ni Ni Myint ; Olivia Colman ; Paul Feig ; Phyllida Law ; Richard Ayoade ; Rose Nam ; Rupert Friend ; Sadie Hasler ; Sarah Nyathiang ; Seann Walsh ; Sophie Thompson ; Stanley Tucci ; Stephen Fry ; Steve Ali ; Svetlana Bencalovici ; Tindyebwa Agaba ; Twiggy ; Valerie Amos ; Victoria Coren Mitchell. |
| Summary |
When you think back to Christmases past, what (if anything) made it magical? Looking towards the future, what would your perfect Christmas be? What would you change? What should we all change? This is a beautiful, funny and soulful collection of personal essays about the meaning of Christmas, written by a unique plethora of voices from the boulevards of Hollywood to the soup kitchens of Covent Garden. Away from the John Lewis advert, the high street decorations and the candied orange in Heston Blumenthal's Christmas pudding, this gem of a book introduced and curated by Emma Thompson and Greg Wise celebrates the importance of kindness and generosity, acceptance and tolerance - and shows us that these values are not just for Christmas. |
| Subject |
Christmas.
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Christmas -- Anecdotes.
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Essays.
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| Added Author |
Wise, Greg, 1966- curator, author of introduction, etc.
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Thompson, Emma, curator, author of introduction, etc.
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| ISBN |
9781529404227 (hardback) |
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1529404223 (hardback) |
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