Celebration: The Christmas Animal Book

Dozens of animals, tame and wild, had a part in Christmas, as late-19th and early 20th century illustrators saw it. On antique Christmas cards, the holiday commemorating the birth of Mary's son was celebrated by a diverse group of God's creatures. Clint Viebrock insightfully notes how both barn animals and those of the frozen steppe provided Yuletide transportation. No merrier menagerie ever filled the pages of a stocking-stuffer.