US Review of Books says "this book explores the diverse ways Christmas has been celebrated across the state, pulling together stories from different communities, eras, and customs."
Tabler, who has written previous First State works, such as Delaware Before the Railroads and Delaware from Freeways to E-Ways, expertly highlights here the region’s seasonal and spiritual history and cultural expansion, offering readers his well-organized prose and a large selection of fascinating visual accompaniments. His diligent citations of sources include materials from both verbal and visual sources from established educational groups and institutions, providing readers with further underpinning of credibility. In a second segment of this enjoyably informative collection, “Chapter Continuations,” Tabler brings his subject into modern perspective with lengthy notes adding current terminologies and recent relevant events as further support to his historical information. Readers, particularly those dwelling in today’s First State, will undoubtedly consume, concur, and cherish Tabler’s imaginative assemblage of facts and feelings that this special volume provides.
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