Winter Family

For many people, the best part of the winter holidays is the anticipation: planning the perfect gifts, decorating the house, looking forward to seeing family and friends. Holidays can be particularly special for knitters, whose preparations often start months in advance and involve their own creations. In Handknit Holidays best-selling knitting author Melanie Falick presents an eclectic collection of more than 50 original gifts, decorations, and clothing pieces for Christmas, Hanukkah, and the winter solstice, providing year-round inspiration for knitters of all levels.

Get ready for endless winter fun with a fantastic collection of arcade-inspired games!

This is Sarah Brightman's first Christmas album.
This holiday season, Sarah is releasing her first-ever Christmas album.

A Winter Symphony will bring her virtuosity and originality to many of the season's classics. Her angelic voice will glide through an array of season favorites, including "Silent Night," "In the Bleak Midwinter," a resplendent performance of "Ave Maria," and others.

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The Mailman decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a small baby named Kris who was left on the doorstep of the Kringle family (toymakers). When Kris grew up, he wanted to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Burgermeister (Herr Meisterburger) is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, there's an evil wizard named Winter who lives between the Kringles and Sombertown, but Kris manages to melt Winter's heart (as well as the comely schoolteacher's) and deliver his toys.

Winter Stories" is an atmospheric collection of winter soundscapes full of atmospheric beauty and inner contemplation. Jacob Karlzon succeeds in bringing the cold of the Scandinavian winter to life with just his imagination and the Steinway D grand piano. His consistently naturalistic approach and impressive dynamic range brilliantly capture an emotional season characterized by isolation, contemplation and melancholy. The pianist from Sweden interprets songs that have a specific connection to winter and Christmas - including "Silent Night" and "A Child Is Born" - as well as music that evokes similar feelings. The highlights of the album include Karlzon's own composition "Winterballad", the traditional English Christmas carol "The First Noël" and Taylor Swift's contemplative ballad "Evermore".