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Nowell! A Christmas Miscellany offers a rich mix of Christmas-themed poetry and prose, extending from classic seasonal poetry to terrible jokes; from carols to journal entries and letters; from much-loved Christmas traditions to favorite Christmas films, music, and paintings. The book is catholic in its breadth, including sermons of the early church as well as twenty-first century verse and items from many nations and a broad spectrum of churches. For ease of use, the anthology is arranged by category and equipped with user-friendly indexes. This book is designed for personal enjoyment and meditation, but it can also be a useful worship resource, providing much-loved as well as new and unusual readings for seasonal events and festivities.

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"""Tim Dowley has created a seemingly bottomless stocking of Christmas treats. I was so excited about all the different sections I did not know what to open first! Nowell! will bring you and yours Christmas cheer throughout the holiday season."" --Timothy Larsen, editor of Twelve Classic Christmas Stories ""Christmastide is rich with tradition and nostalgia both within the church and in cultures the world over. The diverse voices and literary genres that make up Tim Dowley's Nowell! make for a delightful companion as we read, wait, reflect, and welcome Immanuel, God with us."" --Jeff Crosby, author of The Language of the Soul: Meeting God in the Longings of Our Hearts"

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Tim Dowley is a London-based historian, author, and poet. His much-praised Introduction to the History of Christianity has been in print continuously since 1977. His most recent books include Defying the Holocaust; Christian Music: A Global History; A Christian Miscellany: Terrible Jokes, Curious Facts, and Memorable Quotes from the Garden of Eden to Armageddon; and I'm Talking about Jerusalem: Aspects of the Holy City.

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