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Books
Unplug the Christmas Machine: A Complete Guide to Putting Love and Joy Back into the Season
by Jo Robinson and Jean Coppock Staeheli
A Simple Christmas: A Faith-Filled Guide to a Meaningful and Stress-Free Christmas
by Sharon Hanby-Robie
Simply Celebrate
by Nancy Twigg
Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case for a More Joyful Christmas
by Bill McKibben
Simplify Your Holidays: A Christmas Planner to Use Year after Year
by Marcia Ramsland
Simplify Your Christmas: 100 Ways to Reduce the Stress and Recapture the Joy of the Holidays
by Elaine St. James
A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts: Stories to Warm Your Heart and Tips to Simplify Your Holidays
by Cathy Messecar
Websites
About Christmas Crafts
Christmas Traditions Around the World (RedEnvelope)
Christmas Ideas (Pinterest)
Simplify the Holidays Challenge (Center for a New American Dream)
Blogs
Women of Faith: How Do You Simplify Your Holidays?
Women of Faith: What Are Your Favorite Holiday Traditions?
Buy Nothing Day (UK)
rEthinking Christmas - imagining christmas traditions that prioritize relationships, justice, and creativity
New Dream Blog
FBCJC Forum - Online forum to share your Simple Christmas ideas/traditions
Articles
Have Yourself a Very Simple Christmas by Dave and Claudia Arp (Christian Parenting Today, Nov/Dec 2000)
A Simple Christmas by Amy Ard (Sojourners, December 2007) - registration required
Create Meaningful Family Christmas Traditions (suite101.com)
How to Keep Jesus the Focus of Christmas (suite101.com)
12 Simple Christmas Traditions for Moms
Managing Grief at Christmas
Simple Gifts from the Heart
100 Homemade Christmas Gifts
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Unplug the Christmas Machine: A Complete Guide to Putting Love and Joy Back into the Season
by Jo Robinson and Jean Coppock Staeheli
A Simple Christmas: A Faith-Filled Guide to a Meaningful and Stress-Free Christmas
by Sharon Hanby-Robie
Simply Celebrate
by Nancy Twigg
Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case for a More Joyful Christmas
by Bill McKibben
Simplify Your Holidays: A Christmas Planner to Use Year after Year
by Marcia Ramsland
Simplify Your Christmas: 100 Ways to Reduce the Stress and Recapture the Joy of the Holidays
by Elaine St. James
A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts: Stories to Warm Your Heart and Tips to Simplify Your Holidays
by Cathy Messecar
Websites
About Christmas Crafts
Christmas Traditions Around the World (RedEnvelope)
Christmas Ideas (Pinterest)
Simplify the Holidays Challenge (Center for a New American Dream)
Blogs
Women of Faith: How Do You Simplify Your Holidays?
Women of Faith: What Are Your Favorite Holiday Traditions?
Buy Nothing Day (UK)
rEthinking Christmas - imagining christmas traditions that prioritize relationships, justice, and creativity
New Dream Blog
FBCJC Forum - Online forum to share your Simple Christmas ideas/traditions
Articles
Have Yourself a Very Simple Christmas by Dave and Claudia Arp (Christian Parenting Today, Nov/Dec 2000)
A Simple Christmas by Amy Ard (Sojourners, December 2007) - registration required
Create Meaningful Family Christmas Traditions (suite101.com)
How to Keep Jesus the Focus of Christmas (suite101.com)
12 Simple Christmas Traditions for Moms
Managing Grief at Christmas
Simple Gifts from the Heart
100 Homemade Christmas Gifts
Disclaimer: While we do everything possible to preview sites for objectionable materials, the content of sites change.
If you have trouble with a link or its contents, please let us know.
