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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Cheer: Stories about the Love, Inspiration, and Joy of Christmas
1. With a new contemporary cover design, a new interior layout, and up-to-date stories, this book will have fresh appeal to everyone looking for a great Christmas and holiday read.
2. Books represent a new thematic experience, even for readers of past books, as Chicken Soup has tightened the content, and books contain only relevant stories. Out-of-date stories were eliminated.
3. Each book contains 101 stories recompiled from dozens of past Chicken Soup titles.
4. "Our 101 Best Stories" collection is an efficient way for new readers to obtain books covering Chicken Soup's most popular topics.
5. Every books has a warm and moving foreward from Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen explaining the company's rebirth and its return to 101 stories per book.
6. Chicken Soup for the Soul earned the Guinness World Record for having the most books on the New York Times bestseller list at one time.
7. Last year, USA Today named Chicken Soup for the Soul #5 on its list of 25 books that left a legacy over the past quarter century.
Everyone loves Christmas and the holiday season. We love reuniting scattered family members, watching the wonder in the eyes of a child, and seeing the joy on the face of a gift giver. The rituals of the holiday season give a rhythm to the years and create a foundation for our family lives. We love the chance to gather with our communities at church, at school, and even at the mall, to share the special spirit of the season, brightening those long winter days.
The first Chicken Soup for the Soup book was published in 1993, and became a publishing industry sensation, ultimately selling eight million copies. Since then, more than 150 Chicken Soup titles have been published, selling more than 100 million copies.
Chicken Soup for the Soul has won dozens of awards over the past 15 years, and its founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have become celebrity motivational speakers and authors.
2. Books represent a new thematic experience, even for readers of past books, as Chicken Soup has tightened the content, and books contain only relevant stories. Out-of-date stories were eliminated.
3. Each book contains 101 stories recompiled from dozens of past Chicken Soup titles.
4. "Our 101 Best Stories" collection is an efficient way for new readers to obtain books covering Chicken Soup's most popular topics.
5. Every books has a warm and moving foreward from Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen explaining the company's rebirth and its return to 101 stories per book.
6. Chicken Soup for the Soul earned the Guinness World Record for having the most books on the New York Times bestseller list at one time.
7. Last year, USA Today named Chicken Soup for the Soul #5 on its list of 25 books that left a legacy over the past quarter century.
Everyone loves Christmas and the holiday season. We love reuniting scattered family members, watching the wonder in the eyes of a child, and seeing the joy on the face of a gift giver. The rituals of the holiday season give a rhythm to the years and create a foundation for our family lives. We love the chance to gather with our communities at church, at school, and even at the mall, to share the special spirit of the season, brightening those long winter days.
The first Chicken Soup for the Soup book was published in 1993, and became a publishing industry sensation, ultimately selling eight million copies. Since then, more than 150 Chicken Soup titles have been published, selling more than 100 million copies.
Chicken Soup for the Soul has won dozens of awards over the past 15 years, and its founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have become celebrity motivational speakers and authors.
380 pages, Paperback
First published October 21, 2008
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Jack Canfield
1,286 books1,751 followersJack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 124 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
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December 17, 2015
Lots of cheese, some laughs, some tears, some hope and an increased desire to serve. About what a Christmas read should be.
December 28, 2023
A book of short stories. Some happy, some sad, some inspiring. Fun to pick up and read a few stories daily through the holidays.
October 9, 2019
I love these books.... Mostly just the Christmas ones, but I still love them... I like being able to sit and read something short and usually uplifting (minor exemptions being sad stories)... I do miss the little cartoon they used to put between chapters though.
I found this pretty well arranged, and out together.... A bit for everyone....
I found this pretty well arranged, and out together.... A bit for everyone....
December 8, 2020
Reading A Chicken Soup For The Soul Christmas edition has become a tradition for me. I’ll usually begin reading in November. Sometimes I read 1 or more each day leading up to Christmas. These joyful, heartfelt and sometimes heartbreaking stories ground me. The true meaning and spirit of the holiday is depicted in each carefully crafted story.
December 10, 2022
I would give this book a 3.5. There are some good stories in Chicken soup for the Soul:Christmas Cheer. This particular book is more of a best of Chicken soup books but together. Like all the Chicken soup books it is divided into sections. I liked some of the stories better than others. a good one to read at this time of year.
December 13, 2020
A 3.5. Some of the short stories are ok, while others are great.
February 2, 2021
I love feel good short stories!
August 9, 2021
The Christmas editions are always the best! Now i can't wait for Christmas!!!
January 15, 2022
Cute collection of Christmas stories.
November 5, 2023
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January 24, 2025love chicken soup book
August 4, 2019
(3.5)
I feel bad since this has so many 5 stars but I wasn't really into this book. The stories were okay. Some were real good but not enough of them. It's a shame because I love Christmas and usually the stories that go with it. I think this entire book was just too much of the same. These stories were mostly ones just taken from the other Chicken Soup books and put into this one. That in itself wasn't a bad deal but it was repetitive.
As for the actual stories, I just didn't really like that many. There were a few of the typical redemption at the holidays kinds, death around the holidays, etc. I don't know. I don't want to get into the stories because there were just so many (101!) and I would spoil them if I said anything about any of them.
I think that if you are a big fan of the series and you haven't already read the Christmas ones, you may like this book a lot. It's not horrible. I think it just wasn't for me.
I feel bad since this has so many 5 stars but I wasn't really into this book. The stories were okay. Some were real good but not enough of them. It's a shame because I love Christmas and usually the stories that go with it. I think this entire book was just too much of the same. These stories were mostly ones just taken from the other Chicken Soup books and put into this one. That in itself wasn't a bad deal but it was repetitive.
As for the actual stories, I just didn't really like that many. There were a few of the typical redemption at the holidays kinds, death around the holidays, etc. I don't know. I don't want to get into the stories because there were just so many (101!) and I would spoil them if I said anything about any of them.
I think that if you are a big fan of the series and you haven't already read the Christmas ones, you may like this book a lot. It's not horrible. I think it just wasn't for me.
January 9, 2015
I love the Chicken Soup books. Most of the short stories are very touching and uplifting. I listened to these stories from CD's from the library. These are good stories to read before Christmas. Many of the people's stories related tales of loved ones who had died, lost their jobs, etc. The people learned to make the most of it, and finds the real meaning of Christmas.
November 30, 2015
You can never go wrong with these books. They are perfect if you want a little light reading and you can almost always find one for any time of the year or any situation. I am starting the newest x-mas one right after this one I know that it will leave me laughing, crying and smiling all over again.
January 2, 2010
This book was filled with short stories of hope as people made it through Christmas during different situations. Situations where they were struggling with something in their lives. Christmas allowed them to find the way to continue.
January 2, 2011
There are some cute Christmas stories in this book. I like my friends story best.
December 15, 2012
Makes you very grateful for what you have and shows that being "rich" is definitely relative! Reinstates belief in Christmas miracles... they do happen!
September 15, 2011
Christmas + Chicken Soup = great!
December 12, 2011
Finished this book in a day. A very heart-warming and inspirational read, perfect for the holidays. I suggest a box of tissues with this book because I definitely got teary eyed.
January 15, 2016
This one had a lot of tear jerker's! Great holiday read. Been reading these in the New Year to keep the holiday I love so much going! <3
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December 13, 2012A little too cheesy for me. Plus the narrator's voice was annoying me, so it defeated the purpose of being Christmas cheer for me.
March 7, 2011
I always enjoy these books especially the Christmas ones. :)
December 30, 2017
Perfect stories to read for Christmas time.
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