Frank Carlson Library

Nothing sparks nostalgia like Christmastime. We watch the holiday classics like, It's a Wonderful Life and pull out our same decorations each year because we love the memories they bring. The patterns in Knit a Vintage Christmas will both evoke memories of bygone eras and become heirloom decorations you will use year after year. Some of the patterns in this book are classics-vintage patterns updated for the modern knitter-and some are new patterns...

Silent Night -- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night -- Joy to the World -- Oh Little Town of Bethlehem -- The First Noel -- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear -- Oh Tannenbaum -- Oh Holy Night -- Deck the Halls -- Medley: Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Jingle Bells -- 12 Days of Christmas -- Rejoice This Night -- Hark the Herald Angels Sing -- Oh Come All Ye Faithful -- We Three Kings -- Adeste Fidelis -- Silent Night -- Come All Ye Faithful...

"Tom Langdon, a weary and cash-strapped journalist, is banned from flying when a particularly thorough airport security search causes him to lose his cool. Now, he must take the train if he has any chance of arriving in Los Angeles in time for Christmas with his girlfriend. To finance the trip, he sells a story about a train ride taken during the Christmas season."

Bernie and Libby Simmons, caterers extraordinaire, are hosting a televised cookie contest just in time for Christmas, but unfriendly rivalries cook up a cutthroat competition.

A collection of three holiday-themed novellas includes Leslie Meier's "Christmas Card Murder," in which the discovery of an old Christmas card with a nasty message finds Lucy Stone investigating a decades-old murder.

Betty Kowalski, who is having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit and is annoyed by her neighbor's supposed home improvements, learns a lesson about the meaning of the holiday when a mangy dog shows up at her doorstep.

Prim librarian Maureen Davenport lives for Christmas--and there's nothing more magical than Christmas on Willow Lake. Finally getting her chance to direct Avalon's annual holiday pageant, she's determined to make it truly spectacular. But it might just require one of those Christmas miracles she's always read about if her co-director-- recovering former child star Eddie Haven--has his way. Is he trying to sabotage the performance to spite her? Or...

Mick and Megan O'Brien finally make plans to walk down the aisle, but not everyone is as happy about the upcoming wedding as they are. There's a good chance complications will keep this reunited couple from ever saying "I do."

Thirty-three-year-old Cassie wants a husband and kids, and she turns to Simon Dodson, a professional matchmaker for help. Dodson assigns her three tasks to complete, and despite a number of comical mishaps, Cassie completes them all. Her Christmas match turns out to be a wonderful surprise.