A review by ehays84
Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book by Washington Irving

4.0

A charming piece of nostalgia, even when it was first written, but that is what I was looking for, so it hit the sweet spot. If you aren't into Christmas traditions, this book is not for you, but I liked it a lot, and will read it again in the future. Essentially, Irving goes with a friend to an old country house in Yorkshire for Christmas. The squire there is a country gentleman who wants nothing more than to preserve the "ancient" traditions, especially at Christmas. So, we get a view into at least what someone from the early 1800s thought Christmas had looked like in generations past, and all through the lens of an author who surely is embellishing for his audience. But again, I'm perfectly ok with that.