What makes Christmas special in Santa Barbara?
Of course we need to pay homage to the weather. While Easterners may have white Christmases,
we in Santa Barbara often enjoy gloriously sunny days… sometimes with a wistful interest in snow
as long as it is contained and doesn’t last too long.
But Santa Barbara Christmases are more than about our weather or how “instead of an after dinner sleigh ride, we will go to the woods for wildflowers or take a gallop on the beach.”
we in Santa Barbara often enjoy gloriously sunny days… sometimes with a wistful interest in snow
as long as it is contained and doesn’t last too long.
But Santa Barbara Christmases are more than about our weather or how “instead of an after dinner sleigh ride, we will go to the woods for wildflowers or take a gallop on the beach.”
Christmas in Santa Barbara An illustrated book by Christine H. Lewis, Ph.D. & Susan H. Lang, M.A.
$
29.95
From Portola’s expedition of 1769 to the newly railroad town of 1887 to the snow barrels at the Coral Casino pictured on the cover in the 1950’s, the recently released book, Christmas in Santa Barbara, chronicles the multicultural roots of our holiday traditions from Pastorela Christmas plays to Posadas and piñatas to Italian floating parades of lights, Anglo pioneer Christmas trees, Santas and Asian silk vestments.
"Everything you would want to know about Christmas in Santa Barbara and more is here in this lushly illustrated book." Michael Redmon, Director of Research, Santa Barbara Historical Museum
The perfect gift for the holidays or anytime… for anyone who loves historical tradition,
Santa Barbara style, and sunny California multicultural flavor.
"Everything you would want to know about Christmas in Santa Barbara and more is here in this lushly illustrated book." Michael Redmon, Director of Research, Santa Barbara Historical Museum
The perfect gift for the holidays or anytime… for anyone who loves historical tradition,
Santa Barbara style, and sunny California multicultural flavor.
A Message of Hope & Peace Advent calendar by Christine H. Lewis, Ph.D. & Susan H. Lang, M.A.
$
18.95
Revealed beneath a turn-of-the-century holiday postcard of the Old Santa Barbara Mission are images of paintings and statues chosen from the Mission's evocative 17th- and 18th-century Baroque art collection as well as other unique pieces such as the handmade Chumash Altar of 1789 and the Miguel Cabrera painting
The Assumption of the Virgin. Each work of art is accompanied by a description, and all but a few that are traveling on exhibit can be seen while touring the Old Santa Barbara Mission Museum.
The Assumption of the Virgin. Each work of art is accompanied by a description, and all but a few that are traveling on exhibit can be seen while touring the Old Santa Barbara Mission Museum.
