Lennart Helje is a Swedish illustrator particularly known for his wondrously moody paintings of gnomes either with animals or wi...

Angel Playing A Flageolet by English Pre-Raphaelite painter, Edward Byrne-Jones. Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas and the artful joys of...

This is my favorite Christmas book. It has been since I was young enough (though not a child, I now realize) to appreciate the cozy e...

Art by beloved British illustrator Shirley Hughes.

I have this book and love it, of course. I'd always wished I could see this 1986 version of Tchaikovsky's NUTCRACKER SUITE, designe...

Cover art by William Joyce. Cover art by George Booth. Who else? Another one by Booth. He is a cruel man. Ha! Cover art by Charles Saxon....

This is the work of the wonderful illustrator, Tricia Romance . Yes, that's her name and doesn't it suit her work? Love it.

illustration by Arthur Rackham You can never have too many versions of Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL - right? I've found five to ...

Painting by J. C. Leyendecker , one of the premier Golden Age illustrators. His iconic style is instantly recognizable.

I read  Keli Goff's  hilarious post, WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BAD CHRISTMAS MOVIES? And wanted to share the experience. Laughing out ...

Tusday is Overlooked (or Forgotten) Film day around these parts, a weekly meme hosted by Todd Mason at his blog, SWEET FREEDOM. Don...