Creative Christmas Cheer: Using creativity to spread the joy of Christmas!

Welcome back to A Cozy Christmas Podcast! Summer’s heat can make it hard to feel the Christmas spirit, but it’s still there—waiting to be found and shared! In this episode, I talk about how creativity can spread joy—especially Christmas joy—and I take a moment to reflect on Currier & Ives and their timeless winter scenes.

For our story today, I read the first two Christmas chapters of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. The March sisters’ creativity, generosity, and joy shine through—whether in giving to a family in need, receiving an unexpected gift from a kind neighbor, or staging a delightfully chaotic homebased theatre performance. Together, they remind us that the best gifts we give (and receive) are always the most heartfelt.

Book Recommendation: Irish Soda Bread Murder by Carlene O'Connor

Bookshop.org affiliate link: https://bookshop.org/a/56283/9781496751089 

Timestamps:

00:00 Christmas Art & Creativity, Currier & Ives, and More

08:25 Cozy Christmas Book Corner 

13:10 Introduction to Little Women

15:15 Little Women, Chapter 1: Playing Pilgrims

39:32 Little Women, Chapter 2: A Merry Christmas

 

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