A treasure trove of vintage Christmas cards, 100 Christmas Wishes is the perfect holiday treat from the New York Public Library. Every year as the days grow shorter, amidst the holly, cookies, and carols there is another timeless holiday tradition—sending and receiving Christmas cards to and from those you love. 100 Christmas Wishes is a collection of vintage holiday cards, all from the archives of the New York Public Library. The Library houses one of the greatest collections of early Christmas postcards from around the world with thousands of cards depicting every imaginable holiday scene. Archivists selected one hundred of the best cards from the extensive collection to share in 100 Christmas Wishes. From the elegant, gilded Santa Clauses and statuesque angels, to yuletide still lifes, tumbling tots and puppies with bows round their necks, each card is a beautiful celebration of the holiday season. The book also includes six perforated postcards with reproductions of the designs so you too can share a vintage Christmas wish with friends and family on your list. As Rosanne Cash, a patron and friend of the Library as well as a devoted fan of Christmas cards, says in her introduction “This collection of early Christmas postcards, housed for a century in the New York Public Library archives, distills those abiding wishes for the holidays from revelers from long ago and faraway, in a wish for peace, joy, magic, bounty, family, and for light to be shone ‘round the world at Christmas, past and future.’”

A nostalgic look at Christmas in the mid-twentieth century.

The Gift by Mary Kate Brogan Two men vie for Katherine Fannon's hand in marriage. Jamey and the Alien by Jenny Twist Jamey only wants one thing for Christmas--for his daddy to come home. An Elfin Secret by Brenda Whiteside In this Christmas fantasy, young Candace discovers magic lies within her heart. Saving Christmas by Nell DuVall A woman wonders if she'll even have a Christmas when her husband turns up missing near the Afghanistan border and turns to helping a young teen to forget her worries. On the Way to the Snow Ball by Brenda Whiteside Marie Louise Le Mare apparently has everything in life. So what can the handsome man in the red suit possibly give her? Uncle Albert's Christmas by Jenny Twist Elaine loves managing people. Uncle Albert is in despair when she invites him for Christmas. Vicarious Christmas by Joanna Foreman How does an eight-year-old girl get into the Christmas spirit and keep her mother with her own religious beliefs happy at the same time?