I didn't expect I'd like the book as much as I did. Reading it was a great pleasure for me, a perfect light read for the Christmas season. ( )

Only my sister, my lifelong partner in crime, could find a book that addresses my love of all things Christmas & physics! What a laugh we all had until she said open it, read the opening of a chapter. I immediately did so looking for a Chapter page. If I recall, it explained the aerodynamics of how reindeer fly. The book wasn't quite the gag I thought, it was a relatively legitimate research paper explaining various traditions from a scientific perspective. A great gift for Closet Christmas nerds! ( )

Some sections were stronger than others. I wish it weren't titled 'The Physics of' because there's a lot of biology and pschology etc. in there, too. A lot of speculation, too. Interesting, though, mostly. No narrative to keep it flowing - read it in the bits it's structured into for best effect. ( )

Everything you could ever want to know (and more) about possible identities for the Star of Bethlehem, mechanisms for virgin birth, the psychology of giving, the properties of snow and many other Christmas related subjects.

I guess I wasn't really in the mood for a science book, so I skimmed through it, stopping to read a few of the more interesting looking chapters such as those on the theoretical possibility of a virgin birth, the psychology of gift giving and the properties of snow. I can't say that I found the theories about the best way to cook a turkey and speculation on why Santa is so fat, terribly interesting.

THE ONLY CHRISTMAS BOOK TO OWN. AND MY WIFE WANTED TO DISCARD IT ( )