Twelve Days: A Christmas Exploration

by Denise Russo

Overview

You may be familiar with the popular Christmas song, The Twelve Days of Christmas. This book examines the lyrics that all begin with a true love bringing gifts.

Could it mean more than just birds and people dancing? Nestle in, read about extended thoughts and interpretations, and challenge your own thinking.

Each chapter also features deeper dives including additional reading, pondering thoughts, prayers, songs, and journal prompts.

You can read this book any time. However, the best time to start is on December 25, the first official day of Christmas.

While this was about a song chronicling gifts and the ceremony of giving, it is about so much more. No checklist, no rules, no rhetoric, no rituals. Love is the gift. Life is the gift. Jesus is the gift. You are invited to take the gift, open it, and love it. No other conditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823158770
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	12/20/2022
Pages:	108
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Denise is a multi-certified executive coach and leadership and talent development expert. She serves on the President's Advisory Council for Maxwell Leadership, business review boards for Harvard Business Review and Chief Learning Officer Magazine, accomplished writer for the Forbes Coaches Council, and a director on the global board of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) division of Coaching in Organizations (CIO).

Connect with Denise at www.linkedin.com/in/deniserusso1

Editorial Reviews

Great read for the Christmas season! I enjoyed having a small chapter to read through the 12 days of Christmas. The author is very knowledgeable. She suggests songs to go along with each day so I made a playlist of them in Spotify adding the new ones each day. So fulfilling.

School of Thoughts - Pam S

Great read to focus on this Christmas season. This is an easy daily read, with additional suggestions if you'd like to spend more time in thought on the topic of the day. I appreciate that the book doesn't give an "answer" to the meaning of each day, but multiple suggestions with background and consideration to allow the reader to ponder what the gifts may mean.

School of Thoughts - April M

Awesome read!!!
This book is a very practical insight in understanding Christmas and why we celebrate Jesus birth.
Thank you Denise for this work which brings so much knowledge to help even someone new to Christianity understand the reason for the season.

School of Thoughts - Teena O

Great opportunity to dive into and begin learning the meaning of the 12 days of Christmas. Time to breath, sit back and reflect during a time so many fall into the hustle and bustle of December. Denise does a great job to captivate and allow you time to sit and reflect on the true meaning. It certainly helped me slow down and appreciate the season just a bit more this year. Great work Denise!!

School of Thoughts - Diana G

Denise Russo put together a wonderful book about the 12 Days of Christmas. She shows that there's more to this song than meets the eye. She explores what truths are hidden below the surface of each day from the song. Her thoughts and illustration creates awareness and reflection to help us grow deeper into what Christmas is all about. This is a book to be read every Christmas as a new tradition and is a treasured heirloom and should be given to everyone on your list.

School of Thoughts - Dennis L