Think all there is to say about the War on Christmas has already been said?
Think again.
With her trademark fearlessness and verve, Governor Sarah Palin’s new book, Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas, offers readers an impassioned, informative, and unapologetic defense of the sacredness of the season.
“If I’m for Christmas, it’s only because I’m for Christ,” writes Gov. Palin. “There is no ultimate peace apart from Christ, and it is Christ who empowers every act of ‘goodwill toward men’ in our otherwise fallen hearts.”
The book’s blending of personal experience with discussions of political efforts to morph Christmas into a homogenized celebration of the “holidays” makes for a brisk and enjoyable read. Even as we learn that Todd Palin gives the Governor what she considers the coolest of Christmas gifts–such as a .30-06 rifle, hockey skates, and a “beautiful red manual ice auger for ice fishing”–Palin packs powerful punches.
“There are few things that anger a secular liberal atheist more than a horizontal plank intersecting a vertical plank–a cross–on public land,” writes Palin. “Perhaps Christmas causes so much anger because the very name of the holiday broadcasts the Name above all Names.”
Political junkies will also enjoy the insider gems Palin sprinkles throughout the pages. In one instance, Palin recounts an interaction with Fox News Network President Roger Ailes wherein the media guru asked the Governor, “What the h-ll is so offensive about putting up a plastic Jewish family on my lawn at Christmastime?”
Palin even includes a “Christmas gift” under the literary tree for foodies in the book’s appendix with recipes for “Juanita’s Soft, Gooey Oatmeal Raisin White Chocolate-Chip Heaven” and “Merry Christmoose Chili,” among others.
Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas will give Gov. Palin’s fans much to rejoice about–and her critics much to ponder.