Helpful resources towards better understanding of the Christian and Jewish holidays, a book about Kwanzaa, another about how one atheist feels about Christmas, and a good resource on dynamics of interfaith marriages:

• How and why Christmas came to be celebrated as it is today in the United States -- particular attention to the tension between the religious and the secular meanings of Christmas celebrations.
  • The Battle for Christmas

    Stephen Nissenbaum / Hardcover / Published 1996

    The Battle for Christmas

    Stephen Nissenbaum / Paperback / Published 1997



• Understanding Jewish holiday celebrations: origins, customs, and meanings -- informational for those new to Jewish customs, but those who've celebrated them all their lives will also find new information and ideas
  • Seasons of Our Joy : A Modern Guide to the Jewish Holidays

    Arthur I. Waskow, et al / Paperback / Published 1991



• About Kwanzaa (use the search function near the bottom of this page for more resources):
  • The Complete Kwanzaa : Celebrating Our Cultural Harvest

    Dorothy Winbush Riley / Paperback / Published 1996 



• Interfaith Families:A positive, nonjudgmental guide to the spiritual, emotional, and psychological issues facing every couple
  • Making Interfaith Marriage Work
               Steven Carr Reuben, Ph. D.
  • from the same author:

    But How Will You Raise the Children : A Guide to Interfaith Marriage

    Steven Carr Reuben / Published 1987



• A bah-humbug look at Christmas, from one atheist's point of view
  • The Trouble With Christmas

    Tom Flynn / Paperback / Published 1993