Have you ever wanted more meaning from the Christmas season? In their new book, The 12 Days of Christmas, authors Linda Coates and Leslie S. Kelly help you and your family get just that.  This is not just another Christmas book. It is a way to recapture what has been lost in the hustle and bustle of Christmas so that this year can be different.

The 12 Days of Christmas helps families discover that Christmas Day is the kickoff for the celebration, not the final affair. The twelve-day adventure begins on December 26. In it, you will learn more about the tenets of the Christian faith through wonderful stories and meaningful activities, and create new traditions to last you and your family a lifetime. By uncovering hidden meanings in the old classic Christmas song of the same name, Linda and Leslie bring you a new and exciting way to finish one year and begin the next.

Linda and Leslie have both strived to keep the true meaning of Christ in Christmas. Over the years, this task has become more difficult with the excessive commercialization of the holidays.

With this book the authors hope to help families take some of the chaos out of the season, and help them draw closer to Christ by focusing on the true meaning of Christmas. The 12 Days of Christmas gives each family member a chance to give gifts of love to Christ instead of just receiving gifts themselves. For Linda and Leslie, this book was a labor of love and they both feel if just one family can be touched by this book, it will have been worth all the effort.

Published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises, The 12 Days of Christmas is available at bookstores nationwide. It can also be ordered through the publisher at www.tatepublishing.com/ bookstore/ or by visiting barnesandnoble.com, amazon.com or target.com.

For more information and a sample of the book along with photos, ideas, recipes, and announcements, visit the authors’ website at www.12daysbook.com.

Linda has been married to her husband, Michael, for 17 years. For the last 8 years she has been home schooling their four children. She has lead many women’s Bible studies in her home.

Leslie has been married to her husband, Don, for 25 years. She is the mother of five children, and has been homeschooling for 18 years. She loves to worship God through her gifts of singing and hospitality.

To order and for more information, please visit www.12daysbook.com.