Welcome to this year's Christmas special on Sky's Book Corner. Since it seems quite fitting I called it Sky's Christmas Corner.
I will post a mixture of guest posts and reviews for 25 days, so it's like a little Advent Calendar for you guys.
Every second day there will be a guest post from a lovely author or blogger friend. This year's theme is "The 12 Words of Christmas". All my guest bloggers picked a christmassy/festive word and wrote a blog post about it, hope you enjoy. Here is the schedule:
The reviews I will post is a selection of Christmas books I really wanted to read this year! Of course I wanted to read more, but that's always difficult as you guys know. Here is the full schedule of Sky's Christmas Corner:
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So, I have 12 pople write about a Christmas word, to start "The Twelve Words of Christmas" I thought I'd share one myself, without including it into the feature, since it wouldn't be 12 anymore ;)
My word is Santa Claus. I picked this word, because Santa has a slightly different meaning for us. Santa doesn't bring us our presents, for that we have the "Christkind", so translated that would mean Christ child. It's like an angel flying into the window and leaving the presents under the tree.
Santa Claus is coming December 6th in Switzerland. He is called "Samichlaus" here and he doesn't come alone, he is accompanied by "Schmutzli" (a cuter noun form for dirty) and a donkey. Santa brings his big old book and reads from it. He tells the children what they have done well in the past year and what wasn't so good. If a child hasn't been good "Schmutzli" comes with his birch and "punishes" the child, he never actual does it, it's just to scare the children. The children have a little poem to make Santa happy and then they get oranges, nuts and gingerbread.
So that's what Santa is for us. I was always a little scared that he would say something bad about me ;) When I was older I found out who actually played Santa for me, which was funny and weird at the same time.
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Now a Christmas special wouldn't be complete with a giveaway. Here are the prizes, you have 2 weeks to enter, good luck!!!
Prize 1: The Silent Hours by Cesca Major - 2 Bookmarks - L'Occitane Soap - EU
Prize 2: Little Girl Gone by Alexandra Burt - 2 Bookmarks - L'Occitane Soap - EU
Prize 3: The Secret of Midwives by Sally Hepworth - 2 Bookmarks - L'Occitane Soap - EU
Prize 4: Tropical Wonderland Colouring Book by Millie Marotta - EU
Prize 7: 3 ecopies of I Wish For You by Camilla Isley - INT
Prize 8: Sex, Snow and Mistletoe by Laura Barnard - INT
Prize 9: 3 sets of The Amber Reed Mystery Series by Zanna MacKenzie
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Prize 10: Mishaps in Millrise Omnibus by Tilly Tennant - EU
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You have 2 weeks to enter the giveaways, good luck!!!
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My fave Christmas song is anything by Michael buble xx
ReplyDeleteAwww, I love Michel Buble and his Christmas songs are fab!!! Good Luck :)
DeleteFab giveaways!
ReplyDeleteThank you and good luck :)
DeleteLovely start Simona, learnt something new about SamiChlaus.
ReplyDeleteThanks lovely, glad you enjoyed my little post. xx
DeleteMy fav is Jingle Bells as known by everyone
ReplyDeleteGood Luck lovely x
DeleteI always associated it with Christmas but not very traditional, it's the Fairy tales of New York. Love it. Lx
ReplyDeleteThat's a great song! Good Luck :)
DeleteConfused by your pictures because one looks like Santa and the other like the Dutch Sinterklaas. My guess is that your SamiChiaus is our Sinterklaas.
ReplyDeleteProbably ;) Good Luck x
DeleteThese are amazing giveaways thank you. I loved your post. Have a great Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite song is silent night.
Thanks lovely! Good Luck xx
DeleteI love Silent Night either in English or German. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat one is too slow for me ;) x
DeleteMy favorite is Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays!!!!
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Aww, love this song!
DeleteReally is too many but the older I get, the more I appreciate a Christmas Carol of any choice! merry Christmas Simona. X
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas my dear!!! xxx
DeleteFav song... Mmm... "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas", or "Driving home for Christmas".. Maybe ;-) Too many!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this giveaway!! xxx Merry Christmas lovely xxx
Haha, I know it's hard ;) Merry Christmas!!!! xxx
DeleteMy favourite Christmas song is Dean Martin's Let It Snow. I just love them 'oldies'. Thank you for such a wonderful giveaway and Happy Holidays to you <3
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays and good luck!!!
DeleteMy favourite Christmas song is Hark the Herald Angels Sing
ReplyDeleteGood Luck!
DeleteSanta Claus is Coming to Town <3 thanks for the chance <3
ReplyDeleteThat's a good one! Good luck :)
DeleteMy favorite holiday song is Let it Snow by Dean Martin :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great event and awesome prizes!
Happy Holidays :)
Love that one!!! Good Luck :)
DeleteAmazing giveaways! How lucky the winners will be :) my favourite Christmas song is Let It Snow, or if we're talking hymns/carols then O Come All Ye Faithful, it gives me shivers every time! Xxx
ReplyDeleteLet it Snow is a great one! And of course hymns and carols are fine as well, love them! ;) Good Luck lovely x
DeleteO Holy Night, What Child Is This?, Do You Hear What I Hear?, All I Want For Christmas, Happy Birthday, Jesus because I can't choose just one song.
ReplyDeletehaha! Good Luck :)
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