***CONTEST CLOSED – NO NEW ENTRIES PLEASE – WINNERS ANNOUNCED BELOW!***
I used Random.org to randomly pick 5 winners, and they are…
Luanne
Tina T
Lydia H
Christy
Mel K.
Congratulations! I will E-mail you for your shipping address today so that Hachette Book Group can get your prize packages sent to you ASAP! Thanks to all who participated! – Tee (Update posted 12/12/08)
Hachette Book Group has set me up with another amazing giveaway just in time for the holidays. Win it for yourself, or if money is tight, give them away as gifts! … If you win, you will be able to select one of the following gift packs containing 5 books to be shipped to you at no cost!
The Christmas Gift Pack:
1. Engaging Father Christmas By Robin Gunn
2. The Paper Bag Christmas By Kevin Milne
3. Christmas Around the World By Chuck Fischer
4. The Physics of Christmas By Roger Highfield
5. The Christmas Train By David Baldacci
The Hanukkah Gift Pack:
1. In the Beginning By Chuck Fischer
2. Jewtopia By Bryan Fogel , Sam Wolfson
3. Be Still and Get Going By Alan Lew
4. Life Is a Test By Esther Jungreis
5. To Life! by Harold Kushner
The Kwanzaa Gift Pack:
1. The American Journey of Barack Obama by The Editors of LIFE Magazine
2. How Strong Women Pray By Bonnie St. John
3. Not Easily Broken By T. D. Jakes
4. Stand the Storm By Breena Clarke
5. Claim Your Victory Today by Creflo Dollar
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Open to residents of U.S. and Canada only. I will select five winners.
2. Winners will be announced on this blog post and by E-mail – (so you must leave a valid E-mail when you comment.)
3. If notified as a winner you must provide a shipping address (No P.O. Boxes)
4. You may not mix or substitute gift packs. You must choose one set, (Either Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa.)
5. Winners will be announced on this blog post on Friday, December 12th, 2008.
6. To enter, leave a comment and tell me your favorite thing about the winter holidays. (It can be any holiday: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Eid ul-Adha, Winter Solstice, Chrismukkah, Festivus – whatever!)
Curious Villager 
I love Christmas the spirit, celebration, food and family! I love that it gets cold!
Am interested in the Christmas pack.
I really enjoy the music at Christmas– and the sugar cookies!
I love all the food, the decorations and seeing family and friends. Also the fact that everyone, strangers included are so much nicer and have more patience with others.
My favourite things about this coming holiday season are the crisp cool air, childrens happy faces, baking and family!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
I am interested in the Christmas pack :)
Not only do I love the music and the baking. But the smells, I think I look forward to the smells all year. I like all the spices and the tress. They make me feel warm inside and help recall all my childhood memories. Now that my kids are a bit older I look forward to the look on thier faces seeing all the magical things that there are to see.
Fruitcake. It’s all about the fruitcake.
(and if you laugh, it’s only because you have NEVER had my mama’s fruitcake!)
Each year we make homemade Latkes and applesauce and have family and friends over to celebrate this enjoyable time together.
It has to be Christmas. Now that our kids are having their own kids, it’s wonderful to see the wonder & delight in their tiny faces. From the lights & gifts to the happy warmth of family gathering together.
I love the Christmas spirit and goodwill and the parades!!! I’m interested in the Christmas set of books.
My favorite thing about the winter holidays is getting together with my family and having a great Christmas.
Please throw my name in the pot for the Christmas Gift Pack. Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Mel K.
Meljprincess AT aol DOT com
My favourite thing about Christmas is the food; ethnic Ukrainian dishes as well as all of the home baked goodies. Please enter me. I’d be interested in the Hanukkah books to learn more about the holiday.
Thanks.
I would love any set….but first choice would be the Christmas set. I am a reading teacher and currently reading and reviewing every holiday book I can get hold of to write and publish an article in 2009 prior to the holiday books being put out for sale so I really hope I win! Thanks for the chance!
That said, my favorite thing about Christmas is being with my family as we are spread all over and so many of us are gone now that it is THE most important thing to me!
Holiday cheer to you…and thanks! K H
My favorite thing about the winter holidays is driving around town at night and seeing all the gorgeous Christmas lights people have put up. I’d love to win the Christmas pack. Thanks for the chance!
I love Christmas trees with sparkly ornaments and Christmas lights. I’d like to be entered for the Christmas books. Thanks for the giveaway. milou2ster(at)gmail.com
I like the Christmas lights and the warm coziness of it all. Please enter me in the contest for the Christmas selection. Thanks you.
lannoe@yahoo.com
I would love the Christmas set.
My favorite thing about the winter season is getting to curl up with a good book and a warm blanket and watch the snow fall.
I would love to sign up to win the Christmas Gift pack, this is my favorite time of year and love Christmas books!! please enter me in your wonderful contest. Thanks :)
photoquest(at)bellsouth(dot)net
I would love to have the Christmas books!
I love getting together with my family. The best part is watching the looks of excitement of my grandchildren’s faces as they open their gifts.
mittens0831 AT aol.com
Please enter me for the Christmas books.
I love the smells of the holiday season ~ cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar cookies, pine, etc.
hawkes(at)citlink.net
I’d love to be entered to win the Hannukah books.
I love seeing family and lighting the Hannukah candles altogether.
Thanks for the giveaway :) Happy Holidays!!
I’d like to be entered for the Christmas pack please. My favourite thing – family getting together. Especially seeing my daughter who now lives 1500 miles away!!
Thanks for the chance,
Luanne.ollivier@gmail.com
I would like to be entered for the Christmas pack PLEASE.
My favorite part of the holiday season is the feeling of anxiousness on Christmas Eve. When I was younger, I would pace around all day waiting for time to push itself forward. My mom would try to keep me busy filling out Christmas cards and baking; still it couldn’t keep my mind off Christmas. It was that smiley day where you walked on egg shells because you didn’t want to get knocked off the nice list right before the big pay off. Its the all day Christmas Movies and visits from random people dropping off packages that held these magical presents that could baffle you all day long. I still get that feeling, even though I don’t have a bed time, and I know who Santa really is. I get excited for my smaller cousins and remember what I felt like when I was in their shoes.
oh yeah my email address is wiledout00(at)aol(dotcom)
My favourite thing is spending time with my family. It will be so nice to be at home again.
my fav. thing about Christmas is the joy I see when my little one is opening gifts. Ahh to be that innocent :)
crystal72206@yahoo.com
Yay! Books for Christmas.
Sorry, I forgot my fav. thing about the winter holidays. It would have to be staying home with my family and baking and drinking hot cocoa and being together.
Wooohooo! Thanks again, Tracy. I love Christmas theme books. This is awesome!
Congrats, winners! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!