Christmas Sweden

Decorations made of straw cover your Christmas tree. A girl dressed in a crown of candles sings songs as she visits people’s homes. People gather together to exchange gifts called julklappar. These are the sights and sounds of Christmas in Sweden. Come explore the many Swedish traditions that bring people of this country together at Christmas.

A rather unattractive itinerant flute-player and music copyist is sent away on Christmas Eve - causing a family to feel uncomfortably guilty. Lagerlof was a Swedish novelist, who in 1909 became the first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Her work is deeply rooted in Nordic legends and history.

Having a baby doesn't always come easy, at least not for Amanda and Connor Kirkpatrick. For five years they've worked at starting their family. Timed lovemaking and failed fertility treatments drain the romance from their marriage. At the same time the couple begins working with fertility specialist, an adoption seems possible. But Amanda is afraid to hope her dream might finally come true, irritating the heck out of Connor.

A Christmas wedding becomes chaos for Harper and Cameron in this heartwarming romance, a sequel to Finding Southern Comfort. Their families can't agree about the Chicago ceremony and Harper's heart sure isn't in it. Does she really want to wear her mother's wedding gown? Cameron's family will not travel to the "frozen hinterlands", a refusal that doesn't bode well for the marriage. The impending celebration tests their love as the Savannah couple is swept into a frantic Christmas countdown.