Stories Behind the Traditions and Son..., Ace Collins
Stories Behind the Traditions and Son..., Ace Collins
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Stories Behind the Traditions and Songs of Easter
Infuse Your Easter Celebrations with Meaning

Author: Ace Collins

Narrator: Maurice England

Unabridged: 4 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 11/25/2008

Synopsis

The treasured traditions of Easter—little bunnies, parades, new Easter outfits, sunrise services, passion plays, and more—infuse our celebration of the season with meaning and glowing memories. And in ways you may not realize, they point us to the resurrection of Christ and our hope of life beyond the grave. Stories Behind the Traditions and Songs of Easter reveals the events and backgrounds that shaped the best-loved customs and songs of Easter, introducing you to stories you’ve never heard and a deeper appreciation for the holiday’s familiar hallmarks.

About Ace Collins

Ace Collins is the writer of more than sixty books, including several bestsellers: Stories behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas, Stories behind the Great Traditions of Christmas, The Cathedrals, and Lassie: A Dog’s Life. Based in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, He continues to publish several new titles each year, including a series of novels, the first of which is Farraday Road. Ace has appeared on scores of television shows, including CBS This Morning, NBC Nightly News, CNN, Good Morning America, MSNBC, and Entertainment Tonight.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly on April 08, 2023

I FINALLY KNOW WHY THE EASTER BUNNY LAYS EGGS. I feel so content right now.......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on April 05, 2017

I enjoyed reading the stories behind some of my favorite hymns. I had to chuckle at the idea of how 'shocking' some of them were when they were new and were too modern for the churches of their day. Having grown up in a church where anything resembling contemporary Christian music was bad, it was fu......more

Goodreads review by Bethany on May 13, 2020

3.5 There's a lot I don't know about the backgrounds of common Easter hymns and even traditions. I suspect the author wanted this to be a book about the songs of Easter (based on other books he wrote) but there weren't enough for a full book so he added traditions. I didn't know how many hymns had di......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on April 06, 2012

Definitely a nice litte read to prepare my heart for Easter.......more

Goodreads review by Steven on August 16, 2024

THE POPULAR CHRISTIAN "HOLIDAYS" AUTHOR LOOKS AT EASTER Ace Collins continues his marvelous series of popular Christian holiday "background" books with this 2007 book; he has also written 'Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas,' 'Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas,' 'More St......more

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