CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY

A heartwarming true story of a father who set out to make Christmas real for his daughter--with memorable life takeaways for everyone.

CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY is the charming, untold story America's first theme park--Santa's Workshop, a Christmas village that was built in the forests of the Adirondack Mountains in the 1950s. At the heart of the story is Julian Reiss, a George Bailey-like family man of devout faith who wanted to make Christmas real for his eight-year-old daughter. Along with two partners, he set out against great odds to create the world's first immersive, open-all-year Christmas experience, inspiring hundreds of later theme parks (including Disneyland), and launching Operation Toylift, one of the largest children's Christmas charities ever.

In the hands of seasoned writer Bob Welch, the Reiss family saga sweeps the reader in a one-of-kind story about the meaning of Christmas for all of us. The vision of a compassionate, all American father, the incredible obstacles his family faced, and their enduring faith will form the basis for the 'secret lessons from Santa's Workshop'--one for each chapter in the book. Infused with the hopes and dreams we all bring to the season, CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY delivers a throwback-y, inspirational reading experience that families will want to reread, buy for friends, and talk about for years to come.

Bob Welch is the award-winning author of thirteen books and the general columnist at the Register-Guard in Eugene, Oregon. He has served as an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Oregon in Eugene, and has had articles published in such magazines as Reader's Digest, Sports Illustrated, Runner's World, and Los Angeles. He is the founding director of the Beachside Writers Workshop, and has enlightened thousands across the country with his inspirational speaking.