Christmas Season Resources Online
As Christmas approaches, we've compiled a sampling of audiobooks, videos, and more to help you get in the holiday spirit. Most of the resources below are limited to students, faculty, and staff through our institutional subscriptions to databases. We hope you enjoy this festive collection!
Victorian Holiday Cards
Enjoy this online collection of Christmas and New Years greeting cards from the 1880s, available for everyone to view, including alumni, presented by JSTOR.
A Christmas Carol
Through our Pepperdine Overdrive page, you can read an ebook of Charles Dickens's most celebrated work on your computer or phone/tablet using the Libby app. We also have an audiobook version read by renowned actor Simon Callow, and Digital Theater+ carries two different theatrical productions of the beloved holiday classic.
The Nutcracker
Travel to the Land of Sweets with Clara and the Prince in Tchaikovsky's famed ballet filmed at St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre in 2012.
The Pepperdine Christmas Cook Book
In the 1930s, George and Helen Pepperdine and family put together a cookbook for holiday essentials like gingerbread men, wassail bowls, and plum pudding. We're delighted to share a digital version of an original copy in our Special Collections and Archives.
The Three Tenors Christmas
In 1999, Vienna's opulent Konzerthaus played host to a concert featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and José Carreras singing a mix of sacred and popular Christmas songs.