About the book The Christmas TV Companion

The Christmas TV Companion: a Guide to Cult Classics, Strange Specials & Outrageous Oddities is a non-fiction guide to unusual, overlooked and often bizarre Christmas-themed television episodes, specials and film releases. Drawing on genres and themes such as science fiction, the macabre, off-center animation, extraordinary musical performances and dark sentiments, the book compiles Christmas installments along with summaries and commentary. The book also offers a practical application. There are nine Make Your Own Marathon suggestions for readers to enhance their holiday viewing. These include additional cult TV listings, and a marathon of specials from the past that deserve a second chance at a wider audience.

Loaded with pop culture references and author Joanna Wilson’s humorous insights, The Christmas TV Companion is sure to please pop aficionados and TV junkies of all stripes. The book’s remarkable depth of content covers the far-out gems of yesterday, as well as the irreverent and cutting edge Christmas material of today, from Arthur C. Clarke to South Park, and from Ed Sullivan to Squidbillies.

Check out the book- and the publisher’s websites:

The Christmas TV Companion
1701 Press • Non-Fiction Pop Culture Books

Joanna’s next book is due for release in November 2010: ‘Tis the Season TV: the Encyclopedia of Christmas-Themed Episodes, Specials & Made-for-TV Movies. Look for more information soon.