Gen X Christmas
Nostalgia
A mixed activity book built around the Christmas memories that defined Gen X. Word searches, trivia, and nostalgic prompts bring back the catalogs, toys, TV specials, VHS tapes, malls, school traditions, family routines, food, music, parades, and New Year's moments from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Book Man Publishing
A Gen X Christmas activity book built around memories.
This book combines word searches, trivia, and nostalgic prompts to recreate the specific holiday experiences Gen X remembers. The focus is on things that changed, disappeared, or simply felt different before streaming, smartphones, online shopping, and everything being available on demand.
Wish books, toys & Christmas lists
Holiday catalogs, must-have toys, toy-store rushes, circled wish lists, electronic toys, board games, dolls, action figures, and Christmas morning across the Gen X years.
Christmas on television
Holiday specials, cartoons, sitcom Christmas episodes, TV Guide, network television, VHS recording, home video, and the shows you had to catch when they actually aired.
The sound of the season
Christmas records, cassette tapes, CDs, family stereos, Walkmans, boomboxes, Discman players, radio countdowns, and holiday music from the 1980s and 1990s.
Christmas shopping & mall culture
Mall Santa, department stores, toy stores, Kmart, RadioShack, Sunday newspaper ads, layaway, gift-wrap counters, and crowded parking lots.
School, food & family traditions
Classroom parties, Christmas concerts, handmade ornaments, school break, candy dishes, boxed chocolates, family dinners, decorating, wrapping presents, and Christmas morning.
Parades, sports & New Year's
Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas parades, the Rose Parade, football, bowl games, New Year's television, Times Square, and staying up until midnight at home.
Printable and tablet-friendly digital edition
The direct digital edition is designed for both paper and tablet use. Print the activity pages at home, or open the tablet-friendly PDF in a compatible annotation app.
On a tablet, use a stylus or finger to circle words, cross off word-list entries, write trivia answers, mark choices, add notes, and save your progress.
Apps such as Goodnotes, Notability, Adobe Acrobat, and other PDF markup tools can be used for digital annotation.
Get the Digital Edition — $7.99Digital Download Includes
- Printable PDF edition
- Tablet-friendly PDF edition
- Word-search activities
- Trivia and nostalgic memory activities
- Complete solutions
- Digital annotation instructions
- Use with stylus or finger in compatible PDF apps
- Immediate digital delivery after purchase
Choose your format
Download the digital edition directly from Book Man Publishing, or order the physical paperback through Amazon.
Digital Edition
Includes printable and tablet-friendly PDF editions with word searches, trivia, memories, solutions, and digital annotation guidance.
Buy Digital EditionPaperback
Prefer a physical activity book? Order the paperback through Amazon and work through the puzzles, trivia, and memories on paper.
Buy PaperbackAs an Amazon Associate, Book Man Publishing may earn from qualifying purchases.
Explore more from Book Man Publishing
Practical books, nostalgic books, digital editions, blueprints, and tools for real-world life.
← Return to Book Man Publishing