Utilizing the actual lyric that Mr. Nirenstein wrote for his own music of the same title, "When You Make Out Your List For Christmas" is an exquisite example of this author's precise, yet eloquent, literary style. As a children's picture book, the lyric and photographs work together effectively--and poetically--to capture the true meaning of Christmas. Published in conjunction with this children's literary gem is the author/composer/lyricist David Joel Nirenstein's original sheet music to "When You Make Out Your List For Christmas" [ASCAP], copyrighted in 1969.