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The Kinkade family cabin in the Sierra Nevada mountains was a favorite hideaway for the family to enjoy time together. Of course, nothing topped Christmas in the mountains. Freshly fallen snow outside the door led to snowball fights, snow angels and the building of snowmen. Lights hung on the trees outdoors and a family decorated Christmas tree in the window created a winter wonderland where dreams of Christmas morning captured their young daughter’s hearts.

High Country Christmas recalls those special Christmas memories that all of us share - of family, Christmas trees, Yule Tide logs, twinkling lights, and special gifts laid out for those we love. And in the stillness of evening, when the sun sets and stars emerge, there is a gentle quiet that descends upon our hearts and homes, that remind us of that first Christmas - the silent night of our Savior's birth.

We hope that you will find that quiet place of peace and rest as you enjoy High Country Christmas from the Thomas...

In the very beginning of his artistic career, Thomas Kinkade put his entire life savings into the printing of his first lithograph. Though at the time he was already an acclaimed illustrator, Thom found that he was inspired not by fame and fortune, but by the simple act of painting straight from the heart, putting on canvas the natural wonders and images that moved him most. Throughout his life Thomas Kinkade shared his joy and used his paints in support of hospitals, schools, and humanitarian relief. Though the recipient of countless awards and honors, it was Thom’s profound sense of purpose that his art was not just an accessory, but also a ministry, that continues on as his legacy. From custom images that were sold for The Salvation...