02310cam a2200445 i 4500 1046670786 TxAuBib 20231122120000.0 230608t20232022||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593500125 0593500121 (OCoLC)1381291941 TxAuBib rda Macomber, Debbie, author. The Christmas spirit : a novel / Debbie Macomber. Ballantine Books mass market edition. New York : Ballantine Books, 2023. ©2022. 246 pages ; 18 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Originally published in hardcover ... by Ballantine Books ... in 2022"--Verso of title page. "Peter Armstrong and Hank Colfax are best friends, but their lives couldn't be more different. Peter, the local pastor who is dedicated to his community, spending time visiting the flock, attending meetings, and, with the holiday season approaching, preparing for the Christmas service and live nativity. As a bartender, Hank serves a much different customer base at his family-owned tavern, including a handful of lonely regulars and the local biker gang. When Peter scoffs that Hank has it easy compared to him, the two decide to switch jobs until Christmas Eve. To their surprise, the responsibilities of a bartender and a pastor are similar, but taking on the other's work is more difficult than either Peter or Hank expected. As the two begin to see each other in a new light--and each discovers a new love to cherish--their lives are forever changed."-- Provided by Amazon.com. 20231122. Clergy Fiction. Bartenders Fiction. Holidays Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Best friends Fiction. Bars (Drinking establishments) Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Christmas fiction. fast Fiction. fast Romance fiction. fast Christmas fiction. lcgft Romance fiction. lcgft Novels. lcgft Romans. rvmgf