Sleigh rides, jingle bells, & silent nights
Subtitle: a cultural history of American Christmas songs
By: Ronald D. Lankford Jr
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780813044927
Subjects: English Carols; Christmas music; History and criticism; Popular music
Other titles: Cultural history of American Christmas songs; History of American Christmas songs
Description: The first full examination of popular American Christmas music and its deeper connections to American culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-246) and index.
Table of contents: title: The American Christmas song; title: Nostalgia : home for Christmas; title: Santa Claus : a bag full of toys; title: Carnival : beneath the mistletoe; title: The blues and hard times : an American carol; title: Satire : surviving Christmas; title: The new nostalgia.