Merry Christmas! 
Subtitle: Celebrating America's Greatest Holiday
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: December 25, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780674003187
Subjects: Cultural studies; Customs; Social history; United States; Holidays - Christmas; Culture; Social Science; Sociology; USA; Popular Culture - General; Americana; Holidays - Christmas & Advent; History / United States / General; Christmas decorations; Customs & Traditions; Christmas; History; Social life and customs
Description: Describes the outsize spectacle that Christmas has become, showing the provenance and significance of each of its essential parts: the decorated trees and holiday lights, the cards and gifts and wrapping papers, the toy villages and store displays and Macy's holiday parade, Bing Crosby and Santa Claus. Includes information on Dayton department stores' Santabear.