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Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells, and Silent Nights: A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs
Ronald D. Lankford
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Description for Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells, and Silent Nights: A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs
hardcover. The first full examination of popular American Christmas music and its deeper connections to American culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AVG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Viewing American holiday values through the filter of familiar Christmas songs, Ronald Lankford examines popular culture, consumerism, and the dynamics of the traditional American family. He surveys more than seventy-five years of songs and reveals that the “modern American Christmas” has carried a complex and sometimes contradictory set of meanings.
Viewing American holiday values through the filter of familiar Christmas songs, Ronald Lankford examines popular culture, consumerism, and the dynamics of the traditional American family. He surveys more than seventy-five years of songs and reveals that the “modern American Christmas” has carried a complex and sometimes contradictory set of meanings.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813044927
SKU
V9780813044927
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99-32
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