A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs
A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs
The first full examination of popular American Christmas music and its deeper connections to American culture
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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.