Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells, and Silent Nights: A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs

Lankford, Ronald D.

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.

EAN

9780813044927

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Published

30 October 2013

Pages

256