Bibliograph

Christmas, a Candid History

Type

Label

Christmas, a Candid History

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Christmas

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a Candid History

Summary

Presents an entertaining perspective on how the annual Yuletide celebration got to be what it is today. This book tells the story of Christmas - from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism

Table Of Contents

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: First There Was Winter; Two: Christmas Comes Late; Three: Christmas Is Like a Snowball; Four: From Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus; Five: And Then There Was Money; Six: Wrestling with Christmas; Notes; Annotated Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

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