Bibliograph

Sleigh rides, jingle bells, & silent nights, a cultural history of American Christmas songs, Ronald D. Lankford Jr

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Label

Sleigh rides, jingle bells, & silent nights, a cultural history of American Christmas songs, Ronald D. Lankford Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-246) and index

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sleigh rides, jingle bells, & silent nights

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

827841516

Responsibility statement

Ronald D. Lankford Jr

Sub title

a cultural history of American Christmas songs

Summary

The first full examination of popular American Christmas music and its deeper connections to American cultureSanta Claus, singing cowboys, fictional reindeer and warbling chipmunks: American Christmas music! Lankford examines how the songs represent an intricate cultural landscape crowded with meanings and anxieties. He examines popular culture, consumerism, and the dynamics of the traditional American family to reveal that the "modern American Christmas" has carried a complex and sometimes contradictory set of themes over the years

Table Of Contents

The American Christmas song -- Nostalgia : home for Christmas -- Santa Claus : a bag full of toys -- Carnival : beneath the mistletoe -- The blues and hard times : an American carol -- Satire : surviving Christmas -- The new nostalgia

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Sleigh rides, jingle bells, and silent nights

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