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The manger or Macy's? Americans might well wonder which is the real shrine of Christmas, as they take part each year in a mix of churchgoing, shopping, and family togetherness. In Christmas in America, Restad brilliantly captures the rise and transformation of our most universal national holiday.

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both informative and illuminating, a gem of cultural history ... Best of all, Restad offers an intelligent and richly furnished answer to all the Christmas killjoys who shake their heads over modern materialism and secularism. * Christina Hardyment, The Independent *
a charmingly informative work of social history * Sally Singer, The Guardian *

Christmas in America

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    A Paperback by Penne Lee Restad

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      Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
      Published 11 June 1997
      ISBN-13 9780195109801
      978-0195109801
      ISBN-10 0195109805
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The manger or Macy's? Americans might well wonder which is the real shrine of Christmas, as they take part each year in a mix of churchgoing, shopping, and family togetherness. In Christmas in America, Restad brilliantly captures the rise and transformation of our most universal national holiday.

      Trade Review
      both informative and illuminating, a gem of cultural history ... Best of all, Restad offers an intelligent and richly furnished answer to all the Christmas killjoys who shake their heads over modern materialism and secularism. * Christina Hardyment, The Independent *
      a charmingly informative work of social history * Sally Singer, The Guardian *

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