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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.

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

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      Publisher: MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida
      Publication Date: 30/10/2013
      ISBN13: 9780813044927, 978-0813044927
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      Book Synopsis
      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.

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