Displaying 1 of 1 2013 Format: Book Author: Lankford, Ronald D., Jr., 1962- Title: Sleigh rides, jingle bells, & silent nights : a cultural history of American Christmas songs / Ronald D. Lankford Jr. Publisher, Date: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2013] Description: 250 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm Summary: The first full examination of popular American Christmas music and its deeper connections to American culture. Subjects: Christmas music -- United States -- History and criticism. Carols, English -- United States -- History and criticism. Other Title: Sleigh rides, jingle bells, and silent nights Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-246) and index. 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. LCCN: 2013015087 ISBN: 9780813044927 (alk. paper) 0813044928 (alk. paper) Other Number: 827841516 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 434730 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 782.421 Lankford Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
