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The Christmas carol reader / William Studwell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Studwell, William E. (William Emmett), 1936-2010, author.
- Series:
- Haworth popular culture.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carols--History and criticism.
- Carols.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (326 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Like that Biblical, astronomical star of Bethlehem, The Christmas Carol Reader guides readers on their quest for information about Christmas songs. Studwell gathers a composite picture of the world's most important and famous carols and includes an ample selection of lesser-known Christmas songs. All of the carols are presented in their historical and cultural contexts which adds to readers'understanding and appreciation of the songs.As the only book that covers this elusive topic, The Christmas Carol Reader informs and entertains readers on over 200 songs of all types (sacred and se
- Contents:
- pt. I. Christmas as a holy day
- pt. II. Christmas as a holiday.
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-59145-1
- 1-283-71107-9
- 0-203-05844-5
- 1-136-59138-9
- 9780203058442
- OCLC:
- 817891470
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