The Christmas encyclopedia / William D. Crump.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crump, William D., 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christmas--Encyclopedias.

Christmas.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

viii, 623 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]

Summary:

"From the manger of Jesus Christ to the twenty-first century, this encyclopedia explores over 2,000 years of Christmas past and present through 966 entries packed with a wide variety of historical and pop-culture subjects. Entries detail customs and traditions from around the world as well as classic Christmas movies, TV series/specials and animated cartoons. Arranged alphabetically by entry name, it includes historical background of popular sacred and secular songs as well as accounts of beloved literary works with Christmas themes from such noted authors as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Pearl Buck, Henry Van Dyke and others. All things Christmas are available here in one comprehensive volume"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476687902

1476687900

OCLC:

1291878396

Publisher Number:

99992475157