Christmas, Ideology and Popular Culture
- Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2008
- 222p
includes index and biblioraphy
PART I: `TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY 1 The Invention of the English Christmas John Storey 2 Conspicuous Consumption and Festive Follies: Victorian Images of Christmas Sara M. Dodd 3 Consumption, Coca-colonisation, Cultural Resistance -and Santa Claus George McKay PART II: THE HOLLY AND THE IVY 4 Religious Controversies over Christmas Jennifer Rycenga 5 Christmas Carols Barry Cooper 6 Christmas Songs - Sentiments and Subjectivities Sheila Whiteley 1 The Musical Underbelly of Christmas Freya Jarman-Ivens PART III: PEACE ON EARTH, GOODWILL TO ALL MEN 8 Christmas and War Christine Agius 9 Christmas and the Media Tara Brabazon 10 Christmas and the Movies: Frames of Mind John Mundy PART IV: WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS! 11 Popular Culture and Christmas: A Nomad at Home Thorn Swiss 12 Reflections of a Jewish Childhood during Christmas Gerry Bloustien