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The Battle for Christmas
The Battle for Christmas | Stephen Nissenbaum
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Anyone who laments the excesses of Christmas might consider the Puritans of colonial Massachusetts: they simply outlawed the holiday. The Puritans had their reasons, since Christmas was once an occasion for drunkenness and riot, when poor "wassailers extorted food and drink from the well-to-do. In this intriguing and innovative work of social history, Stephen Nissenbaum rediscovers Christmas's carnival origins and shows how it was transformed, during the nineteenth century, into a festival of domesticity and consumerism. Drawing on a wealth of period documents and illustrations, Nissenbaum charts the invention of our current Yuletide traditions, from St. Nicholas to the Christmas tree and, perhaps most radically, the practice of giving gifts to children. Bursting with detail, filled with subversive readings of such seasonal classics as "A Visit from St. Nicholas and A Christmas Carol, The Battle for Christmas captures the glorious strangeness of the past even as it helps us better understand our present. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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rjsthumbelina
The Battle for Christmas | Stephen Nissenbaum
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#gold #12coloursofdecember #wintergames #wintergames2020 #teamreadnosedreindeer @StayCurious December 17
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I bought this on sale a few years ago, and it sounds so interesting, but year after year, I don't get to it during the holiday season...doesn't look like this will be it's year either.lol

Lcsmcat Sounds intriguing! 4y
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EadieB
The Battle for Christmas | Stephen Nissenbaum
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Day 2 - #Excess #QuotsyDec19 #WinterGames #JingleBallers #HolidayLaugh #LitsyHumor #Meme

There are some people who would love to celebrate Christmas all-year-round if they could.

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FantasyChick 😂 I relate to this post WAY too much 6pts 5y
Chab256 I am actually not one of those people, but great quote... 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego This quote! But if it was year round the would take away the magic I think. 5y
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Americanbookdragon
The Battle for Christmas | Stephen Nissenbaum
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This took about 5 hours. Colored pens and markers.

Wife Love ❤️ it! 6y
sprainedbrain That‘s lovely! 6y
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