- Preface
- 1. Wrapping Paper Unwrapped: Holly Boxes, Tissue Paper, and Bows
- 2. The Christmas Business: Greenery, Lights , Ornaments, Toy Villages
- 3. Window Shopping: Department Store Displays, Santalands, and Macy’s Big Parade
- 4. Olde Christmas: Dickens, Irving, and Christmas Charity
- 5. O Tannenbaum: Indoor and Outdoor Christmas Tree Spectacles
- 6. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town: Store Santas, Kettle Santas, Coca-Cola Santas
- 7. Somebody Else’s Christmas: Hot Christmas, Black Christmas, Faraway Christmas
- 8. Thinking of You at Christmas: Cards or Gifts?
- 9. Dreaming of a White Christmas: How Bing Crosby and the Grinch Almost Stole Christmas
- Postscript: A Meditation on Christmas Cookies
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
Merry Christmas!
Celebrating America’s Greatest Holiday
Product Details
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$32.00 • £27.95 • €29.95
ISBN 9780674006799
Publication Date: 12/20/2001
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