More stories behind the best-loved songs of Christmas

by Collins, Ace.

Format: Print Book 2006
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Bethel Park Public Library Nonfiction 394.268 CO
Location  Bethel Park Public Library
 
Collection  Nonfiction
 
Call Number  394.268 CO
 
 
Wilkinsburg Public Library Nonfiction HOLIDAYS/EVENTS 394.268 COL 2006
Location  Wilkinsburg Public Library
 
Collection  Nonfiction
 
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Summary
Ace Collins has dug deep to uncover the true stories behind your favorite Christmas songs. Explore how these songs came into being, and discover a deeper appreciation for these melodic messages of peace, hope, and joy that celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Contents
Handel's hallelujah chorus
Christmas shoes
Let there be peace on earth
Santa Claus is coming to town
O Christmas tree
Thank God for kids
We wish you a merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, darling
Sweet little Jesus boy
Some children see him
Caroling, caroling
The star carol
Come, thou long-expected Jesus
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
The coventry carol
Here comes Santa Claus (right down Santa Claus Lane)
Wassail song
If every day was like Christmas
While shepherds watched their flocks by night
It wasn't his child
Pretty paper
Ave Maria
Christmas in the country
Come and see what's happening in the barn
Carol of the bells
Little drummer boy
I saw three ships
We need a little Christmas
Blue Christmas
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
Auld lang syne/Christmas auld lang syne.

Additional Information
Subjects Carols, English -- History and criticism.
Popular music -- History and criticism.
Christmas music -- History and criticism.
Publisher Grand Rapids, Mich. :Zondervan,2006
Language English
Description 217 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN 9780310263142
031026314X
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