{"product_id":"christmas-a-candid-history-1","title":"Christmas: A Candid History","description":"Written for everyone who loves and is simultaneously driven crazy by the holiday season, Christmas: A Candid History provides an enlightening, entertaining perspective on how the annual Yuletide celebration got to be what it is today. In a fascinating, concise tour through history, the book tells the story of Christmas―from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. Packed with intriguing stories, based on research into myriad sources, full of insights, the book explores the historical origins of traditions including Santa, the reindeer, gift giving, the Christmas tree, Christmas songs and movies, and more. The book also offers some provocative ideas for reclaiming the joy and meaning of this beloved, yet often frustrating, season amid the pressures of our fast-paced consumer culture.\n\nDID YOU KNOW\n\nFor three centuries Christians did not celebrate Christmas?\n\nPuritans in England and New England made Christmas observances illegal?\n\nSt. Nicholas is an elf in the famous poem \"The Night Before Christmas\"?\n\nPresident Franklin Roosevelt changed the dateof Thanksgiving in order to lengthen the Christmas shopping season?\n\nCoca-Cola helped fashion Santa Claus's look in an advertising campaign?\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0520251040\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0520251040.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Forbes, Bruce David\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43335942209597,"sku":"BVV.0520251040.G","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0520251040-0.jpg?v=1783743016","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/christmas-a-candid-history-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}