In the whole body of Christmas carols sung in English, among the most famous and beloved is a song universally called "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Although its association with the holiday remains unquestioned, the tune was originally a raucous drinking song with wildly different connotations. This book documents the unfamiliar and distant history of one of the world's most well-known holiday songs, inextricably linked to the earliest celebrations of a festival suppressed by the Church itself.
The rowdy and mischievous tone of traditional Christmas has vanished, as have the songs that accompanied the festival of drinking, gambling, fighting, feasting and sex. Modern participants of Christmas may be either embarrassed or pleased to discover the scandalous roots of a beloved holiday classic.
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
36 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-8991-3 (9781476689913)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Author of numerous acclaimed books and articles translated in over 20 languages, Harry Rand (Ph.D., Harvard University) served as senior curator, Cultural History, Smithsonian Institution. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Table of Contents
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Preface delete?1
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Chapter 18 delete?170
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Chapter Notes delete?187
Works Cited delete?217
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