Merry Christmas!
by Karal Ann Marling · December 25, 2000
Describes the outsize spectacle that Christmas has become, showing the provenance and significance of each of its essential parts: the decorated trees and holiday lights, the cards and gifts and wrapping papers, the toy villages and store displays and Macy's holiday parade, Bing Crosby and Santa Claus. Includes information on Dayton department stores' Santabear.
Social life and customsChristmas decorationsChristmasHistoryUnited states, social life and customsHolidays