So interesting to learn how Christmas festivities came to North America. Thanks for sharing your research on this, Lissa, and I like how you’re keeping it low-key this year. All the best to you and yours!
Two things. Obviously, thanks for plugging The Rise of the Mad March. Every link helps. You've 2 million subscribers, right? Just kidding. Knowing you, that's a low figure. Re: xmas. Most every year in December I watch: The Man Who Invented Christmas, starring Dan Stevens and Christopher Plummer. A British film detailing how Charles Dickens wrote The Christmas Carol. The movie is full of serendipity: Dickens struggling with his manuscript – has a meal at an inn with a grizzled waiter named Marley. You get the point. Another point being that the Dickens novella was published around 12/20 1843 and was an astonishing success abetting the xmas celebration we have today.
Yes very interesting! Nissenbaum does a very deep dive dissecting his interpretation of A Christmas Carol, demonstrating how it fit in with the social structures of the time. He also makes the point that it was strongly influenced by the work of social worker Charles Loring Brace and his book, Home-Life in Germany. Much like the Santa legend itself, A Christmas Carol evolves as it is interpreted by various artists and generations.
Speaking of, have you seen Red One on Prime? Mercy.
So interesting to learn how Christmas festivities came to North America. Thanks for sharing your research on this, Lissa, and I like how you’re keeping it low-key this year. All the best to you and yours!
Thank you, and my best to you and yours this holiday season!
Two things. Obviously, thanks for plugging The Rise of the Mad March. Every link helps. You've 2 million subscribers, right? Just kidding. Knowing you, that's a low figure. Re: xmas. Most every year in December I watch: The Man Who Invented Christmas, starring Dan Stevens and Christopher Plummer. A British film detailing how Charles Dickens wrote The Christmas Carol. The movie is full of serendipity: Dickens struggling with his manuscript – has a meal at an inn with a grizzled waiter named Marley. You get the point. Another point being that the Dickens novella was published around 12/20 1843 and was an astonishing success abetting the xmas celebration we have today.
Yes very interesting! Nissenbaum does a very deep dive dissecting his interpretation of A Christmas Carol, demonstrating how it fit in with the social structures of the time. He also makes the point that it was strongly influenced by the work of social worker Charles Loring Brace and his book, Home-Life in Germany. Much like the Santa legend itself, A Christmas Carol evolves as it is interpreted by various artists and generations.
Speaking of, have you seen Red One on Prime? Mercy.
p.s. delighted to plug your new book!