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"Christmas is the most widely celebrated Christian holiday in the world. With its great cultural prominence, Christmas also is increasingly celebrated by members of other religions and has great implications in the secular world in terms of its influence on arts, culture, retail, and business. This reference work includes more than 200 alphabetically arranged entries, covering Christmas, New Year's, and related days of observance around the world. It also includes discussions of folk and religious customs, history, legends, and symbols related to these holidays. ""Christmas A to Z"" is beautifully illustrated and is rounded out with a guide to further reading."

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A worthy addition to the cultural reference shelf. Well researched and appealingly illustrated. (Booklist, on the previous edition) The entries are uniformly readable and well documented.... Highly recommended. (Choice, on the previous edition)

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Tanya Gulevich is a mental health therapist and the author of Understanding Islam and Muslim Traditions.

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