Analyzing Christmas in Film : Santa to the Supernatural /: Santa to the Supernatural. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lauren Rosewarne.
• Authors: Rosewarne, Lauren
• Contents: <span style="Hasn&rsquo;t everything already been written about Christmas? Between Dickens and Dr Seuss?&rdquo; ; <span style="line-height:2">Chapter 1: &ldquo;The moment anyone puts on a Santa Claus costume they become a sort of semi-holy figure&rdquo;: Faith and Belief in Christmas ; Chapter 2: &ldquo;I feel, for some reason, that this is a good time of year for looking backwards&rdquo;: Time, Tradition and Festive Nostalgia ; <span style="Can&rsquo;t we pretend to like one another? It&rsquo;s Christmas for heaven&rsquo;s sakes&rdquo;: Home and Family at the Holidays ; <span style="line-height:2">Chapter 4: &ldquo;I hate baubles and I hate tinsel and I hate ticky tacky&rdquo;: Stress, Sadness and Seasonal Depression ; <span style="Now is the time of year for the impossible to become possible&rdquo;: The Supernatural in the Christmas Narrative ; <span style="line-height:2">Chapter 6: &ldquo;Sell sell celebration&rdquo;: Christmas, Commerce and Consumption ; <span style="line-height:2">Conclusion: &ldquo;Snow melts, lights come down. It&rsquo;s all just an illusion.&rdquo
• Publisher Details: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (590 pages)
• Subjects: Social Science: Customs & Traditions; Social Science: Media Studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498541824; 1498541828
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.