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ERIC Number: EJ419152
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Christmas Songs as American Cultural History: Audio Resources for Classroom Investigation, 1940-1990.
Cooper, B. Lee
Social Education, v54 n6 p374-79 Oct 1990
Suggests the variety of Christmas songs (sacred, secular, traditional, and nontraditional) recorded since 1940 offers enormous potential for use in social studies classrooms. Argues these songs provide insights into cultural history and social change. Suggests several classroom activities discussing and classifying Christmas songs. Includes a selected discography and bibliography. (CH)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Content Analysis, Cultural Images, Cultural Traits, Discographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Music Activities, Oral History, Popular Culture, Religious Factors, Social Change, Social History, Social Studies, Songs, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Students; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Christmas