{"product_id":"santa-claus-worldwide-tom-a-jerman-9781476680934","title":"Santa Claus Worldwide: A History of St. Nicholas and Other Holiday Gift-Bringers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a comprehensive history of the world's midwinter gift-givers, showcasing the extreme diversity in their depictions as well as the many traits and functions these characters share. It tracks the evolution of these figures from the tribal priests who presided over winter solstice celebrations thousands of years before the birth of Christ, to Christian notables like St. Martin and St. Nicholas, to a variety of secular figures who emerged throughout Europe following the Protestant Reformation. Finally, it explains how the popularity of a poem about a \"miniature sleigh\" and \"eight tiny reindeer\" helped consolidate the diverse European gift-givers into an enduring tradition in which American children awake early on Christmas morning to see what Santa brought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Although the names, appearance, attire and gift-giving practices of the world's winter solstice gift-givers differ greatly, they are all recognizable as Santa, the personification of the Christmas and Midwinter festivals. Despite efforts to eliminate him by groups as diverse as the Puritans of seventeenth century New England, the Communist Party of the twentieth century Soviet Union and the government of Nazi Germany, Santa has survived and prospered, becoming one of the best known and most beloved figures in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom A. Jerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476680930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476680934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 6.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Tom A. Jerman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045373636863,"sku":"9781476680934","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45836f76-a4ec-44b3-802a-d84cb4f518c2.jpg?v=1684978364","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/santa-claus-worldwide-tom-a-jerman-9781476680934","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}