{"product_id":"the-12-days-of-christmas-harry-rand-9781476689913","title":"The 12 Days of Christmas: The Outlaw Carol That Wouldn't Die","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the whole body of Christmas carols sung in English, among the most famous and beloved is a song universally called \"The Twelve Days of Christmas.\" Although its association with the holiday remains unquestioned, the tune was originally a raucous drinking song with wildly different connotations. This book documents the unfamiliar and distant history of one of the world's most well-known holiday songs, inextricably linked to the earliest celebrations of a festival suppressed by the Church itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The rowdy and mischievous tone of traditional Christmas has vanished, as have the songs that accompanied the festival of drinking, gambling, fighting, feasting and sex. Modern participants of Christmas may be either embarrassed or pleased to discover the scandalous roots of a beloved holiday classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry Rand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476689911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476689913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 5.83w x 0.71d","brand":"Harry Rand","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073698689279,"sku":"9781476689913","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e92e5c0d-46a2-49ea-b772-519977f9b73f.jpg?v=1685449371","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-12-days-of-christmas-harry-rand-9781476689913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}