The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Celebration and History

By Leigh Grant

Book Overview

While the words of this popular Christmas standard have been familiar for generations, not many know the origins of the song and the meanings of its layered imagery and allusions. What, for instance,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810938812
• ISBN13: 9780810938816
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Inc.
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 0.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

The Illustrations Are Worth The Cost Of Admission!

We all know the 12 Days of Christmas, but in this book, it's the illustrations that rule the day. Especially wonderful if you are a lover of the Mastiff or Italian Greyhound Breed. Also includes some interesting history of the Song and Time it was written - but it's the illustrations that will bring you back to this book all year long.