{"title":"Albert J. Menendez","description":"\u003cp\u003eALBERT J. MENENDEZ is the author or co-author of more than forty books on religion in public life, politics, and Christmas music history. His books include \u003cem\u003eJoy to the World: Sacred Christmas Songs Through the Ages\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Perot Voters and the Future of American Politics\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEvangelicals at the Ballot Box\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMenendez received an award for outstanding community leadership from Religious Heritage of America in 1978. He holds a Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Jacksonville University and pursued postgraduate study at Emory University. He served as Research Director for Americans for Religious Liberty in Silver Spring, Maryland, and edited the organization’s quarterly journal, \u003cem\u003eVoice of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMenendez collaborated frequently with his wife, Shirley Menendez, including on \u003cem\u003eJoy to the World: Sacred Christmas Songs Through the Ages\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert J. Menendez’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"joy-to-the-world","title":"Joy to the World: Sacred Christmas Songs Through the Ages","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJoy to the World\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories behind some of the most wonderful and best-loved songs of the season that express the spiritual sentiments of Christmas. While many other Christmas songs celebrate home and family, romance, and winter weather, the songs whose stories are told here express the underlying reality of the Christmas season between Advent and Epiphany -- the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe songs in \u003cem\u003eJoy to the World\u003c\/em\u003e are among the most enduring and permanent of the season's musical traditions. They have stood the test of time and express the many moods and emotions that evoke the spiritual significance of Christmas. Reflecting many eras and different cultures, Joy to the World reveals their origins, the reasons why they were written, and why they are so beloved. The book is organized into six sections of Christmas songs and carols from the Americas, England and Ireland, France and Spain, Germany and Austria, and Greece and Rome, and classical Christmas music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581822057\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581822052\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Albert J. Menendez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43233314373848,"sku":"9781581822052","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581822052_FChigh_mockup_v2_1738786558_802cf1eb-0ea9-4485-8857-a7179dc74f84.jpg?v=1791020064"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-albert-j-menendez.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}