Joy to the World: Sacred Christmas Songs Through the Ages
The songs in Joy to the World 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.
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Book details
- Author
- Albert J. Menendez, Shirley Menendez
- Imprint
- Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 160
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Inspirational
Music › Instruction & Study › Voice - Topics
- Christmas music · Christian hymns · sacred songs · history of carols · Christmas traditions · religious Christmas · Advent and Epiphany
- ISBN-13
- 9781581822052
About the author
ALBERT 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 Joy to the World: Sacred Christmas Songs Through the Ages, The Perot Voters and the Future of American Politics and Evangelicals at the Ballot Box.
Menendez 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, Voice of Reason.
Menendez collaborated frequently with his wife, Shirley Menendez, including on Joy to the World: Sacred Christmas Songs Through the Ages.