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Christmas in New York
1998 New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age
New York is seemingly the center of the universe during the Christmas season, beginning with Santa's arrival in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and culminating with the dropping of the ball in Times Square on New Year's Eve. And why not? After all, New York is the birthplace of electric Christmas tree lights, Lionel trains, F. A. O. Schwarz, "White Christmas," and, of course, Santa Claus.
In Christmas in New York, Daniel Pool takes the reader on a tour of present-day New York Christmas attractions (the Rockefeller Center Tree, the store windows, the shows, the songs, the smells.) He tells little-known facts and stories about the history of Christmas in New York (how Maurice Sendak's career started designing F. A. O. Schwarz windows; how Guy Lombardo's "Auld Lang Syne" became the official New Year's song; a complete "Santology"). And finally, there is a section on "The Ghosts of Christmas Past"--long-time New York Christmas traditions that have fallen by the wayside. A marvelous mingling of the now and then, Pool's book, with fifty unique photographs and a characteristic biting wit, conveys the true New York Christmas spirit.
New York is seemingly the center of the universe during the Christmas season, beginning with Santa's arrival in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and culminating with the dropping of the ball in Times Square on New Year's Eve. And why not? After all, New York is the birthplace of electric Christmas tree lights, Lionel trains, F. A. O. Schwarz, "White Christmas," and, of course, Santa Claus.
In Christmas in New York, Daniel Pool takes the reader on a tour of present-day New York Christmas attractions (the Rockefeller Center Tree, the store windows, the shows, the songs, the smells.) He tells little-known facts and stories about the history of Christmas in New York (how Maurice Sendak's career started designing F. A. O. Schwarz windows; how Guy Lombardo's "Auld Lang Syne" became the official New Year's song; a complete "Santology"). And finally, there is a section on "The Ghosts of Christmas Past"--long-time New York Christmas traditions that have fallen by the wayside. A marvelous mingling of the now and then, Pool's book, with fifty unique photographs and a characteristic biting wit, conveys the true New York Christmas spirit.
160 pages, Hardcover
First published October 7, 1997
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About the author
Daniel Pool
9 books19 followersDaniel Pool is the Librarian - Emerging Technology Specialist for Nash Library at USAO. He has been a staff member since 2013. He is an active member of the USAO Staff Association.
Daniel was born and raised in Oklahoma. He graduated from USAO in 2011 with a degree in Psychology. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2017 with a degree in Library & Information Science.
Daniel enjoys writing fiction, programming video games, and producing podcasts in his spare time.
Daniel was born and raised in Oklahoma. He graduated from USAO in 2011 with a degree in Psychology. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2017 with a degree in Library & Information Science.
Daniel enjoys writing fiction, programming video games, and producing podcasts in his spare time.
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November 29, 2010This is really cool, I learned a lot about different things like Santa, and everything else in NYC can't wait to go back.
December 4, 2018
Historical perspectives on Christmas in New York was an interesting read.
December 21, 2008
I love NYC and Christmas, so this book was a natural for me. One of my dreams is to go to NYC one year for Thanksgiving week and enjoy the season in my favorite city. This was a library book and I ordered a copy from abebooks.com to keep with my travel/dream books.
December 21, 2011
Fun, brief holiday trifle, showing it's age (14 years old as of 2011)
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