Christmas on Television (The Praeger Television Collection)
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“The line between obsession and expertise can be a fine one, but thanks to Werts' new book, Christmas on Television, the Newsday TV columnist has made it safely over to the expert side, with a detail-rich exploration of television's long love affair with Christmas....With commentary on everything from "The Sopranos' " Christmas episode _ remember the Big Mouth Billy Bass Meadow gave Tony? _ to "South Park," she's also kept faith with the Ghost of Christmas Present.”–
“Newsday TV critic and friend Diane Werts is onto something with her new book, Christmas on Television, which explores "the nakedly visceral emotions stirred by Christmas shows." She also looks back at how television began to acknowledge Christmas with specials in the 1960s and then followed with series episodes in the 1970s and after.”–
“It revisits classics like A Charlie Brown Christmas while, invaluably, offering a critical reading of themes in Christmas episodes from sitcoms to Westerns up to The O.C.'s 'Chrismukkah.'"”–
“Werts, a full-blown Christmas fanatic, covers most of the heights and depths of TV's love affair with holiday fare....[i]t's a yeoman effort.”–
Book Description
Christmas just isn't Christmas without Christmas on TV. Whether it's the made-for-television specials of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman," a "M*A*S*H*" Christmas in Korea, Kramer playing Santa on "Seinfeld," or the annual holiday disaster on "The Simpsons" or "South Park," television's many representations of this beloved holiday have become as essential a part of our holiday season as lights, gifts, or mistletoe. In this entertaining chronicle of television and the Christmas season, former Television Critics Association President Diane Werts weaves discussion of the many programs that have appeared during the holiday season throughout the years with interviews with writers, producers, and stars. Not only are readers given a chance to re-live their favorite holiday moments on TV, but also to gain illuminating cultural insights into the increasingly strong bond that unites these two American traditions.
Christmas on Television (The Praeger Television Collection)
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Christmas on Television (The Praeger Television Collection)
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