tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988707831661892591.post1917952562296295818..comments2009-04-19T17:59:44.332-04:00Scott Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16102483225737866946schantler@rogers.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988707831661892591.post-85057414706187699492009-04-19T17:59:00.000-04:002009-04-19T17:59:00.000-04:00If you haven't read it, you might enjoy (and I'd love a comics version!) Stephen Nissenbaum's "The Battle for Christmas."<br /><br />He gives a fascinating but exhaustive (perfect combo for people like me) history of the conflicts around the winter holiday, getting into the history of most of the traditions we now think of as "traditional." <br /><br />My favorite? Kids demanding the tradition of a winter-break by barricading themselves into the schoolhouse with guns and food until the schoolmaster let them have a vacation! Thank your fore-students all you kids.<br /><br />I got to interview Mr. Nissenbaum for a radio show on Co-op Radio in Vancouver, BC. It was really fun to ask the burning questions he hadn't answered in his book.<br /><br />This ugly url should bring up our interview: http://accordionnoir.org/drupal/files/Battle for Christmas 2007-12-20 (nice).mp3<br /><br />It's cool when he talks about the difference for researchers that the internet has made in the few years since his book came out. He had to go dig in actual libraries for old newspaper articles. Now you just search online from your desk (I was looking up stuff while we were talking).<br /><br />Crazy world.Bruce from Accordion Noirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783741684766812973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988707831661892591.post-27437774550667286122008-12-24T01:16:00.000-05:002008-12-24T01:16:00.000-05:00Nice! I won't read it now, as I now plan to find that issue. And read it.<BR/><BR/>If that doesn't work out, I'll come back.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00453687891121740960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988707831661892591.post-37792493468831301632008-12-12T22:42:00.000-05:002008-12-12T22:42:00.000-05:00Nicely done.<BR/><BR/>Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Kwazy Kwanzaa to you, too!Johnny Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07051009739174204952noreply@blogger.com