Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas Audiobook

" Would make a good gift for those that love Christmas music. "

" What I enjoyed most about this book was that it got me interested in researching the background of some of my favorite Christmas songs. What I did not enjoy was that it was so clearly written with..."schmaltz" (for lack of a better word). I'm sure some of what's in this volume is true, but it's easy to pick up on the rose-colored tint the writer is putting on every story. The stories are heart-warming (like Hallmark movies) but not always real. "

" 3 1/2 stars, interesting stuff. "

" A good book to get to know the writers of Christmas songs. "

" I think I'll incorporate this into a yearly tradition. Not cover to cover, but as a reference to remember the history behind the most beloved Christmas songs. Also as a side note, I had no idea just how old some of our Christmas songs are. "

" It was pretty cool to read the stories behind some of the christmas carols. My favorite in this was the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. I had no idea! "

" This was a gift from my daughter, Sarah,about Christmas 2004, and I like to read this every year. "

" Love this book. So many of my favorite hymns are in it so I learned a lot. "

" There is a good deal of interesting history behind Christmas songs. "

" I love Christmas time and the songs. It was interesting and fun to read where the songs came from. "

" Absolutely loving this family read as we travel in the car. Beautiful. Highly recommend. "

" interesting and informative. Full of facts that you will never need to know in your everyday life. "

" I really enjoyed learning more about the origin of 31 Christmas Carols. My favorite was God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen :) "

" Interesting look at the background to some well-known Christmas songs and carols. Unfortunately, the author does not provide his sources so a reader cannot fact-check. "

" I really enjoyed finding out the history behind some of my favorate hymns. I think the story behind 'Good King Wisenclass' was my favorate. "

" Found this while I was preparing for our ward Christmas Sac. Program. Some of the stories are quite interesting, but there are a lot of snorers too. Over all it was a nice read. I do wish he had a bibliography, because I remember some of the stories differently and I'd like to see his sources. "

" Very informative read. It was great to learn the stories of how these widely loved songs came to be. "

" Very interesting!!! I will listen to my Christmas music with a different ear from now on. I especially liked the story of the 12 Days of Christmas! "

" It was OK. A lot of the stories were neat to learn, but overall it wasn't as interesting as I thought it'd be. "

" I enjoyed this book when I read it, but I've since learned that much of its research was inaccurate. "

" Interesting look at the background to some well-known Christmas songs and carols. Unfortunately, the author does not provide his sources so a reader cannot fact-check. "

" It was OK. A lot of the stories were neat to learn, but overall it wasn't as interesting as I thought it'd be. "

" Interesting facts about well-known Christmas carols. Each chapter can be read independantly, so it was easy to pick up and put down during the Christmas season. "

" Very interesting, the sources of our favorite songs. "

" Would make a good gift for those that love Christmas music. "

" One of the more in-depth of the popular books on the stories of how our Christmas songs came to be. As a bonus, this book is a pleasant object, with heavyweight textured paper, wintery imaages at the tops of chapters, and the whole of it in ice-blue ink. Includes lyrics. "

" It was pretty cool to read the stories behind some of the christmas carols. My favorite in this was the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. I had no idea! "

" A good book to get to know the writers of Christmas songs. "

" I love Christmas time and the songs. It was interesting and fun to read where the songs came from. "