Why was the Partridge in the Pear Tree? the History of Christmas Carols - Mark Laswon-Jones

Cyfrol hylaw yn cyflwyno'r straeon a fu'n symbyliad i gyfansoddi nifer o garolau Nadolig poblogaidd megis 'Good King Wenceslas' a 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', gyda chyfeiriadau at arferion canu gwaseila a'r Fari Lwyd ac at ymdrechion y Piwritaniaid i ddileu dathliadau'r Nadolig. 48 llun du-a-gwyn. Rhagair gan yr Esgob Dominic Walker.

English Description: A handy book presenting the stories behind some of our best-loved Christmas carols such as 'Good King Wenceslas' and 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', with references to the traditions of Wassailing and the Fari Lwyd and to the attempts of the Puritans to erase Christmas celebrations. 48 black-and-white illustrations. Foreword by Bishop Dominic Walker.

ISBN: 9780752459578

Awdur/Author: Mark Laswon-Jones

Cyhoeddwr/Publisher: The History Press

Dyddiad Cyhoeddi/Publication Date: 2011-10-10

Tudalennau/Pages: 128

Iaith/Language: EN

Argaeledd/Availability: Available

Cyfnod Allweddol/Key Stage: X