Joy to the World: Sacred Christmas Songs Through the Ages
Albert J. Menendez. Cumberland House Publishing, $15.95 (160pp) ISBN 978-1-58182-205-2
A more comprehensive guide is Joy to the World: Sacred Christmas Songs Through the Ages, which discusses 57 hymns and classical works. Authors Albert and Shirley Menendez dispute the popular attribution of ""Away in a Manger"" to Martin Luther, arguing instead that it originated with a group of Pennsylvania Lutherans in the late 19th century. (Sept.)
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Reviewed on: 09/17/2001
Genre: Religion