Interview: Vaughn Joy, Author of Selling Out Santa

Christmas Past by Brian Earl

Nov 21, 202530:05Society & Culture

In today's episode, Vaughn Joy, Ph.D. joins Christmas Past to discuss how the social and political climate of the mid-20th century shaped the Christmas movies of that era. She's the author of the new book, Sell...

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