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Weaknesses fall mainly in the category of omissions or lack of upgrade from the first edition. An entry on the U.S. national Christmas tree presents a serious examination of the politicizing of an annual tradition. However, the author offers data from 1993 as examples of the number of people attending the ceremony and the number of lights strung on the White House tree. Following entries are resources and Web sites for further study, many of which are seriously out of date. Gulevich fails to include some standard elements of holiday celebration, e.g., the Alfred Burt carols, the popular story "The Fourth Wise Man," and Benjamin Britten's "Ceremony of Carols." Overall, commentary is limited in depth. Nevertheless, the topic is a popular one, especially around holiday time, and school and public libraries will want to add this to their collections. Those already owning the first edition may not consider it essential to update.