Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas

This year, at least three different titles explore the origins of well-known Christmas carols. Ace Collins's Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas takes on more than 30 popular songs and hymns, from classics such as ""O Holy Night"" and ""Angels We Have Heard on High"" to the contemporary Christian hit ""Mary, Did You Know?"" Secular numbers such as ""Jingle Bells"" and ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" also get their due in this attractively designed gift book. (Oct.)