The Bible tells a very adult story of Jesus’ birth. Social outcasts and Gentiles were honored witnesses; a powerful king became fearful and murderous. This course explores these issues, and reexamines traditional Western assumptions about the first Christmas in the context of Middle Eastern customs and culture. An ideal study during Advent; also makes a great Christmas gift. Like other works written by Dr. Harry Wendt, this study uses graphic illustrations to help students understand and remember important concepts and themes. The text is written with bulletpoint paragraphs to highlight key teachings. Each chapter also includes discussion questions at the end to spark group conversation.

One Christmas Eve, Santa makes a big mistake. He leaves a little girl's doll and stuffed cat at the house of the little boy down the street, and the boy's soldiers at the girl's house. The toys come to life and sort it all out, but not before getting into a little mischief. Narrated by Mel Torme, famous singer of The Christmas Song -"Chestnuts roasting by an open fire..."

Did you know that the quaint custom of Christmas caroling actually began with drunk and rowdy revelers threatening people door to door looking for food and liquor? Early versions of the heartwarming legend of Santa Claus described him as a horrible devil named Krampus who beat and kidnapped naughty children. In America during the 17th and 18th Centuries, celebrating Christmas was against the law! There's a lot to tell about the history of Christmas, and a lot you may not know. Along the way, meet Ebenezer Scrooge and George Bailey, The Grinch and Rudolph, and learn the true origins of our Christmas traditions. So grab some eggnog and a slice of fruitcake as HISTORY unwraps THE REAL STORY OF CHRISTMAS.

A 30-minute video featuring documentary footage shot at the November 1984 recording session of Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'. It includes interviews with the charity supergroup's recording artists and musicians, as well as the completed promotional video.

On the way to church, Ruby is dazzled with Christmas decorations on her neighbor's lawns. She takes us back in time, so many years ago, to a place where baby Jesus was born. The Nativity story comes to life in vibrant colors and the gift of peace!

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CBN Documentary on Christmas Traditions

Two Christmas-themed stories: about the night of Christ's birth, and about a good deed that is remembered many decades later. Adapted from texts by Sasha Chyornyy and Archpriest Dimitriy Gavrilovich Bulgakovskiy.

'Peter Billingsley' narrates this 20th-Anniversary documentary about how a low-budget movie became a king-sized yuletide classic.

During an adventure spanning two years and two countries, two mega-fans of "A Christmas Story" set out to discover all the film's shooting locations. Along the way they uncover forgotten facts, discover little-known locations and recover long-lost movie memorabilia.

An orphan boy who is constantly being transferred from home to home, makes a wish to stay with his current foster parents. But on the Eve of Christmas, he may have to leave once again.

13-minute documentary taking a look at the song "Silent Night" from the time it was written to the music and finally to it being performed across the world.

In this children's video a little girl asks a little pine tree to stay green through the winter to remind people of spring. The little tree must disobey King Winter to stay green. He gets thrown into King Winter's dungeon. Anneka sets off to save her friend with Piney, the pinecone gnome, and Little Acorn.

This tale of good versus evil takes place in a magical land where toys come to life and evil is transformed into good. What makes The Christmas Angel especially entertaining is the combination of graceful skating by such well-known talents as Dorothy Hamill and Elvis Stojko and the emotive music of Mannheim Steamroller. The story tells of an evil gargoyle named Gargon (Stojko) who steals the Christmas angel (Tonia Kwiatkowski) from atop a snowy village's Christmas tree, thereby preventing the arrival of Christmas. A young mother (Hamill), along with a host of toys-come-to-life, follows Gargon into the dark otherworld in an attempt to rescue the stolen angel. In the end, the angel is freed along with a host of lost souls and Christmas is saved. Unfortunately, this engaging 45-minute story is given a hokey framing sequence of Olivia Newton-John and Chip Davis posing as parents reading a Christmas story to their children.

Most Christians think they know the truth about the birth of Jesus Christ and the circumstances surrounding his miraculous conception. But how much of what we know is fact -- and how much is commonly misunderstood fiction? This probing look at the Nativity story not only includes interviews with authors, religious leaders and other scholars; it also takes viewers to the Holy Land sites where the events were said to take place.

A Skype call between a father and a son, where dad tells the story of the demons that come from the mountains to the city on Christmas night, as the streets are empty. But now, in the pandemic year of 2020, these demons are braver.

This one-hour special includes some archival interviews with the film's biggest stars like Peter Billingsley, but there are new, original interviews with some of the supporting actors and updates on their lives and careers. The actor who played Flick gives away the secret of how they filmed the flag pole scene. "Where Are They Now?" also visits the Cleveland house used for the film's exterior and previews the musical version of the film that's been making the rounds during recent holiday seasons and is now on Broadway.

Celebrating the unique songwriter Shane MacGowan and the iconic song ‘Fairytale of New York’ featuring the late singer, his Pogues bandmates, Christy Moore, Imelda May and more.