nativity

A simple retelling of the birth of Jesus with emphasis on the quiet time before the arrival of the shepherds, angels, and kings.

Having missed her chance to see him on the first Christmas, old Befana travels around Italy each year searching for the Christ Child and leaving cookies and Christmas presents for the sleeping children.

Examines the Nativity story as the origin of Christmas, viewing it in both scriptural and secular contexts.

A school class is putting on a play about the first Christmas.

The birth of Jesus is presented in the pattern of the familiar "Twelve Days of Christmas.".

Four readings based on the Christmas narratives in the Bible in which the Blessed Virgin Mary tells her five-year-old son, Jesus, the story of His birth.

Sketches the background and celebration of Christmas.

Retells the Christmas story of the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem.