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Villagers visit King George at Christmas
A touching scene in the historical drama The Crown, in which local residents visit the royal estate to greet King George VI with Christmas carols, is described.
Christmas Day in the Morning
Here we recount the classic story of a boy’s love for his father, and the very special gift he gave him one Christmas day in the morning.
Love is a gift
A short film about a man counting down the days to Christmas so he can continue his yearly tradition sparked by a tragic moment from the past.
This is not Casper the Friendly Ghost
In this post, we consider one of the best-known and truly unique characters of the Christmastide — Marley’s Ghost.
A brother’s love at Christmas
A heartwarming tale of two brothers, related by Marion D. Hanks.
God is not dead, nor doth He sleep
When conflict rages, and pain, grief and loneliness overwhelm us, where is the music of hope and peace? For Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the answer to that question had everything to do with Christmas.
Did Mary know her baby boy would one day walk on water?
God knew that Mary was a woman of rare strength and obedience. She was the only human being to be with Jesus throughout his entire life — from his birth until his death. She gave birth to him as her baby and watched him die as her Savior.
Resolve for a New Year
“Some day we might look back on our lives and wonder what we could have been if we had believed in ourselves just a little more.”
A voice of mighty thunderings, saying “Alleluia”!
A beloved part of the Christmas tradition for many people is the performance of the Messiah, by Georg Friedrich Händel, with its resounding “Hallelujah Chorus”.
When ‘Peace On Earth’ interrupted a war
Paul Harvey relates the strange story of Johannes Niemann and his compatriots.
A tree for Vicky
Paul Harvey tells the story of a young couple in a ‘mixed marriage’ who made a foreign Christmas tradition their own.
A Small, Snow-Covered Tree
Anonymous acts of kindness lead one family to see other people in a new way, a brother tells us in this touching story.
A Gift of Christmas
A classic Thomas S. Monson story of Christmas kindness, set in the Depression-era farm country of Alberta.
George Albert Smith and the Christmas Spirit
Amusing and touching remembrances of George Albert Smith are shared by his daughter.
Good King Wenceslas
The legend of Good King Wenceslas is a beloved part of the Christmas tradition in Europe, America, and around the world.
How “It’s a Wonderful Life” became an American classic
Today, It’s a Wonderful Life is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time and among the best Christmas films ever made. But it wasn’t always so…
Miracle during a journey to Mexico
A group of saints found themselves camped on Christmas Eve outside a small town, somewhere deep in Arizona or Mexico. In the town, a woman was looking out her window…
The unforgettable scene in Mr. Krueger’s Christmas
For older Latter-day Saints, actor Jimmy Stewart is iconic for his role in ‘Mr. Krueger’s Christmas’, a little-known and highly underrated Christmas move made in 1984.
Porter Rockwell’s return on Christmas Eve
Porter Rockwell’s own account of his escape from chains in Missouri and return to his friends on Christmas Eve 1843.