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==Parent topics== | |||
{{r|Christianity}} | |||
{{r|Jesus Christ}} | |||
==Subtopics== | |||
* {{r| | {{r|Christmas carol}} | ||
* {{r| | {{r|Christmas Eve}} | ||
{{r|Lessons and carols}} | |||
{{r|Midnight Mass}} | |||
{{r|Saint Nicholas}} | |||
{{r|Santa Claus}} | |||
===Christmas in the arts=== | |||
====Literature==== | |||
* [[A Christmas Carol]] | |||
* [[The Gift of the Magi]] | |||
====Film==== | |||
* [[It's a Wonderful Life]] | |||
* [[Miracle on 34th Street]] | |||
* [[A Christmas Carol/Catalogs/Plays and films based on A Christmas Carol]] by [[Charles Dickens]] | |||
* ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' | |||
* ''[[A Child's Christmas in Wales]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Year without a Santa Claus]]'' | |||
* ''[[Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' | |||
{{r|The Homecoming: A Christmas Story}} | |||
====Other performance==== | |||
* [[Amahl and the Night Visitors]] - an [[opera]] | |||
* [[The Nutcracker]] - a [[ballet]] | |||
{{r|Elvis' Christmas Album}} | |||
== Other related topics == | |||
===The liturgical year=== | |||
{{r|Advent}} | |||
{{r|Advent Wreath}} | |||
{{r|Epiphany}} | |||
===Christian Doctrine=== | |||
{{r|The Annunciation}} | |||
{{r|Virgin Birth}} | |||
Latest revision as of 11:02, 21 February 2014
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Parent topics
- Christianity [r]: The largest world religion, which centers around the worship of one God, his son Jesus Christ, and his Holy Spirit. [e]
- Jesus Christ [r]: Add brief definition or description
Subtopics
- Christmas carol [r]: A song or hymn associated with Christmas. [e]
- Christmas Eve [r]: The 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day. [e]
- Lessons and carols [r]: A Christian church service taking place during Advent. It includes reading from the bible, sometimes with explanation, (the "lessons") and Christmas Carol (the "carols"). [e]
- Midnight Mass [r]: In catholic tradition, the Mass which takes place in the evening of the 24th of December, also known as Mass at Midnight or The First Mass of Christmas. [e]
- Saint Nicholas [r]: A fourth century bishop now closely associated with Christmas and the patron saint of (among many) Amsterdam, Russia, children and sailors; the inspiration for Santa Claus. [e]
- Santa Claus [r]: Add brief definition or description
Christmas in the arts
Literature
Film
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Miracle on 34th Street
- A Christmas Carol/Catalogs/Plays and films based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- A Child's Christmas in Wales
- The Year without a Santa Claus
- Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- The Homecoming: A Christmas Story [r]: The pilot film for The Waltons television show. [e]
Other performance
- Amahl and the Night Visitors - an opera
- The Nutcracker - a ballet
- Elvis' Christmas Album [r]: Fourth studio album by Elvis Presley, released on 15 October 1957. [e]
The liturgical year
- Advent [r]: The first season of the Christian year that lasts for four weeks and is marked by preparations for the celebration of Christmas. [e]
- Advent Wreath [r]: A circle of interwoven, sometimes highly decorated evergreens with candles, used during the season of Advent in preparation for Christmas. The candles are lit on the four successive Sundays preceding Christmas Day, with a final, central candle being lit on Christmas Eve. The Advent Wreath began in Germany as a private observance in people's homes, but is now widely used in churches as well. [e]
- Epiphany [r]: Christian feast commemorating the visit of the magi to the infant Jesus. It marks the end of Christmastide. [e]
Christian Doctrine
- The Annunciation [r]: A Christian feast celebrating the announcement of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would be the mother of God. [e]
- Virgin Birth [r]: Add brief definition or description