Mike Huckabee's 'Simple Christmas'
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Date: 16 December 2009
Huckabee on the Holidays
Mike Huckabee reflects on the Christmas stories and gifts that made him who he is today, from the $99 electric guitar that helped him overcome stage fright, to his family's struggle with medical bills in the Christmas of ’75. He also defends his 1997 decision to reduce the prison sentence of Maurice Clemmons, the man now arrested in connection with the murder of four police officers.
Mike Huckabee, author of A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories that Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit
Christmas in the Year Zero
Begins at 22 min 30 sec
Say "Christmas," and many of us have warm, fuzzy feelings as we ponder the stable in Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph, three Magi, and one incredibly famous baby. But where do we go from there? New Testament scholar Marcus Borg looks behind the plastic nativity scene and offers a challenging new interpretation of the Christmas story.
Marcus Borg, co-author with John Dominic Crossan of The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach Us About Jesus' Birth
My Favorite Things
Begins at 42 min 10 sec
You don’t have to be a Christian to enjoy Christmas. Producer Rebecca Sheir is Jewish, and she never let that stop her. A closet Christmas music junkie, she discovers the real meaning of the holiday season -- and it's all about bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens.
Produced by Rebecca Sheir
The Christmas Story, As Told By Second Graders
Begins at 48 min 56 sec
The many stories of Christmas, conveyed and confused by the second-graders of Mrs. Beasley's class in Bozeman, Montana.
Art by Ava Jenkins, at age 5.
Produced by Barrett Golding of Hearing Voices
