The Origins of Christmas (1999)
A look into the origins of Christmas from its pagan beginnings, through its Christianisation, to the current incarnation as we know it today. The program discovers why holly, mistletoe, feasting and gift-giving have become synonymous with Christmas celebrations and examines various cultures' celebrations of the Christmas season.
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Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .
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This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
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The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
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By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
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