by Dave Ellis
Let me start off by saying that I really love Christmas music. The only problem is that I hate it too. Not the forty good songs, but the good songs that have been re-arranged and re-recorded over and over again. Really, what else can be done with the same song?

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By Sherrie Mackelprang
Christmas is like magic. The unexpected can brighten and beautify a heart.

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by Lu Ann Brobst Staheli
Nearly sixteen years ago, Rick Evans wrote a book—The Christmas Box—as a present for his daughters, Jenna and Alyson. But like all good things, this story soon took on a life of its own. Passed from hand to hand among friends and neighbors, the book was an instant favorite with those who read it, and soon they were begging for copies to give to their friends

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By Krista Ralston Oakes
My husband and I looked forward to Christmas 2000 with dread instead of its original great anticipation. After years of desperately trying to conceive a child, we were finally planning a “Baby’s First Christmas,” but we were devastated when our miracle pregnancy ended in miscarriage earlier that year.

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By Alison Palmer

Scripture: 2 Nephi 25:26

Song: “I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus,” Children’s Songbook, 78

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To better serve our readers, we have extracted the article “The Live Nativity” and made a special section for you to download. This seemed to be the best way to do justice to the numerous photos and accompanying text.

The article was written by Pam Ellis

You can download the Live Nativity file here: Live Nativity.pdf