1. The year was 1223. We remember the now-popular nativity character of the Caganer. The reading is the Christmas Eve Benediction from Astronaut Frank Gorman onboard Apollo 8.
  2. The year was 1648 when George Fox first founded his Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. The reading is a 5th century Advent hymn, "Vox clara ecce intonat," translated by Edward Caswals as "Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding!"
  3. God will forever be man. While you think about that, take a listen to our recent episode on the elevation of human beings on Christmas, Mary’s unique role, and ministering to public servants unable to be home for Christmas.
  4. The year was 1216. We remember the founding of the Dominican Order. The reading is from Charles Wesley, the last two stanzas to his "Hymn for Christmas Day."
  5. The year was 1504. We remember Berthold von Henneberg. The reading is from 16th-century poet Robert Southwell, "A Christmas Poem."
  6. The year was 1849. We remember pre-Millenial William Miller. The reading is from David A. Redding, "Adult Advent Announcement."
  7. The year was 1961. We remember the "Virgin Mother of a Thousand Egyptians," Lillian Trasher. The reading is from Christopher Harvey, a 17th-century poet, his "Nativity."
  8. The year was 1979. We remember the theologian Hans Küng. The reading is a word for Advent on the Incarnation from Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
  9. Can We Just Have A Civil Christmas? In the episode, what was Christmas like during the Civil War? Puritans, holiday traditions, and why the Church is an incarnate Church.
  10. The year was 1551. We remember Father György Martinuzzi. The reading is from Scott Cairns, "Christmas Green."
  11. The year was 1989. We remember Romanian pastor and dissident Laszlo Tokes. The reading is from Alan Jones, "May Christmas Come."