1. The year was 1906. We remember Josephine Butler, an evangelical Anglican. The reading is "Carol of the Poor Children" by Richard Middleton.
  2. Caleb and Scott begin the series on the Lutheran Confessions.
  3. The year was 1622. We remember St. Francis de Sales, a Catholic controversialist and popular writer for the laity. The reading is from Norman Nicholson, “Carol for the Last Christmas Eve.”
  4. Is David a law-breaker? Is Jesus a law-breaker?
  5. The year was 1657. We remember the Flushing Remonstrance. The reading is “Mary’s Song” by Charles Causley.
  6. The year was 1526. We remember protestant Rose Lok. The reading is from Christine Rosetti, "Christmas Hath Darkness."
  7. The year was 1918. We remember the Spanish Influenza pandemic. The reading is from the second chapter of the Gospel According to St. Luke.
  8. 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.
  9. The 3rd heaven, a thorn in the flesh, and the sufficient grace of God.
  10. 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!"