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Christmas is the world's biggest festival, yet we barely understand how we got here. Somewhere between Jesus, Dickens and Coke, Christmas became the beloved chaotic present-fest that it currently is. If it's a turkey, we should really stop stuffing it. So let's unwrap it instead....

Here is a charming Christmas tale about a young woman staying with her aunt in rural New England. When Sophie invites her high-society friends to visit her and Aunt Pemy, they quickly - and much to their delight - discover that there's much more to country life than they had ever imagined.

Cet audiolivre nous offre d'abord des entretiens réalisés avec le Père Philippe Capelle-Dumont dirigés par l'abbé Denis Veilleux, directeur de Radio Galilée au Québec. Une version renouvelée des grandes questions de notre temps dont les thèmes suscitent un vif intérêt. Des propos simples et articulés à la portée de tous. Nous y trouvons en seconde partie le suivi de l'expérience chrétienne du Carême. Le Père Philippe Capelle-Dumont a aimablement accepté d'être le guide spirituel de cet itinéraire sur les ondes de Radio Galilée sous le thème: l'Heure vient !

Ich wünsche dir, dass in dir Frieden wird, dass du die Impulse deines Engels wieder neu auf die Zärtlichkeit Gottes einlassen kannst. Ich wünsche dir frohe Weihnachten. Mit Gitarrenmusik von Barbara Hennerfeind. Ganz besondere Weihnachtsgrüße von Pater Anselm Grün.

From one of the most revered Catholic periodicals in the world comes a treasury of Christmas stories that listeners will find both heartwarming and spiritually nourishing. With subjects that range from saints to single mothers, from Depression-era childhoods and poverty to times of great peace and prosperity, these stories remind us of miracle and mystery, of faith and transformation, of all that lives in the spirit of Christmas.

How do we walk with Christ - daily follow him, grow in him, and faithfully serve him? In the Gospels, Jesus modeled for us the Christian spiritual life. The apostles taught it in their writings. And the Church has, through the last 2,000 years, sought to pursue this Christian spiritual life. In The Walk, Adam Hamilton focuses on five essential spiritual practices that are rooted in Jesus's own walk with God and taught throughout the New Testament.

"Zeitenwende" ist ein musikalische Hörbuch - gelesen von Heino Masemann und musikalisch begleitet von Sebastian Steinhardt. Es beschreibt das biblische Weihnachtsgeschehen von den Ankündigungen in alttestamentlicher Zeit bis hin zur Geburt von Jesus Christus in Bethlehem.

Heino Masemann ist Pastor und liest bildreich und ausdrucksvoll seine selbstverfassten alltagsbezogenen Texte. Mit seinen literarischen Miniaturen lädt er ein, über das Kind in der Krippe nachzudenken und zu stauen. Und sich persönlich von der Bedeutung des Weihnachtsgeschehen berühren zu lassen. Sebastian Steinhardt ist Pianist und deutet das Weihnachtsgeschehen auf seine Weise mit passender Musik. Es handelt sich um Stücke, die er speziell hierfür komponiert hat.

Olivia has never experienced a snow-covered, 'traditional' Christmas before. Having grown up in a family that chose winter sun over decking the halls, she’s not sure what all the fuss is about. So when she and her colleagues are stranded in New York after a work trip, Olivia is happy spending the holiday season in the Big Apple. Jon, on the other hand, is desperate to get home in time. But, he sets out to show Olivia how enchanting Christmas can be. And when handsome New Yorker Elijah is added to the mix, could the magic of the season finally be working its charm on Olivia?

Weihnachten heute... für uns eine Zeit verschneiter Tannen, glänzender Christbaumkugeln und duftenden Weihnachtsgebäcks. Weihnachten vor 2000 Jahren... für Maria und Josef eine Zeit der Angst und des Vertrauens, gefahrvoller Reisen auf staubigen Wegen, eine Zeit des Geborgenseins in der Familie und eine Zeit der einsamen Flucht. Eine aufregende Zeit voller Umwälzungen.

Holly is looking for a change, and, even though not everyone agrees with her career choices, she’s determined there’s more to this life than the long hours she works as an editor in New York City. What she doesn’t expect is to meet Mitch, a recluse who’s hiding more than she realizes. Mitch spends his days hidden away in a little log cabin in the woods out in Inglenook Falls where he owns a Christmas-tree farm. He speaks to people only when and if it’s necessary, so when Holly falls into his life, he’s not sure how to react. 

Thirty years ago, Dan Short left the corporate world to follow a calling - to give the gift of God’s love to children and adults alike. How did he do it? By becoming Santa Claus, of course! These are “Santa Dan’s” tales of hope and humor, collected from his three decades of playing Jolly Old Saint Nick. And as you might have guessed, Santa has his share of stories to tell - some tearful, some joyful, and all of them filled with heartwarming Christmas spirit.

All it takes is a cozy cottage, nostalgia for her family, and the unexpected presence of a tall, handsome man to make Belle realize the true meaning of Christmas. 

It's the Christmas season and storefront displays, twinkling Christmas trees, and busy shoppers liven up Main Street as Park Place, South Carolina, prepares for its most exciting season of the year. But not everyone in town is celebrating. Maria drifts into Park Place trying to escape an abusive husband. Broken in body and spirit, at first her goal is just to survive and protect the baby she's carrying, but as she's slowly introduced to the good people of this small Southern town, she comes to believe that kindness and compassion can lead her out of the darkness of her former life.

Join pastor and author Adam Hamilton in this six-week Lenten journey, and take an in-depth dive into the life, faith, and character of Simon Peter.

Zu Weihnachten erhält die kleine Marie einen Nussknacker geschenkt, an dem etwas Besonderes zu sein scheint. In der Tat: Mitten in der Nacht erwacht der Nussknacker zum Leben und ficht mit seiner Armee den Kampf gegen den siebenköpfigen Mausekönig! E. T. A. Hoffmanns Märchen gehört zu den Klassikern der Weihnachtsliteratur.

Fall in love this holiday season with heartwarming tales of Christmases past in A Christmas Courting, an enchanting collection of Regency romances.

We all carry burdens of guilt and shame. We're weighed down, constantly reminded of where we've fallen short. But the truth is we're carrying around something that isn't ours. Our sins and shortcomings belong to Jesus. He carried them to the cross. He paid our debt. And he wanted to make sure we knew it. In this book, listeners discover the seven last sayings of Christ from the cross - both what he said and what his words mean for our lives today - so that they can lay their burdens at the foot of the cross and receive God's unsurpassable grace.

Wiki Wissen präsentiert: Was ist Weihnachten? Weihnachten, auch heiliges Christfest oder Weihnacht genannt, ist das Fest der Geburt Jesu Christi. Haben Sie sich schon mal gefragt, warum Weihnachten dann auch von nicht-gläubigen gefeiert wird? Kennen Sie die bliblischen Hintergründe? Woher...

The Perrybingles, Caleb Plummer, his blind daughter, and a cricket, find truth, beauty and the true spirit of Christmas through each other.