DVD's for Christmas - Set of Six - includes

Advent Calendar
Advent Calendar - Christmas Carols Edition
Fourth Wise Man
George Frideric Handel's Messiah
The Census and the Star

Advent Calendar
Make this a Christmas like none other as you discover:

- Where such Christmas features as the wreath, mistletoe, candy cane, Christmas trees, gift-giving, and the 12 days of Christmas came from.

- And you will find out the stories behind Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Nutcracker, the Christmas Angels, Handel's Messiah, and the Fourth Wise Man.

This is a DVD that makes for a Christmas experience the whole family will enjoy.

The Advent Calendar on DVD contains 25 mini-documentaries (each between 3 to 4 minutes) that take viewers on an entertaining yet informative journey through the Advent season.

Just pop the DVD into your player each night of December, then gather around and watch the fun. Make this Christmas season special with the Advent Calendar on DVD.

Advent Calendar - Christmas Carols Edition
This Christmas experience the music and majesty of the season as seen through the heart of a child.

Here are 25 brief reflections on treasured songs and carols for the entire family to enjoy during Advent. Explore the wonders of Bethlehem revealed in the stories of treasured songs and enjoy new arrangements of traditional Christmas favorites by award-winning composer Steven Bias. Your spirit will sing with the inspiration and fun of Advent Calendar 2 on DVD: Christmas Carols Edition.

Songs include: "Angels We Have Heard on High," "Away in a Manger," "Deck the Halls," "Jingle Bells," "Joy to the World," "O Holy Night," "Up on the Housetop," and many more! 25 segments, 115 minutes total.

Fourth Wise Man
Based on Henry van Dyke's classic, The Story of the Other Wise Man, this fictional story set in Biblical times is told in gently comic terms. A Magi named Artaban (Martin Sheen) sees a sign in the heavens that he hopes will lead him and his faithful servant to the Messiah. Artaban takes with him three precious gifts to present to the Messiah. For 33 years Artaban pursues Jesus, only to miss Him at every turn. Along the way, Artaban uses his gifts to help people in dire need. He now has nothing to present to the Messiah when he finds Him. The story culminates on Easter Sunday as Artaban, old and dying, finally encounters the new King, bringing peace to his life. A deeply moving experience examining what true faith really means. Starring Martin Sheen and Alan

George Frideric Handel's Messiah
Just days before the event, Curtain Call Productions was alerted by its friends in Israel that the Upper Galilee Choir and Ranaana Symphonette Orchestra would be performing Handel's Messiah at Tabgha, the traditional site of Jesus Christ's miracle of feeding the five thousand along the Sea of Galilee. Working quickly and in close coordination with The Benedictine Monastery Tabgha, a professional video and audio team with 5 digital cameras and 16 microphones assembled in the sanctuary of the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fish and recorded this inspiring performance on December 14, 2002.

The various recitatives, arias and choruses were filmed from 5 vantage points within the church, which allowed dynamic and visually stunning editing that truly compliments this timeless masterpiece. The music was expertly recorded and reproduced under the direction of music producer/consultant, John McCracken (producer of Michael Crawford's R.I.A.A. certified Gold record, On Eagle's Wings) and senior recording engineer, Richard King of Sony Music (Grammy winner for the soundtrack of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). Mixed in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound at Sony Music Studios' state-of-the-art facilities in New York City, this recording puts you smack in the middle of the choir and orchestra.

Don't miss owning this one-of-a-kind performance of one of the world's most enduring and extraordinary musical works. Consistent with the intent expressed by Handel himself, "I should be sorry if I only entertained them, I wish to make them better."

This DVD production will become a favorite in your Easter and Christmas Music Collections.

The Census and the Star
Explore the mysterious circumstances of Christ’s birth in this captivating look at the first Christmas. Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem by order of the Emperor, Augustus Caesar. This census has long confounded historians seeking to reconcile the Bible with recorded history. The evidence to address that is both intriguing and insightful.

The mysteries continue when a star appears to announce the birth of the King of the Jews. What was the star? What did it look like? When did it appear? Foreign Magi, or Wise Men, saw the star and followed it to Jerusalem and Bethlehem seeking Jesus. These little-understood figures were among the first to discover Jesus in what was surely a life-changing, as well as history-making, event.

Explore the star as the Magi did, following it to better understand Christmas. Trace what the Magi did as they gazed into the night sky those thousands of years ago.

Find answers to these questions and more... What really happened on the first Christmas?

Bethlehem Year Zero
“This just in….reliable sources report a very bright object has been observed in the eastern sky. We go live now to our correspondent in Bethlehem….” Witness the events of 2000 years ago as if they are today’s breaking news! The program is set amidst the social and political context of the time and based on the best available research. Real life political analysts and correspondents detail the significance of the amazing events surrounding the birth of the long-awaited Messiah.

This enlightening presentation provides a greater understanding and new appreciation of the world into which Jesus was born.