The History Of Saint Patrick's Day

It Isn't Easy Being Green - Kermit The Frog

Mardi Gras - New Orleans - 1956

Some rare and historic film from Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1956.

Highlights From 2010 Sapporo Snow Festival

Taiwan Welcomes The New Year 2010 With Fireworks

Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 Tower in Taipei City Taiwan.

2010: The Year We Make Contact

You see, something's going to happen... What?... Something wonderful...

Happy New Year 2010 - From Sydney Australia's Celebration

Sydney Australia celebrates the new year 2010.

Christmas Day Parade - la Antigua, Guatemala - Raw Video

YOU MAY WANT TO TUTN THE SOUND DOWN FOR THIS ONE.



One of many random Christmas Day parades on the streets of la Antigua, Guatemala. This one was all children dancing, behind a truck playing loud dance music. Cartoon character homemade costumes I spotted included Marvin the Martian, Shrek, and every Looney Tunes and Disney persona imaginable.

The Nativity - 2006 - complete film

The movie begins with the portrayal of the Massacre of the Innocents. The remainder of the movie portrays the annunciation (conception) and nativity (birth) of Jesus Christ to explain why King Herod (Ciarán Hinds) ordered the brutality.

Teenage Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes), betrothed to marry Joseph of Judea (Oscar Isaac), is spoken to by God and told that she is to deliver His child and call him Jesus. Mary then goes to stay with her cousin Elizabeth for the harvest, when she witnesses the birth of John the Baptist to Elizabeth (Shohreh Aghdashloo), who is past child bearing age, and her husband Zachariah (Stanley Townsend). Mary returns from the visit pregnant, to the shock of Joseph and her parents. Mary is accused of fornication, for which, if she is found guilty, she could be stoned to death in a public execution. At first Joseph does not believe Mary's explanation that she was visited by an angel, and that she has broken no vow of chastity. He resolves to quietly divorce her, but before he acts on this plan, he is visited by the very same angel. Joseph then believes Mary, and promises to marry her.

Meanwhile, King Herod has demanded that every man and his family must return to his place of birth for the census. For Joseph, as a direct descendant of King David, this involves a 110 kilometer trip across rocky terrain from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the place of his birth. Such a trip (with Mary on a donkey also carrying supplies, and given the terrain) would likely have taken several weeks. When they reach Bethlehem, Mary goes into labor. Joseph frantically seeks a place for the two to stay, but there is no room in any inn or home (thanks in part to the census). At the last minute, an innkeeper offers his stable for shelter.

The Pagan Origins Of Christmas

The true origin of the Christmas holiday come from pagan rites of winter solstice and other environmental factors of early humans. Based on Celtic Yule time and Roman Saturnalia festivals.

The Truth About Christmas - The Boondocks

In this clip from "The Boondocks," Huey Freeman explains the true history of the Christmas holiday to his granddad.

The History Of Christmas - Parts 1-5

Christmas unWrapped - This History Channel documentary explores the origin of Christmas and how it came to be the way we know it today. The documentary also incites the thought as to how Christmas is on one hand a result of social, cultural, and political influences, and on the other hand a influence over people's lives.

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is a Christmas song by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band. It was recorded at Record Plant Studios in New York City in late October 1971, with the help of producer Phil Spector. It features soaring, heavily echoed vocals, and a sing-along chorus. The children singing in the background were from the Harlem Community Choir and are credited on the song's single. The song is intended as a protest against the Vietnam War, it has become a Christmas standard and has appeared on several Christmas albums.

The lyric is based on a campaign in late 1969 by John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, who rented billboards and posters in eleven cities around the world that read: "WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It) Happy Christmas from John and Yoko". The cities included New York, Tokyo, Rome, Athens, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Toronto Helsinki, and some others. At the time the US was deeply entrenched in the unpopular Vietnam War. The line "War is over, if you want it, war is over, now!", as sung by the background vocals, was taken directly from the billboards.

Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

From Elvis Presley's 1968 Comeback Special. Sponsored by The Singer Sewing Machine Company, it aired on December 3, 1968 on the NBC television network.

White Christmas - Bing Crosby

From the 1942 film "Holiday Inn," starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with music by Irving Berlin.

Isn't There Anyone Wo Knows What Christmas Is All About?

from "A Charlie Brown Christmas." (Charles Schultz -Peanuts)
Linus tells the audience "what Christmas is all about".

Neil Diamond Does "The Hanukkah Song" by Adam Sandler

Hot Facts And Trivia About Thankgiving In America

Thanksgiving Facts, Trivia & History. Hot Teacher Rachel gives you some information about Thanksgiving. When did it start? What did the first Thanksgiving meal consist of? Where did the turkey dinner come from? Whats the history of Thanksgiving? How did it become an official American Holiday? Do other cultures celebrate Thanksgiving? Why do we thanks giving?

Christmas With The King

Home movies featuring Elvis Presley with his family during the Christmas season.