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• Article: Christmas Celebrations Around the World
• Article: Christmas Greetings in 75 Languages
   
   
  

• Article: 5 timesaving ways to involve children in a Christmas program
• Article: 6 ideas to proclaim God's love at Christmas
• Article: 20 new ideas to keep kids focused on the true meaning of Christmas
• Article: Christmas Ideas Particularly Suitable for Smaller Sunday Schools
• Article: How to Answer a Child When She Asks, "Is Santa Real?"
• Article: Making Christmas Meaningful for Preschoolers
• Book: Christmas Programs for Children
• Book: Let's Remember Jesus' Birth on Christmas by Christine Tangvald
• Book: Operation Baby King
• Book: Santa, Are You for Real? by Harold Myra
• Book: Simply Christmas: Speeches, Recitations, Dramas, And More For Children's Christmas Programs
• Book: The Holidays with Scripture
• Book, Cards, Coloring Book, DVD: The Legend of the Candy Cane
• Book: The Legend of the Christmas Tree by Rick Osborne
• Coloring Cards: Christian Christmas Coloring Cards - scroll down the page this link takes you to to find coloring cards you can use as a craft project in a children's class
• Coloring Pages: Christian Coloring Pages
• Craft Ideas: Christmas Craft Ideas for Kids
• DVD: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, DVD
• DVD: The Crippled Lamb, DVD by Max Lucado
• DVD: The Star of Christmas, DVD by Veggie Tales
• Game Idea: Christmas Bingo
• Leaflet: NIrV Children's Christmas Leaflet
• Lesson: A Birthday Cake for Jesus
• Lesson: Does God Give Us Christmas Presents Children's Lesson
• Lesson: Is There Room for Jesus Under Your Christmas Tree?
• Nativity Set: Nativity Play Set (use it as a visual aid or room decoration they can touch)
• Printable Quiz: Wordsearch - The First Christmas
• Program Ideas: Preschool Christmas Program Ideas
• Puppet Script: The Real Gift
• Puppet Script: The Missing Turkey
• Scripture Memory Verses Idea: Memory Cross: 12 Verses of Christmas - Scroll down the page this link takes you to and look for 'Christmas Pack.'
• Skit Idea: Jason's Christmas List (pdf)
   
   
  

• Bulletins: Celebrate Jesus Bulletins - pack of 100
• Bookmarks: Celebrate Jesus Bookmarks - pack of 25
• Letterhead: Celebrate Jesus Letterhead - pack of 100
• Offering Envelopes: Celebrate Jesus Offering Envelopes - pack of 100
• Bulletins: Fear Not (shepherd boy) Christmas Bulletins - pack of 100
• Bulletins: Glory to God, Christmas Bulletins - pack of 100
• Letterhead: Glory to God, Christmas Letterhead - pack of 100
• Offering Envelopes: Glory to God, Christmas Offering Envelopes - pack of 100
• Offering Envelopes: He Started the Whole World Singing Christmas Offering - pack of 100
• Bulletins: His Love, Christmas Bulletins - pack of 100
• Bulletins: Jesus, Christmas Bulletins - pack of 100
• Bulletins: Joy to the World Bulletins - pack of 100
• Bulletins: Let's Go to Bethlehem, Christmas Bulletins - pack of 100
• Bulletins: Rejoice in the Gift Bulletins - pack of 100
• Bulletins: The Savior, Bulletins - pack of 100
   
   
  

• Article: Advent Alphabet Object Lessons
• Article: Christmas - Across the Line (intended for youth but could also work with adults)
• Article: Discussion Starters: Hope for the Holidays
• Article: My Utmost for His Highest: His Birth and Our New Birth by Oswald Chambers
• Article: The Hope: Blended Monologues for Christmas
• Article: What are the odds surrounding Jesus Christ?
• Books: Christmas Program Builders
• Book: They Came Together In Bethlehem: Messages for the Advent/Christmas Season
• Book: Standard Christmas Program Books - Over 100 Recitations & Programs for Christmas & Thanksgiving
• Book: May Jesus Help Our Christmas - adult curriculum manual
• Book: Christ in Christmas: A Family Advent Celebration - family devotional book
• Program Ideas: Christmas Theme for Ladies Church Event
• Program Resource: A Night in Bethlehem
• Site: Christmas Illustrations
• Site: More Christmas Illustrations
• Site: Illustrations from PreachingToday.com
• Site: Sermons, Stories, Poems, & Illustrations
   
   
  

• Article: 10 Ways to Maximize the Outreach Effectiveness of Your Church's Christmas Musicals
• Article: Let Your Light Shine - ideas for children to do
• Book: The Case for Christmas by Lee Strobel
• Booklet: Shout for Joy Christmas Booklet
• CD: Emmanuel God with Us CD - along with classic Christmas songs, CD includes an essay on the meaning of Christmas and hope-filled Scriptures (TNIV) that point to the joy of Jesus-Emmanuel
• Doorhangers: Family-to-Family Doorhangers for Christmas - (includes a Gospel of John and Christmas leaflet)
• Ideas: Christmas Tree Evangelism
• Leaflet: Christmas Leaflets - I'll be back again someday
• Leaflet: Christmas Leaflets - Jesus The Real Meaning
• Resource: A Night in Bethlehem - "Invite your church family and your community to a Christmas experience where participants do more than just hear about the birth of Jesus--they'll see, touch, feel, and smell what life was like during this miraculous time."
• Tracts: Christmas Tracts
   
   
  

• Article: Christians and Christmas Trees
• Article: Christmas Customs
• Article: Christmas Facts – Sacred & Secular
• Article: Christmas Traditions
• Article: Christmas Traditions Rooted in Ancient Culture
• Article: Is Christmas Necessary?
• Article: Is Christmas True? Is Jesus Christ for real?
• Article: Legends behind your favorite holiday plants
• Article: Six Ways Satan Is Stealing Christmas
• Article: The First Recorded Celebration of Christmas
• Article: The Real Saint Nicholas
• Article: The Origins of the Candy Cane
• Article: The Symbols and Traditions of Christmas
• Article: What are some of the most common misconceptions about Jesus Christ's Birth?
• Book: Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas by Ace Collins
• Bulletin Insert: Christmas: Bah Humbug or Gloria in Excelsis?
   
   
  

• Music: PraiseCarols - Christmas Music - - download and print sheet music for your contemporary praise and worship band (scroll down for performance tracks CD)
• Music: Christmas Music - - download and print sheet music for your contemporary praise and worship band
• Music: Carols & Classics: For Choir & Congregation
• Music: Emmanuel God with Us CD - from the International Bible Society
• Musical: The Spirit of Christmas - A Musical for Senior Choir and Congregation by Lillenas
• Music: Christmas Sheet Music
• Article: 10 Ways to Maximize the Outreach Effectiveness of Your Church's Christmas Musicals
• Article: The Theology of Christmas Music
• Book: Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas
• Book & CD Set: Come Let Us Adore Him Book and CD Set
• Idea: Hum That Christmas Tune
• Site: History of Silent Night
• Site: Lyrics for classic Christmas carols (includes Christian & secular songs)
• Slides: Christmas Carol Slides
   
   
  

• Article: What can I do to enjoy the Christmas season when my life seems so busy at that time of year?
• Article: How can I survive the stresses surrounding Christmas?
• Article: How Not to Be a Grinch: Even with limited funds and a crowded schedule, you can give joyfully to the congregation at Christmastime
   
   
  

• Article: Help for the Holidays
• Article: Joy This Christmas
• Article: Tackling the Holiday Blues
• Article: When the Holidays Hurt: 10 ways to cope with loss during a season of celebration
• Article: Advice: Holiday Blues
• Article: Beating The Holiday Blues
• Article: 10 Ways to Beat the Holiday Blues
• Book: A Decembered Grief by Harold Ivan Smith
   
   
  

• Article: How To Take The Hassle Out of Directing A Children's Drama or Musical
• Idea: Christmas Freeze Frames
• Script: Worship Drama: Receive the Gift
• Script: Worship Drama: Savior Alone
• Script: The Perfect Gift
• Script: Christmas Skit Using Christmas Carols
• Script: The Birth of Jesus
• Scripts: Conservative Christmas Scripts from Acts One
• Scripts: Christmas Monologues
• Scripts: Children's Christmas Scripts
   
   
  

• DVD: Red Boots for Christmas DVD
• Video: Spunky's First Christmas, Video
• DVD: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, DVD
• DVD: The Crippled Lamb, DVD by Max Lucado
• DVD: The Prince of Peace: A Christmas Story, DVD by Veggie Tales
• DVD: The Star of Christmas, DVD by Veggie Tales
• DVD: The Toy That Saved Christmas DVD by Veggie Tales
• Video/DVD: More Christmas Videos and DVD's
   
   
  

• Book: Redeeming the Season: Simple Ideas for a Memorable and Meaningful Christmas by Pam McCune, Kim Wier
• Bulletin Board Ideas: Christmas Bulletin Board Ideas (scroll down on that page)
• Bulletin Insert: 'Tis the Season to be Jolly?
• Site: Christmas-themed cartoons