Lifespring! Whychristmas Show

From the 2007 Lifespring! WhyChristmas series: Today, James and Steve talk about how Mary and Joseph, her betrothed, found out that she would bear a son, even though she had never been with a man, and that this son would be the Savior of the world! The post LSWC14-03: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show “Mary And Joseph Hear The News” first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

From the 2007 Lifespring! WhyChristmas series… Today, we’re going to hear the story behind the beautiful Christmas carol, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.” Written in 1849 by Edmund Hamilton Sears, a Unitarian minister, this was the second of two “twin” carols. (Listen to the show for more.) Lyrics “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear”... The post LSWC14-02: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

Welcome To The Show Merry Christmas! Or Happy Christmas to those in the U.K. and others who prefer “Happy” over “Merry”! The Lifespring! Why Christmas show has become a bit of a tradition for many people over the years, and this year, Steve and James decided to replay the Lifespring! Why Christmas shows from 2007.... The post LSWC14_01: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show “Why The Twenty-Fifth?” first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

Merry Christmas! On today’s Christmas Day edition of the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show, James & Steve will will be sharing some Christmas greetings and there’s a chance to hear a very special version of the Christmas Story which was recorded for the show a few years ago. And of course we’ll have some top Christmas... The post Lifespring! WhyChristmas Show 2012 – 07 – Merry Christmas! first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

Steve’s back with another Lifespring! Why Christmas Show! This time he’ll be finding out about the history of Christmas Carols (although he won’t be singing any – honest!) Instead, they’ll be three Christmas Carols – but not necessarily how you know them! Find out more about Christmas Carols on whychristmas.com Sing some Christmas Karaoke on James’s site tistheseasonto.be... The post Lifespring! WhyChristmas Show 2012 – 06 – Christmas Carols first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

On the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show today, James finds out about Christmas Trees. And there’s four more Christmas songs! Find out more about Christmas Trees on whychristmas.com The music in the today’s show: The Waikikis – O Tannenbaum Bryan Duncan – Winter Wonderland Over the Rhine – Snowed In With You | NoiseTrade The World’s Greatest Jazzband – Deck The... The post Lifespring! WhyChristmas Show 2012 – 05 – Christmas Trees first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

On this edition of the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show, Steve will be explaining just why we send bits of paper to each other in December with the history of Christmas Cards! An there’s some more great Christmas tunes. Find out more about Christmas Cards on whychristmas.com The music in the today’s show: Jeremy and Kimberly... The post Lifespring! WhyChristmas Show 2012 – 04 – Christmas Cards first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

Today on the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show, James will share the story of how St Nicholas became known as Santa Claus! And today’s Christmas tunes all have a Santa theme to them. Find out more about Santa’s history on whychristmas.com The music in the today’s show: Riley Farley and their Orchestra (from 1935) – Santa... The post Lifespring! WhyChristmas Show 2012 – 03 – St Nicholas to Santa first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

  UPDATE: Sorry! We put the wrong audio file up earlier! The correct file is now here. On the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show today, Steve Webb finds out why we celebrate Christmas on December 25th! And there’s more Christmas music. Find out more about the date of Christmas on whychristmas.com The music in the today’s show:... The post Lifespring! WhyChristmas Show 2012 – 02 – Why the 25th? first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

Happy Advent! On the first show of the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show for 2012 James Cooper of the Christmas information site whychristmas.com will explain all about Advent! There’s also some great Christmas music. Find out more about Advent on whychristmas.com Open the Advent Calendar on whychristmas.com or follow the Advent Calendar on twitter @happyadvent The... The post Lifespring! WhyChristmas Show 2012 – 01 – Advent first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

On this show, Steve and James find out the history behind the Christmas classic O Holy Night – and there’s James’ own ukulele version! The post LSWC11-06: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show 6 first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

James is back with some more music only shows. Playing the best in retro and podsafe christmas Music! White Christmas – The Waikikis Silent Night – Allison Crowe; Tidings Joy to the World – Burl Ives; Christmas At The White House The Twelve Days Of Christmas – Doug Boldt It’s Beginning To Look Like Christmas... The post LSWC11: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show Music Special 1 first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

On today’s show James and Steve tell the story of the Christmas Carol Good King Wenceslas. James also plays a version of the song on the ukulele. The post LSWC11-05: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show 5 first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

This time on the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show Steve and James find out the history behind Silent Night and there’s also James’s version of the carol on the ukulele. The post LSWC11-04: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show 4 first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

Steve tells the story behind the modern Christmas classic Jingle Bell Rock. And of course, there’s James’s own ukulele version of the song! The post LSWC11-03: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show 3 first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

On today’s show, James finds out the the story behind one of the most popular Christmas Carols Joy to the World and he also gives us his take of it on the ukulele! The post LSWC11-02: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show 2 first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

Welcome to the 2011 Lifespring! Why Christmas show! This year Steve and James will be finding out about some of the stories behind popular Christmas carols and songs. And James will also play them on his ukulele for your pleasure (we think!). Today James starts off with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.   The post LSWC11-01: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show 1 first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

Here is the complete version of the special edition of the Christmas Story recorded especially for the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show and whychristmas.com A HUGE thank you to everyone who’s taken part in the recording. Steve and James are very grateful! The Christmas Story Cast Gabriel: Anthony Getting – http://gettig.net Mary: Karmyn Tyler – http://karmyntyler.com... The post LSWC10: The Lifespring! Why Christmas Story first appeared on Lifespring! Media.

Merry Christmas everyone! On today’s Christmas Day show, James and Steve will be telling you some of their favorite Christmas Cracker Jokes! They’ll be trying to say Merry Christmas in some different languages and there’s a very special, and new, Christmas song by Mary in our version of the Christmas Story – Karmyn Tyler. The post LSWC10-08: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show 8 first appeared on Lifespring! Media.