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This was the first Christmas after the end of the Revolutionary War. George Washington was resigning as Commander-in-Chief and the Continental Congress had moved into the new State House in Annapolis, Maryland. The town was filled with enthusiasm and optimism; this program brings to life the spirit and the people of this first American capital at the moment of the country's true birth.
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In this animated version of Dylan Thomas' classic children's book A Child's Christmas in Wales, a young boy asks an elderly man what Christmas was like when he was a boy. The old man's answer draws us in to a fantastical, colorful, and unexpected world, where mermaids swam in Swansea Bay, wolves roamed the hills and valleys, and hippos trudged through the snowy town. This classic tale of the romantic nature of times gone by will enchant children and...
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In this classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series, viewers will witness Christmastime in Korea, the "land of the morning calm," as our soldiers brave a troubled year there. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration shows soldiers singing Christmas carols around a campfire, at leisure activities, and receiving a Christmas dinner. In addition, soldiers are interviewed and send Christmas greetings to...