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DVD 1: The Story of Silent Night - In the quiet of an Austrian winter, a young priest received heavenly inspiration to commemorate the most significant event in history by writing the worlds most beloved Christmas carol, Silent Night. In this touching drama, young Father Joseph Mohrs life is affected by his fatherless upbringing, inspiring him to bring joy and love to the people of his parish. One winter evening in 1818, God used father Mohr to describe the miracle birth of the Christ Child in the worlds most memorable Christmas carol. Sung around the world in 120 languages, few know the real story of how Silent Night came to be. This magical story will touch the heart and soul of all, and features the enchanting harmony of the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir. Extra Features: Holiday Fest in Austria - The annual joyous holiday celebration of Perchten in Altenmarkt, during which dethroned devils and ogres of the pagans arrive in the village, bringing history and delight. Silent Night, World War II, 1944 - The amazing story of Christmas Eve, 1944, when American and German soldiers laid down their weapons to observe one night of peace and reflection for Christ. DVD 2: An Old Fashioned Christmas - An hour and a half of your favorite Christmas songs come alive in a beautiful program that captures the joyous images of the season. Like trimming the tree and baking Christmas cookies, watching this delightful program together will become a holiday tradition you will cherish year after year. 35 wonderful yuletide songs, including: O Christmas Tree; Deck the Halls; Jingle Bells; Here We Come a Caroling; The Magic Snowman; Deck the Halls ; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Go Tell it on the Mountain; Jolly Old St. Nick; It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; O Holy Night; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Joy to the World; The Nutcracker Medley; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Away in a Manger; Hallelujah Chorus; Silent Night; The First Noel; We Three Kings; O Come All Ye Faithful; We Wish You a Merry Christmas; and more! DVD 3: An Irish Christmas - The program opens with a delightful Christmas pageant of song pays tribute to the old city of Dublin as it celebrates its millennium. Join a spectacular cast of singers and musicians marking the occasion with an enchanting evening of Irish Yuletide magic at St. Patricks Cathedral. The glorious confines of St. Patricks Cathedral provide a magnificent concert setting for performances by its own gifted choir, as well as the West Point Glee Club, the RTE Concert Orchestra, the RTE Philharmonic Choir, and the internationally renowned solo talents of Bernadette Greevy, Catherine Coates, and Dennis O Neill. Musical highlights include: Silent Night, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Ave Maria, Once in Royal Davids City, Adeste Fideles, Go Tell It on the Mountain, Hallelujah Chorus and What Child is This? A Christmas celebration like this only comes around once every one thousand years, and this program ensures you can enjoy this one magic evening again and again. In the second part of the program, Galway, the ancient city of stone and water, cordially invites you to a holiday celebration filled with song. These soul-stirring Christmas performances were filmed at Galways famed Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas, the living symbol of a modern city with ancient traditions. It is a night of extraordinary talent, featuring hundreds of beautiful voices from The Galway Baroque Singers and The Choristers of Belfast Cathedral. The songs include such classics as: The First Noel, O Silent Night, Torches, The Holly and The Ivy, Ding Dong Merrily, Handels Messiah and The Zither Carol. This special Irish Christmas celebration continues at such venerable locations as the Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and The Spanish Arch, as music brings the city to life just as it has for centuries on end.