The Christmas Story

[SimLiliz]

I love how this is a new zealand video and they only know that there were sheep in the barn hahaha

[nataliaLOVEXD]

omfggg sooo cutteee!!!!

[mazdarx7gx]

The expecting Mary is hilarious. Very well done 

[sfowler1017]

LOVE the star beckoning everyone to follow it!

[Elheru42]

Okay I keep showing people this clip, I love it. I love that the star is actually asking the others to follow them.

[macpduff]

Speechless. This is so well done

[14Vaal]

This is true genius. I would love to know more about the amazingly creative people who made this. Who came up with the concept? Who was responsible for costumes, directing, music? Peter Jackson eat your heart out. This should be compulsory viewing right around the world!!!

[stpaulsartsandmedia]

Hi @14Vaal We'd be happy to email you the story behind the story – a bunch of questions we answered for a journalist. Just message us your address.

[ohgadzooks]

I saw this over the holidays but just wanted to say how inspiring this video and your whole media project is. Incredible.

[moncmon]

When I think about what God did for me, watching this video puts a tear to my eye.

I love you Jesus! Thank you!

[emilybowran]

Best bit "They called the baby Jesus and they loved him, and he had two daddies!" Adorable

[LalaSawada]

This is THE sweetest thing ever. I and my two kids are still watching it in January! The filming, editing and music is spot-on. It makes me teary every time... I'm going to have to get the music.

I'm not Christian (or any religion), but if I were, I'd be thrilled to bits with this gorgeous version of the Christmas story. Stunning.

[Caroolaa10]

Aaaw!!♥♥ :3 So cuute!♥

[RockerLittleE]

Too Cute. I can't believe I never saw this before now. Nicely done!

[Elheru42]

That is a nice video camera. It has probably been asked somewhere before, and you have probably answered many times, but what sort of camera did you use? Very nicely filmed.

[stpaulsartsandmedia]

Thanks @Elheru42 This was shot on a Canon 5D Mark ii with 50mm 1.4f Zeiss lens and 85mm 1.2f Canon and a 24-70mm Canon.

[imbrod]

great

[Kdanren]

Great, what's the best... That it is based on true Story

Greetings from Krakow in Poland

[o0Keyra0o]

Very lovely, thanks for publishing it! :)

[miksjj]

so lovley vido

[Fridredrick]

Best vid ever

[piano1236]

As told by children. This probably the way they preserve it.

Lenny

[vincent19561]

Joseph pushing the donkey and Mary falling off the donkey - the most hilarious part!

[2darbit]

Adorable and delightful! Thanks to Inna for sharing.

[cressys]

Sheep is best! :D

[Pinksammy05]

i go to st.paul school my name is shamiso tambudze

[stpaulsartsandmedia]

@Pinksammy05 Hi shamiso tambudze. My name is James.

[Pinksammy05]

@stpaulsartsandmedia hey i know you james ilove st.Paul School Do You ????

[stpaulsartsandmedia]

Hi @Pinksammy05 My kids and I go to St Paul's Church in Auckland, New Zealand.

[LoveCinderellaStory]

omygush this is soooo cute :)

[MaggieCSDPT]

and there was a party!xD

love that part!lol!

really cute and good the vidio! the story is very good and the children were so cuteeee!!!

[rodjfunk]

good video!! greetings from Chile

[hxray1111]

Ganz suess !

[leannvlewis]

How can anyone dislike this?

[VoegelUnited]

2:53 mit Abstand die beste Scene :D

[VoegelUnited]

@VoegelUnited oder 2:59 :D

[VanKrixsz101]

1:49 i love this cute kid.. .

[divamaryc]

oh my God - I love it....especially the 'BASED ON A TRUE STORY' at the end! This is truly precious.

[89Zara89]

...and they loved Him .... ¤.¤ @2:09

[morphene1k]

CUTEST CHRISTMAS VIDEO EVER!!!

[mtwseneca]

This is absolutely wonderful and very funny! What a delight.

[SALCEDUNIO]

It´s amazing how can the people do this such things so lovely... Is a real story with a kids who reptesents the amazing spirit of Christmas, and this increase the sentimental value. I love this video, I love this Christmas Story :)

[wimpous]

How can you even THINK of disliking this video ?!

[songforireland]

soo cute! I love St. Joseph!

[quirree]

This is the cutest ever! And that little king is the best :)

[YesfulThinking]

Fantastic!!

[JanneFresh]

The Grinch watched the video 95 times.

[Sondrems94]

@JanneFresh And his heart grew 95 sizes ;)

[mischiefmouse]

I cannot believe there are any dislikes for this!!! So very precious, and made me smile!!!!

[mrdipallins]

"they called the baby Jejus, and they loved him"

precious.

[marmify17]

got to this from casey nogeura.. and im so glad i did!! =]

[KristaKissinger]

My daughter is 3 years old and asks to watch this every night. We love it

[Jacobe1111111111]

Jesus said, let the children come to me.

[MsLBritt]

This is just so precious!

[celineturtle]

My goodness! This is SOO cute!

[Tingleyman]

This the real Christmas. Children are meeting Jesus for the first time.

God bless

[tinypintllc]

Who the heck voted this down? This is simply adorable!

[stumsparks]

GREAT Video ! LOVED It !!!

[Songofsol4v9]

Quite possibly one of the cutest stories of Christ's birth I've ever seen :)

[madisonsfriend]

The star and the sheep are great(esp the one who just sits in the manger the whole time)- these kids are all something

[danielsnyder1]

94 dislikes?

[LittleShopofMusic]

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." ~Matthew 19:14

Thank ya'll for blessing my Christmas :) I hope yours was wonderful!!

[Papahalibut]

Looks like one of those Kings went on to work for FedEx

[SentinelAdams]

The music in the video is off Les Enfants' self-titled album; the link is in the video description.

0:00 to 1:32 is Celeste, 1:33 to 2:25 is Cradle Song, and 2:26 on is We're Going on a Holiday.

I really enjoyed the music, and I hope he continues to make more. Hope that helped those who were looking, and have a merry Christmas!

[stpaulsartsandmedia]

Close @SentinelAdams In fact, the album is the music Joe created for SPANK's films: The Christmas Story (2010) and Good News of Great Joy (2011).

[SentinelAdams]

@stpaulsartsandmedia I didn't realize it was made specifically for the film; it's really good! Any chance he's planning on putting out more music? 'Celeste' has become one of my favorite songs, and it's hard to find music of that style that's also written to glorify God.

I also hadn't watched Good News of Great Joy 'till after your reply; the creativity at St. Paul's is inspiring. Blessings from the USA!

[stpaulsartsandmedia]

@SentinelAdams Joe's planning on doing some new, completely different stuff later this year.

[angelsoulblade]

It's innocent childhood play combined with excellent photography/videography. Superb.

[angelsoulblade]

94 people had an unhappy childhood Christmas experience.

[SBHood]

Sweet and lovely!

[olive8511]

This video is the cutest.

[Brent4Liberty]

I love this! These kids are too cute!

[eggplnt]

Jesus has 2 daddies!!

[MrsFingerhut]

@eggplnt I was thinking hard about that as well, when I was a child. And I came home from school and told MY daddy, he was just my stepfather, like, because as a child of God, God was my real father... ;-) I´m not sure he really liked that...

[akpr4]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this. The accent only makes it a zillion times cuter. I love the innocence of children. This is amazing. Absolutely captivating. "not married and stuff..." haha "Poop and sheep and things" haha. awwwww

[zimbdabuffano]

Very Cool.

[MrNniiccoollee]

And then there was a party (:

[hulananni]

This is wonderful

[Owenina]

Fantastic - loved it :)))

[J0shy1986]

Adorable, music reminds me of LittleBigPlanet

[VioletPrower]

kawaii!!!~means cute for those who r confused

[hafpipe]

I saw this in church this morning also. Great video!

[louisville213]

SWEEEET!!!!! the best x-mas story!!!!

[zakora1000]

omg soo cute!

[pduren]

Love love love this! So adorable and sweet <33

[Commandoskater3]

Song??

[stpaulsartsandmedia]

Hi @Commandoskater3 Joe's made the music he created for SPANK's The Christmas Story (2010) and Good News of Great Joy (2011) available here: les-enfants.bandcamp.com

[MrBOWEINATOR]

I saw this at church in joplinMO this morning. Love it!

[flannelpjsandtea]

We saw this at church this morning. Absolutely darling!

[VanKrixsz101]

december 25'th today.. .Merry Christmas to all of us.. .

[ptswann]

Saw this in church this morning. Awesome.

[twobeavers]

What a great video! Merry Christmas everyone!! xo

[TheColieRO]

This is the cutest way to tell the story! I love it!

[markdohle]

Love it



[mateentrerriano]

stpaulsartsandmedia, el video es hermoso, pero ¿podrías hacer una versión con subtitulos en español? Muchas gracias.

[mikzville]

This was shown at church this morning - it was great and really beautifully communicated the true meaning of Christmas =)

[Luke13047]

Great Job!!

[simoneast7]

Brilliant! The insight of little children always amazes me. No wonder Jesus valued children so much.

[mrslibraryknitter]

The sweetest most adorable retelling ever! My new favorite part of Christmas! Thank you!

[Daloola88M]

Am a Muslim, i don't believe that Jesus is the son but, i think its a great and cute idea to teach kids about religion and its beliefs.

Great Job

[xsavedkt]

They played this at my church today and I nearly died from laughing.... this is sooo genius and cute!!

[TheAlexcam1]

beeeethleeeheeem



[tintinatinapay]

there so cuuteee! <3

[tricesimo]

Love the swords on Gabriel!!

[imsolovinit]

"Oh my gosh i'm going to have the son of God!" luv that line

[wbminn]

These children are precious! What a wonderful retelling of the Christmas story.

[thecandace14]

Precious Precious!

[209emmadiva]

Awwww So Adorable !

[LDNisILuvCorndogs]

SO adorable. Surprised it hasn't gone viral yet!! :)

[hellokittybybydoggy]

The sheep are so cute

[TheRubbberDucky]

@hellokittybybydoggy I Know Right?!?!

[jcrdable]

What`s the name of the song at the begining of the video?

Wie ist der name des Liedes?

[mone181991]

@jcrdable manchmal hilfts, die beschreibung zu lesen...

[stpaulsartsandmedia]

Hi @jcrdable Joe's made his music from SPANK's The Christmas Story (2010) and Good News of Great Joy (2011) available here: les-enfants.bandcamp.com

[indigo1303]

What´s the name of the Song at the beginning ??

[Mr1cookie2]

goood

[ElauladeCarmen]

Please add Spanish subtitles, we Lattin Americans are the greatest believers in the world!

[stpaulsartsandmedia]

Hi @ElauladeCarmen If you message us your details in English, we'll email you the transcription. You're welcome to subtitle the film to show yourself, but not to publish it, as we can't check the accuracy of your translation.

[tangotangoromeo]

World's greatest Christmas pageant EVAR

[nixubixo]

"you're gonna have a special baby" "she was quite excited, a bit scared and she was like oh my gosh I'm gonna have the son of God and then she was like I can't I'm not married and stuff..."

Absolutely amazing! Merry Christmas from Spain!

[sonidos1000]

Una preciosidad!

[MyLadyArwen]

Beautiful!



[TheAngelapaz]

excellent!!!! beautiful!! so sweet!! Merry Christmas to all of you!!!

[carlespdiez]

Could you make a video with subtitles please? it has reached spain!! god bless you

[stpaulsartsandmedia]

Hi @carlespdiez If you message us your details in English, we'll email you the transcription. You're welcome to subtitle the film to show yourself, but not to publish it, as we can't check the accuracy of your translation.

[LightBrightInc]

They showed this at my school the other day; it was amazing :)

[piano1236]

Children, they are so special to God. That was a good video.

Lenny

[hehao139]

Merry Christmas!  :)

[casasincronizada]

Beatiful!

[scubarandy]

Awesome!

[EneryFlow]

love it i like the sheep

[PrincessLorie]

Such a beautiful video... it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing.

Merry Christmas to you all and God bless you for doing this.

[nsaxman91082]

And then the angels and the sheep and the herders had a rave party with mary and joseph? Crazy New Zealanders. Still cute though:)

[LeadershipAnswersInc]

@nsaxman91082 ... LOL ... yes, the "party" surprised me, too ... for a moment. Then I remembered this is a group of kids aged 8 and younger, and how else do you get across the point of "great rejoicing" ??

[greenwellys]

Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.



[nsaxman91082]

lol @ the person playing the donkey, but cute

[RCPRG]

Beautiful!

[RiKinBoX]

Seeing this again this year~ Cheer me up~Merry Christmas~!

[Bolluxus]

FABULOUS!!!!!

[4Hannes4]

So nice! The sweat Kids act so well and funny!

[sensorykid]

This video makes me so happy! I don't know which I love more, the star or the littlest wise man, or the angel, or the sheepies. They are all so precious, and I love every second of the video! Thank you for making it!!

[Samy198]

Best way to tell a Christmas story for all ages. :)

[toyhoarder]

Nicely done from a child's perspective. But I didnt understand the part where Jesus had two daddys.

[RaChElRoBiNsOn1555]

@toyhoarder He has 2 daddys, God and Josph. They both needed to look after the baby. :-)

[Ihaveadream51]

Sehr schön!

[mythoughtwhatyousay1]

Soo cute kids and baby..

[malangie]

The cutest video I ever seen!! Great work and thanks for sooo much enjoyment and tenderness! Bless all of them kids <3 <3<3

[GoddessofEggrolls]

Wah, I love the star kiddy! So cute.

[BrashersAA]

Love it!!!

[haleygrace1]

This is great! :)

[Ninety7keys]

This is the cutest video I ever saw!! Amazing! God bless -3

[sesshyforever21]

Absolutely adorable...love love love

[stocknet3]

Delightful, thank you

[superslonik1]

wampa kid is so cute!

[virirs14]

que bonito video me encanto el rey mago el mas chiquitin jaa se le callo su regalo

[Pockendre]

so great vidéo ! wonderful, it's so cute ! I love it! Congrulation everybody for all !

[slipmud84]

This is awesome!

[jrhasse]

I hope everyone gets to see this during this Holiday Season! Wonderful job!

[CalabashPhotography]

Great video at spreading the WORD, Jesus is Lord.

[TheGreatMangagirl]

ohhh... they´re sooooo cute!!! <3

[jodibaier]

This is the most precious thing I've ever seen.

[808sk8lyfe]

this is so cute! even these little kids know the real meaning of christmas!

[TheJennabelle]

Absolutely precious! Thank you for sharing this jewel. :)

[ilikestraberries]

This video is incredibly cute! Gotta love the blatant innocence of children!

[FSMNoodlyAppendage]

This is brilliant. The editing, the music, and the way you get to hear it all through a child's understanding is possibly the cutest thing ever.

[sek17514]

Cute

[PurpleGlambert98]

Love the sheep! Cutest Video in the world

[koopermypup]

lol the donkey!

[JesusBianca]

This is toooo cute!!

[TheLittleMissMe96]

This is so cute and it made lots of my friends keep watching because the kids were so cute and so everyone saw the true christmas story =D Its very very cute =D Merry Christmas!

[email51287]

oh my oh my. i think i just died of cuteness. this is "where the wild things are" meets the nativity story. so cute and simple yet conveys an important message of rejoicing in christianity so strongly! lovelovelove. the music is amazing too - i'll be buying the album!

[jesusislove88]

This video is beautiful. Full of so much joy, innocence, laughter, truth, love, hope, light, and celebration! These truly are children of God. Thank you so much for sharing. :)

[jercasper]

Amazing!  Thanks so much for creating this video and posting it. I think "glow sticks" are going to become a part of our Christmas tradition each year. :-)

[Afond777]

Génial ! Merci pour cette vidéo pleine de douceur ! Gloire à Jésus, le Verbe fait chair ! Joyeux Noël !

[GallagherQ]

Great video. Did you use a Mark 5D II?