Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas is an History Channel Christmas documentary, narrated by Harry Smith, that premiered on December 1997.
Premise
The history of Christmas and the traditions that make the holidays the most wonderful time of the year.
Interviewees
- Rev. Forrest Church - Minister, All Souls Church
- A.W. Purdue - Historian, Open University, England
- Elaine Pagels - Religion Department, Princeton University
- Stephen Nissenbaum - Historian, University of Massachusetts
- Penne L. Restad - Historian, University of Texas
- Leigh Eric Schmidt - Religion Department, Princeton
- Alan Dundes - Folklore Department, UC Berkeley
- Jean Shepherd - Humorist