Front over of the 2005 DVD release by A&E Home Video.
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas is a History Channel Christmas documentary, hosted 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
Film Footage
- It's a Wonderful Life (Republic Entertainment Inc.)
- A Christmas Story (Turner Entertainment Co.)
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
Songs
- "Here Comes Santa Claus" - Doris Day
- "The Christmas Song"
- "White Christmas"
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
- "Gloucestershire Wassail" - John Roberts, Tony Barrand, Fred Breunig, Steve Woodruff