Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & The Twelve Days of Christmas

Several years ago my wife and I encountered all manner of problems trying to watch a live broadcast of a Christman Eve concert in Cambridge, England. The unreliability of the connection led me to create our own video, Lessons & Carols for Christmas Eve. I linked it from what was then our new web site at WordPress.com. It remains available, on demand, all year long from the Digital Library page, for the video version and the Podcast Homilies page for the audio-only version.

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December 24th

My Podcast Homily for Christmas Day is linked from the Podcast Homilies page. Additionally, commentary and illustrations for Christmas Day are included in the first episode of our Seasonal Video series, Christmas: The Nativity of Our Lord. Access it using the links below.

Episode One
Episode Two

Another unique seasonal resource, this time from the AIC Bookstore, Christmas: The Nativity of Our Lord in Scripture, Art & Christian Tradition, is available through my Amazon Author Central page. I commented upon the book and included a copy of the cover in my Blog post for Trinity 22, posted on November 15, 2025. The post is linked from the Archive column under the November 2025 heading.

Yet another unique AIC online resource is The Twelve Days of Christmas, featuring readings, music and images with key words for each of the twelve days from Christmas Day to Epiphany Eve. Note, please, that the series bears absolutely no relationship whatsoever to the famous seasonal song of the same name. The series is focused on important theological words and concepts associated with important events in the life of the Church. It is illustrated with examples of Christian art from the 6th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries from both the Western and Eastern Church traditions. These include mosaics, frescoes, icons, oil paintings, etchings, engravings, parchment friezes, watercolors and photographs, plus one enamel medallion from the Basilica of St. Mark, Venice, Italy.

Fresco, unidentified cave church, Cappodocia region, Turkey, 12th C. Public Domain.
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First Day – December 25th – Love
Second Day – December 26th – Forgiveness
Third Day – December 27th – Peace
Fourth Day – December 28th – Compassion
Fifth Day – December 29th – Obedience
Sixth Day – December 30th – Joy
Seventh Day – December 31st – Family
Eighth Day – January 1st – Church
Ninth Day – January 2nd – Angels
Tenth Day – January 3rd – Commandments
Eleventh Day – January 4th – Glorifying God
Twelfth Day – January 5th – Grace and Faith

As always, thank you for your continued interest and support. Glory be to God for all things! Amen!

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Fr. Shibley is a retired Anglican clergyman who produces unique videos, podcasts and books explaining traditional Christian theology from an Anglican perspective. All materials are in layman's language with a minimum of technical or theological terms. All are available either free or at reasonable cost. The AIC Bookstore now includes 17 publications.

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