Every year, Christmas is the greatest celebration around the globe. No other event makes us get together as families and friends like Christmas. And yet, Christmas is also the worst time of the year for millions of lonely, hurting people. Commandeered by businesses and restaurants, Christmas celebrations often obscure Christ, whose birth is the original and best reason to celebrate Christmas. Find out why the birth of Christ deserves to be celebrated with all your heart.

Programme presented and produced by Gabriel Porras at gabrielvoice.com and musmullosradiantes.com

Text: Nicky Gumbel
Nicky Gumbel is the creator of the Alpha Course, which is a beautiful and warm introduction to Christianity. Over 26 million people have taken the Alpha Course in over 100 countries. Nicky graduated in Law at Cambridge and in Theology at Oxford. He worked as a barrister before becoming a writer and preacher.
Join an Alpha Course near you here: https://alpha.org.uk/try
You can also do it online.

Cover created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com with AI at www.bing.com by Microsoft

Music:
"Handpanophone" by David Charrier is from his album Ephemeral on artlist.io.
Sound effect:
Clean high bell ring, license Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://orangefreesounds.com/