Worldwide Christmas Traditions

Walt Disney World hosts one of the world's most popular Christmas traditions

From Mickey's Christmas Carol to the reading of the Christmas Story with full choral accompaniment, Disney hosts a pile of Christmas traditions -- but none are quite as spectacular, or have quite as moving a story, as the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

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The best Christmas movies come from the most inspiring stories, and It's a Wonderful Life has been inspiring the best of us for years.

From its humble origins to its place as one of the best Christmas movies ever, the tale of It's a Wonderful Life is a story in its own right. The film focuses on a man named George Bailey. He is in the midst of a powerful depression and attempts to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. Annually this story touches the hearts of many, and has been rated not only as one of the best Christmas movies ever made but simply one of the best movies ever.

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The Grinch takes high honors on our list of the best Christmas movies ever.

It's impossible to talk about the best Christmas movies without mentioning How the Grinch Stole Christmas. There are two well known versions of this classic Dr. Seuss tale. The first, and according to many, the only reliable version, is the 1966 animated television version (which is technically a short movie, with a running time of less than an hour). The other is the 2000 live action feature film starring Jim Carrey.

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The most famous of all historical Christmas stories has to be Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus. And better still, the story is true.

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In any conversation about Christmas miracles, someone usually refers to the true story of a Silent Night during 1914 when an unlikely truce between opposing German and British forces demonstrated the true spirit of Christmas in a way unlikely to be forgotten.

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