- Title: F-A4181
- Summary: TEENAGE CHRISTMAS: TWO CHILDREN TRASH A LIFE SIZE NATIVITY SCENE PAINSTAKINGLY PUT TOGETHER BY BY TEENAGE CHURCH GROUP. THE KIDS ALSO STEAL DRESS FROM LIFE SIZE VIRGIN MARY SO THEY CAN GIVE IT TO THEIR WORKING MOTHER FOR CHRISTMAS. ALL IS FORGIVEN WHEN CHILDREN AND TEEN SISTER VISIT NATIVITY SCENE. ALL SING RELIGIOUS CHRISTMAS HYMNS BY NATIVITY SCENE.
- Description:00:59:29 - SIGN: "TRINITY CHURCH-TONIGHT!-YOUTH MEETING 7:00 PM" 00:59:34 - BUSY TEENAGERS SEWING COSTUMES AND PLACING THEM ON LIFE SIZE MANNEQUINS FOR NATIVITY SCENE CHARACTERS, OTHER TEENS SITTING AT A LARGE DESK SEWING COSTUMES 00:59:39 - BOY CARRIES STUFFED LAMB INTO ROOM AND PLACES ON THE FLOOR. 00:59:54 - CU GIRL SEWING COMPLAINS OF ALL THE WORK SHE IS DOING. 01:00:10 - TEENAGERS SITTING AROUND DESK WORKING. SPEAK OF ALL THE WORK INVOLVED AND REWARDS OF SEEING THE RESULTS, THEY PLAN SKATING PARTY 01:00:49 - MAN TRIES ON SHEPPARD ROBE, OTHER TEENS LAUGH 01:01:04 - TEEN GIRL SEATED AT DESK WORKING ON CHRISTMAS CARDS IN LIVING ROOM AS MOM SITS SEWING IN EASY CHAIR BY FIREPLACE, TEEN RETHINKS WORKING ON THE NATIVITY SCENE 01:01:59 - MOTHER LIFTS CARD AND READS OUT LOUD, , "MAY THE JOYS OF CHRISTMAS BE YOURS" 01:02:30 - TEENAGERS EXIT CHURCH & JOIN OTHERS WORKING ON LIFE SIZE NATIVITY SCENE IN FRONT OF CHURCH. 01:02:32 - AS GROUP WORKS ON SCENE SMALL GIRL AND BOY PEER AROUND CORNER AT THE WORKERS, WATCH IN AWE. 01:03:08 - CHILDREN ASK THE TEENAGERS "WHAT YOU DOING?" 01:03:20 - CHILDREN ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATIVITY. SOME IN THE GROUP LOOSE PATIENCE 01:04:08 - THE CHILDREN WALK OFF DISGRUNTLED 01:04:32 - TEENAGE GIRL AND BOYFRIEND DECORATING SKIMPY CHRISTMAS TREE IN LIVING ROOM. BOY COMMENTS HOW "SWELL" THE TREE LOOKS. 01:05:13 - MOM WALKS IN & SPEAKS OF CROWDS AT DEPARTMENT STORES, GIRL SAYS THEY REMIND HER OF ANIMALS 01:06:06 - PHONE RINGS, MOM ANSWERS. GETS CALL ABOUT NATIVITY SCENE BEING TRASHED BY SNOWBALLS. GIRL GETS UPSET. 01:06:59 - BOY HELPS GIRL ON WITH HER COAT, THEY LEAVE HOUSE. 01:07:15 - TEENAGERS RUN ONTO TRASHED NATIVITY SCENE SITE, FIND THAT MADONNA'S DRESS WAS STOLEN, GIRL STATES "IT'S SACRILEGIOUS", MAILMAN IS AN EYEWITNESS TO THE TWO CHILDREN DOING IT 01:09:13 - TEENAGE GIRL, WEARING APRON, ANSWERS KNOCK ON DOOR. THREE TEENAGERS OF CHURCH GROUP ENTER HOME 01:10:29 - TEENAGE GIRL DENIES THAT HER BROTHER AND SISTER WOULD STEAL 01:10:44 - TEENAGE SISTER OPENS DOOR AND CALLS FOR YOUNGER BROTHER AND SISTER, THEY ENTER THE ROOM 01:11:05 - CHILDREN DENY STEALING COSUME 01:11:58 - LITTLE GIRL WALKS TO & REACHES UNDER COUCH. PULLS OUT STOLEN DRESS WRAPPED IN NEWSPAPERS, HANDS IT OVER. 01:12:33 - WHEN BIG SISTER ASKS HER WHY SHE DID IT, LITTLE GIRL CRYINGLY TELLS HER SHE WANTED TO GIVE IT TO MOTHER FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT. KIDS ARE SENT TO ROOM. 01:13:07 - SISTER APOLOGIZES TO GROUP FOR KIDS BEHAVIOR, GROUP APOLOGIZE TO HER FOR THEIRS, SISTER IS INVITED TO CHRISTMAS PROGRAM, SHE SAYS "WHO CARES ABOUT CHRISTMAS" 01:15:44 - TEENAGERS SHOWING TRASHED NATIVITY SCENE TO TWO CHILDREN. CHILDREN HELP TEENS FIX IT. 01:16:29 - CHILDREN ARE TOLD THE STORY BEHIND THE NATIVITY, AND THEIR QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED 01:17:44 - LITTLE GIRL ASKS "WHAT'S THE SAVIOR MEAN?", OLDER TEEN GIRL TELLS THE GIRL THE STORY OF JESUS, CHILDREN LEAVE, TEENS DON'T THINK THEY MADE ANY IMPRESSION ON THEM 01:19:21 - TEENAGE GIRL QUICKLY WRAPPING CHRISTMAS GIFTS ON LIVING ROOM DESK. 01:19:28 - MOTHER APPROACHES WITH WRAPPED GIFT IN HAND. 01:19:33 - PHONE RINGS. TEEN GIRL GOES TO ANSWER IT. RUNS BACK TO CONTINUE WRAPPING, MOTHER LECTURES DAUGHTER ABOUT ENJOYING CHRISTMAS AND THAT THE LORD IS ALSO BUSY 01:21:18 - TEEN CHURCH GROUP PRACTICES SINGING CAROLS IN LIVING ROOM AS ONE CONDUCTS. 01:22:09 - TEENS WALK DOWN FROM UPSTAIRS WITH COATS. ALL PUT ON COATS LEAVE TO DO CAROLING. 01:22:31 - TWO CHILDREN WATCHING NATIVITY SCENE OUTSIDE CHURCH ARE SPOTTED THROUGH WINDOW BY GROUP INSIDE, WHO THINK THEY ARE ABOUT TO TRASH IT AGAIN. 01:22:59 - KIDS ARE JOINED BY THEIR TEEN SISTER IN PERUSING NATIVITY SCENE. CHURCH GROUP JOINS THEM 01:23:43 - CHURCH GROUP APOLOGIZE FOR EAVESDROPPING. CHURCH GROUP SING CHRISTMAS CAROL FOR THE CHILDREN. PAN TO MANGER SCENES
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1960
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: F-A4181