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Australian Christmas stories
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Not in Australia! It's that time of year when Santa Claus hits the surf and Rudolph's nose gets shinier in the summer heat. Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden...
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Australian Christmas music - Advent Calendar
Like a fine box of assorted chocolates, our Advent Sound Calendar has something for all tastes. We have cherrypicked a diverse collection of Christmas songs from the NFSA collection for your...
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Silent Night Performances by Archie Roach and Paul Robeson
Johnny Milner takes a look at one of the most enduring of Christmas carols, 'Silent Night', with performances by Paul Robeson and Archie Roach.
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Newscaf: Christmas lights around Australia
As part of our Newscaf series, we bring you some notable Christmas light displays, from Toowoomba to Tasmania.
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Welcome to Santaland, 1946
It's 1946 and three-year-old Robin Voigt is meeting Santa Claus for the first time.
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1960s Christmas TV Pantomimes
Watch clips from three of the annual Christmas pantomimes produced for TV in the 1960s by NWS9 in Adelaide.
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Merry Indie Christmas
We're inviting independent musicians, bands, singers and songwriters to submit their Christmas songs for consideration for the NFSA collection.
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Silent Night by Archie Roach
'Silent Night' was first performed 200 years ago this Christmas Eve in Salzburg, Austria. Schoolteacher and composer Franz Xaver Gruber wrote the popular carol with lyrics by Catholic priest Joseph...
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Santa Claus Talking With Children, 1946
A host chats with children who are visiting Santa Claus in 'Santaland'. The hot topics include, 'What would you like for Christmas?' The recording was made in Anthony Horden's Department Store in...
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'Australians Let Us Barbecue' by Bucko and Champs
'Australians Let Us Barbecue' is a comedy song with lyrics written by radio duo Bucko and Champs and sung to the tune of 'Advance Australia Fair'. The song is from their album Aussie Christmas with...
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