'Hosanna to the Son of David' is performed by the Choir of St George’s Cathedral; the recording took place within the cathedral, located at 38 St George’s Terrace, Perth.

‘Carol of the Birds’ is from the album Australian Christmas Carols and performed by the South Australia Symphony Orchestra and Adelaide Singers.

Written in 1960 ‘Six White Boomers’ is another Christmas song with a local theme; Santa unhooks his reindeers and delivers Christmas presents to Australian children with the aid of six large white

‘Deck the Halls’ is from the album This Christmas by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), released 9 November 2012 - just in time to be the perfect stocking-filler.

At Christmas time, our Sound Curators research and acquire a small number of compositions by independent Australian artists for preservation in the NFSA collection.

This amateur film from 1945 shows the joy of a family reuniting at the end of the Second World War after the men return from overseas service.

A young Nicole Kidman showcases her country dancing skills in this scene from the 1983 film Bush Christmas.
 

This clip includes five-year-old Wally being picked up and hugged by his parents; an older man dressed as Santa Claus; children on a seesaw and playing ring-a-rosie; Wally being pushed on a swing b

Grandma (Gwen Plumb) is woken up by cooking smells and knows intuitively that it’s her son-in-law stealing a march on her by starting the preparations for the Christmas pudding.

Sister Theopilus (Kirrily Nolan) and Sister Beatrix (Dinah Shearing), two of the teaching nuns from Roie’s old school have come on a surprise visit to see Roie.