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The Nativity and the movies (and TV)
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	THE STABLEBOY'S CHRISTMAS Buy used from: $0.30 one of the few comedies about the Nativity: a Nativity-set stableboy (Sparky Marcus) comes alive and tells a modern little girl (Danielle Brisebois) what he gave to the Christ Child.
	La Pastorela Buy used from: $37.94 Nativity musical comedy, with "Wizard of Oz" touch: a Latina migrant teenager (Karla Montana) is transported to 1st-century Israel; she joins the shepherds traveling to Bethlehem.  From PBS.
	Nativity Buy used from: $3.99 TV movie with Madeline Stowe and John Shea as Mary and Joseph.
	Mary & Joseph: Story of Faith Buy used from: $3.61 TV movie with Blanche Baker and Jeff East.  It was supposed to be "A Story of Love", but some people think "love" is unholy!
	Jesus of Nazareth Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $14.83 The first part of this acclaimed TV miniseries stars Olivia Hussey as Mary of Nazareth.
	Nestor the Long Eared Christmas Donkey Buy used from: $1.35 Think Rudolph as a donkey with too-long ears instead of a too-shiny nose.
	The Small One Buy used from: $0.99 Another cartoon about a first-century donkey with a destiny.  From Disney.
	The Fourth Wise Man Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $2.09 Martin Sheen stars as a Magi (Magus?) who tries to join his fellows seeking the newborn Messiah.
	Homecoming Buy used from: $2.64 Contains a scene of a Nativity play in a black church.  Pilot for The Waltons.
	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Buy used from: $6.78 TV-movie based on the popular novel: the worst family in town takes over a usually staid Nativity pageant.
	A Charlie Brown Christmas Buy used from: $0.01 Charlie Brown tries to direct the Christmas play, but Linus has to remind the gang "what Christmas is all about".
	Rabbit Test [Region 2] Buy used from: $52.46 Billy Crystal as a pregnant man--an idea as crazy to us as, well, a pregnant virgin!  Yes, the Nativity comparisons do sneak up in this movie.
	Hail Mary Buy used from: $2.65 Controversial French film: a modern teenager who works in a garage gets pregnant without a man.  Pretty erotic as Marie contemplates her pregnancy and her body.
	Life of Brian Buy used from: $4.20 Really, a first-century Mediterranean man named Brian?!  A nebbish's life which parallels Jesus', with a parallel nativity scene.
	Miracle at Moreaux Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $9.04 This TV-movie about three Jewish children hiding in a Catholic school during WWII contains a dramatic Nativity scene.
	The Littlest Angel Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $3.01 a recently-deceased boy becomes a new angel in heaven, and participates in celebrating Jesus' birth.   Johnnie Whitaker stars.
	Menotti - Amahl and the Night Visitors Buy used from: $5.02 English-language opera: a poor crippled boy and his widowed mother find themselves playing host to the Wise Men.
	The Little Drummer Boy Buy used from: $2.00 TV stop-action animation of the popular song.
	Little Drummer Boy Book 2 Buy used from: $1.99 sequel.