Winter Holiday Videos and Music Available Online and in Person in Mullins Library

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Multimedia Department display of items related to the winter holidays

The Multimedia Department in Mullins Library has compiled a list of streaming videos and music for Chanukah, Christmas and Kwanzaa that are available to all U of A students, staff and faculty. Physical items are also available on display in the Multimedia Department, located on the east side of the lobby level of Mullins. 

Videos 

Watch Tschaikovsky's famous ballet after "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E. T. A. Hoffmann and "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens in The Nutcracker. A Christmas Story, danced by the Bonn Ballet. 

Spirit of Umoja focuses on the meaning and celebration of Kwanzaa, the African celebration of first fruits. 

The History Of Christmas Shopping! examines how a religious observance turned into a national spending spree.

A Say Brother Kwanzaa is about the meaning of Kwanzaa. 

Matzo & Mistletoe is the story of filmmaker Kate Feiffer, who was six years old when her father told her she was Jewish.. This information came as a surprise because she celebrated Christmas and never attended synagogue. 

Learn About The History Of The Christian Holiday Of Christmas gives a brief history of why the Christian holiday of Christmas is celebrated on December 25. 

Celebrate the Jewish "Festival of Lights" with a light, French-inspired Chanukah dinner menu in Jacques Pepin's Chanukah Celebration.

The Man who Invented Christmas is the story of the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. 

Music 

Cantos de Las Posadas and Other Christmas Songs gives a glimpse into Las Posadas, a meaningful and colorful religious celebration observed in Spain and Latin American countries. 

Chanukah At Home features some of the West Coast's top children's performers. The combination of traditional Jewish and Yiddish material with many new songs yields an album that is fun and instructional for kids of all ages. 

Celebrate Kwanzaa with the incredible percussion and great harmonies in The Kwanzaa Album.