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On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8, the first humans to travel to the Moon, read from the Book of Genesis during a television broadcast. During their ninth orbit of the Moon astronauts Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman recited verses 1 through 10 of the Genesis creation narrative from the King James Bible. [1 ...
Apollo 8 Genesis reading; Christmas in the media; Nordic Christmas calendar; List of A Christmas Carol adaptations; List of theatrical Christmas films; List of made-for-television and direct-to-video Christmas films; Christmas music; Santa Claus in film; List of Halloween television specials; List of St. Patrick's Day television specials
The Night Before Christmas (1968, syndicated) The Night the Animals Talked (December 9, 1970, ABC) The Nine Lives of Christmas (November 8, 2014, Hallmark Channel) Noël (December 4, 1992, NBC) The Nutcracker (December 25, 1958, CBS) (presented on Playhouse 90) The Nutcracker (December 21, 1965, CBS) (A German-American co-production, with a ...
The Earthrise image Apollo 8's 1968 Christmas Eve broadcast and reading from the Book of Genesis. When the spacecraft came out from behind the Moon for its fourth pass across the front, the crew witnessed an "Earthrise" in person for the first time in human history. [74]
English: The Apollo 8 Genesis reading on December 24, 1968, when the crew of Apollo 8 read in turn from the Book of Genesis as they orbited the moon. It was the most watched television broadcast at the time.
He did not go into space until Dec. 21, 1968, when Apollo 8 lifted off on the first crewed mission to leave Earth orbit and travel 240,000 miles (386,000 km) to the moon.
The Holiday Special begins two weeks before Christmas with Apollo 8 poised to circle the moon. Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt) is convinced this could be her last Yuletide and decides she’ll ...
With the growth and popularity of reality TV, it's no surprise Hallmark Media is jumping into the genre too. As if 40 new Christmas movies each season isn't enough, the network is adding two ...