The Michael Berry Show.

In 1977, I was a wee-willy of seven years old.

The Billy Graham Christmas special featured a combination of spiritual teachings,

the Bible, music, holiday themes.

It had guest performances by Johnny Cash and, of course, his wife, June Carter Cash.

And they sang, I heard the bells on Christmas Day.

And it was an interesting way to connect kind of pop culture, music, with a Christian crowd.

It's hard to imagine how big Billy Graham was back in the day.

Take my word for it.

But at the end of it all, there's beautiful music, there's the trappings of the secular Christmas portion of it.

At the end of it all, Billy Graham brought the focus to the core message of Christmas,

which is the birth of Jesus Christ.

And the themes of hope, faith, unity, salvation.

I think it's really, really well done.

And that's why we've chosen it for this week as your bonus podcast.

This is Billy Graham, the 1977 Christmas message.

Enjoy.

The most thrilling season of the year is Christmas.

And in some ways, this should be one of the best Christmas seasons that Americans have

spent in many years.

It's certainly been one of the best we've ever had.

To have members of our own family here and our team family and Johnny and June Cash,

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