Saint Nicholas Unwrapped: From Bishop To Beloved Tradition

The WallBuilders Show

Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green

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🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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A secret bag of gold. A midnight window. A bankrupt father praying his daughters won’t be sold. We trace the astonishing true story of Nicholas of Myra and watch how a third-century bishop became the world’s most recognizable giver. This isn’t a North Pole fairy tale; it’s a tour through persecution, courage, theology and tradition that formed the bedrock of Christmas as we know it. We start with the real Nicholas—born around 280 AD in Asia Minor—who gave in secret, defended the vulnerable a...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the intersection of faith and culture.
0:11.0	It's a wall builder show.
0:12.0	A special Christmas show today.
0:14.2	Bill Federer is going to give us the history of Santa Claus.
0:17.5	We're going to take a quick break early here in the program.
0:20.4	We'll be right back with Bill Federer on the real Santa Claus. We're going to take a quick break early here in the program. We'll be right back with Bill
0:21.5	Federer on the real Santa Claus.
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