Keeping faith with Christmas
BBC News Online presents personal viewpoints on Christmas from Christians from various walks of life.

Kennedy plays Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix may have been dubbed the "Wild Man of Pop" but that hasn't stopped classical violinist Kennedy giving the rock guitarist a complete classical makeover.

An eye on simplicity
Catholic convert and Tory MP Ann Widdecombe says let's get back to basics this Christmas.

Comfort in a cold climate
Bob Holman, a voluntary neighbourhood worker on the Easterhouse council estate in Glasgow, explains how Christmas for him focuses on bringing a little seasonal happiness to those who would otherwise not be able to afford it.

Cutting disabled benefits
Government plans to cut disability benefits have lead to the mass resignation of several major charities from an official advisory panel. Here reprensatives from both sides of the row present their case.

Seeing chaos at Christmas
Memories of dirt and pre-millenium chaos in Bethlehem brought home the true meaning of Christmas for Reverend Angela Berners-Wilson, the first woman in Britain to be ordained into the Anglican church.

The first Christmas
Leslie Griffiths, a Methodist Minister at Wesley's Chapel in London, explains how the people of Haiti taught him the power of the Christmas message.

Tall tales and pantomime
James Veitch, associate professor of religious studies at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, asks who is for honesty at Christmas