. -- clement moore. he gains a little late and becomes anglicized to santa claus. then he is finally discovered in the form was familiar to us by macy's and coca-cola. that is where the story ends, but it's a wonderful story of faith. host: let me share some excerpts from the book. by the end of the 16th century, he had been banished from religious life but he cannot be driven out of people's hearts and imaginations. he was much too beloved for that to happen. when he lost his audit place in churches, he moved into homes where he had legions of fans, especially among children. he became a hero of the heart. by the mid-20th century, along route was complete. he had almost completely disappeared in the united states. in his place, santa claus had come to town. is a distinctlaus and distant relative of saint nicholas. you brought up the conflict. i hate to divide potential audiences, but he was thriving and then martin luther came along and said we don't like these icons, these stained-glass which thehese saints traditional catholics are worshiping and trying to. they

then clement moore, he writes a poem called, 'twas the night before christmas.is washington irving writeso coca-cola discovers him and he puts on about a hundred pounds and gets a biguy red coat, and that's our guy. >> it's amazing the metamorphosis or the, and historical foundation of all of this is real. >> and the moral foundation. the idea -- the idea of a gift being given. >> laura: in my christmas message, after this. .. >> laura: i want to wish you all a wonderful christmas and the days after christmas. remember, the season keeps going >> i want to wish you all a wonderful christmas and the days after christmas, the season keeps going on. happiness, health, take time to relax, rest if you can, reach out to someone you haven't been in contact with, someone important to you. that is nice to do especially at christmas time. 2019 is full of promise, challenges, we will have a lot of great shows. we have an amazing staff, we couldn't do without them every day. thank you for sharing time with us every day. good night from washington, merry christmas. >> what started as a christmas greeti

>> porque cuando clement moore escribió en 1822 "la noche antes de navidad", el primer libro sobre santapara disfrutar con su nieto. cecilia: mi milagro aquí, este es mi milagro. andrea: ahora vamos a la inauguración del parque de hielo, uno de los eventos más esperados para esta navidad. cecilia dice que es la abuela más feliz del mundo. cecilia: la navidad es linda, pero también puede ser un tiempo bien difícil. andrea: es que, aunque no lo quiera, esta fiesta le recuerda siempre a su familia. cecilia: vine a alaska para-- es mi único hijo. ya tengo dos años de no hablar con él. andrea: el deseo de cecilia no pudiera ser otro. cecilia: sí, pasar la navidad con mi hijo. eso me gustaría mucho. como una familia, con mi hijo, mi nieto. mientras, tengo mi negocio, tengo mi nieto y-- ¿qué más quiero? dios es bien lindo. me ha tratado muy bien, me ha bendecido mucho. andrea: de repente, el cielo se ilumina. es el lanzamiento oficial de la temporada navideña. travis está perplejo. cecilia termina de atender a los clientes para disfrutar del espectáculo. en silencio, pronuncia sus deseos. sabe

and then a man named clement moore, who writes a poem, 'twas the night before christmas.ry never ends, keeps going. but a big boost to his recognition was when he was then discovered by coca-cola. they kind of changed their shape and change the garments, but it's the same. it is still the same -- still that idea of the gift given, if not in anonymity, the gift given, the expectation that nothing is expected in return. that is a good idea. thanks for bearing with me. thank you all very much. thank you, thank you. merry christmas, happy hanukkah, happy holidays. ♪ >> the objects people choose to keep in their homes define who they are. this is "objectified": dr. phil. >> '57 chevy. >> oh, my god! this is my dream! >> i'm harvey levin. as of the story about a small-town kid who would becomes in television. >> you should be sorry. g you cannot be that shallow to make that idiotic comment. >> harvey: dr. phil grew up poor with a father who terrorized the family. >> he would get drunk and tear it out of the kitchen and threw it through the window. >> harvey: still became a psyc

. -- clement moore. he gains a little late and becomes anglicized to santa claus.hen he is finally discovered in the form was familiar to us by macy's and coca-cola. that is where the story ends, but it's a wonderful story of faith. host: let me share some excerpts from the book. by the end of the 16th century, he had been banished from religious life but he cannot be driven out of people's hearts and imaginations. he was much too beloved for that to happen. when he lost his audit place in churches, he moved into homes where he had legions of fans, especially among children. he became a hero of the heart. by the mid-20th century, along route was complete. he had almost completely disappeared in the united states. in his place, santa claus had come to town. is a distinctlaus and distant relative of saint nicholas. you brought up the conflict. i hate to divide potential audiences, but he was thriving and then martin luther came along and said we don't like these icons, these stained-glass which thehese saints traditional catholics are worshiping and trying to. they s