In this televised programme produced by CTVC, Coptic Orthodox Christmas practices and traditions are explored in interviews with His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, UK Iconographer Fadi Mikhail (www.UKCopticIcons.com), and Manal Tadros, a member of the Saint George Coptic Orthodox Congregation in Stevenage. All footage is filmed in The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre in Stevenage.
The celebration of Christmas is discussed in light of the plight of Christians facing persecution in the Middle East, something that dates back to the flight of the Holy Family who sought refuge in Egypt (the Coptic Church's country of origin) from the persecution of Herod.
