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America's First Christmas from Wilmington, OH

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When Glenn first arrived in Wilmington, he met fans at a local pizza place in town.

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When Glenn first arrived in Wilmington, he met fans at a local pizza place in town.

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When Glenn first arrived in Wilmington, he met fans at a local pizza place in town.

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When Glenn first arrived in Wilmington, he met fans at a local pizza place in town.

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When Glenn first arrived in Wilmington, he met fans at a local pizza place in town.

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Stu was there too, greeting fans from the area and those who travelled from out of town.

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Glenn took time to speak with as many people as possible during his surprise visit

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Glenn took time to speak with as many people as possible during his surprise visit

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The Murphy Theater welcomed Glenn to Wilmington

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Wilmington Prayer House has chalkboards where people write down their prayers

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Wilmington Prayer House has chalkboards where people write down their prayers

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Glenn reads the prayers and notes in the Wilmington Prayer House

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"I wrote on the chalkboard my prayer that the nation would see Wilmington." - Glenn during radio show in Wilmington

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" I don’t mean that they would see the trouble, they would see the strife. This is a town that’s 12,000 people. They lost 7500 jobs. Not that they would see that. They’ve seen it." - Glenn during radio show in Wilmington

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"What they need to see is the people. They need to see the joy. They need to see the teamwork. They need to see the people coming together." - Glenn during radio show in Wilmington

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Glenn met in the General Denver Hotel in Wilmington with some of his senior staff about the show

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The next morning, Glenn, Pat, and Stu broadcast the radio show from the Murphy Theater

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"Number one, every brick is the same as every other brick. That's the whole point. They're totally interchangeable...The second thing about bricks is they're made by man. Stones are each unique...Don't allow other people to turn you into bricks, retain the personality of a person for which you are created." - Rabbi Lapin on The Glenn Beck Program

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Glenn rarely broadcasts his radio show in front of a live audience, but made an exception for Wilmington

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After radio, Glenn walked around Main Street and headed to a book signing

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The line was out the door

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Glenn met families from Wilmington and across the country

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One of Glenn's favorite photos from the trip was this one of a young boy whose shirt declared him as a stone, not a brick.

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Glenn broadcast his TV show from The Murphy Theater as well, telling the stories of the amazing people he had met

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Glenn, Joel, and Tiffany meet to discuss the content for the TV show

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Meanwhile, staff and volunteers were helping sort the incredible number of food donations to the Sugartree Ministry in town

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Staff and volunteers were helping sort the incredible number of food donations to the Sugartree Ministry in town

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Pat and Stu warm up the crowd

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Glenn even brought a choir for the Christmas show

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After the TV show, Glenn addressed the large crowd that had filled Main Street

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Having a little trouble fitting into the Santa outfit

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Glenn thinks he is wearing a costume, but Stu knows he is looking into the future of Fat Glenn

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Glenn waits for the show to start backstage

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Glenn entered in full Santa costume

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But quickly began to remove the beard and hat

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Glenn's ADD is so bad he couldn't stay in the costume for more than a few minutes

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Glenn takes to the chalkboard to talk about Elves and...Marxism?

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Obama = Santa? Catch "America's First Christmas" on GBTV PLUS to get the story behind this

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Glenn couldn't get out of the costume on his own and had to get the crew to help him

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He ended the show telling stories about his kids and his family

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Glenn arrived back in New York later that night, and a few weeks later he would reveal his plans for Restoring Courage in Israel!

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