TELL THE CHRISTMAS STORY IN UNDER 30 SECONDS!

Can you tell the Christmas story for radio or video in under 30 seconds? That's the challenge we set churches, youth groups and individuals this Christmas.

THE WINNER

We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who took part... and congratulations to our winner, Frankie Hipwell-Larkin, from Portsmouth, for his video, Speedy Christmas, which tells the story of the Nativity at breakneck speed. Frankie wins our first prize of £500. Hear Frankie talk about his video on Radio 4's Today programme. and see the video for yourself on YouTube.

If you'd like to download your own copy for use in church services, school assemblies and elsewhere this Christmas, please click here.

THE RUNNERS-UP

Congratulations, also, to our two runners-up, who submitted radio ads, and who win £50 and £30 in Amazon gift tokens. These ads are also available for download – just right-click the players below (or for Mac users, control-click).

In second place is... Eastenders has got nothing on this by Julie Hill from Church Streeton, Shropshire. Click play to liten...



And in third place is... Will you marry me? by John Crowley from Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Click play to listen...



SPECIAL COMMENDATION

We'd also like to make a special mention of Consolidate all your doubts, the radio entry by Revd Taffy Davies, of Macclesfield, Cheshire, for sheer comedy brilliance, even though his ad doesn't tackle the Christmas story...