{"id":13448,"date":"2017-12-10T15:42:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T15:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/?p=13448"},"modified":"2017-12-11T15:50:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T15:50:39","slug":"quenchmas-countdown-day-10-nativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/film-tv\/quenchmas-countdown-day-10-nativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Quenchmas Countdown: Day 10 &#8211; &#8216;Nativity&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Nativity<\/em> is the perfect example of a family Christmas film in my opinion, because it embraces the key magic ingredients which make Christmas such a special time of year as a child. <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the wonderful motion picture starring Martin Freeman, we re-learn about friendship, the love from those close to you and bringing joy to the world. 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