Befana maddened her. Upon hearing news of Jesus being born, she set out to see him, delusional that he was her son. She eventually met Jesus and presented him with gifts to make him happy. The infant Jesus was delighted, and he gave La Befana a gift in return; she would be the mother of every child in Italy. Popular tradition tells that if one sees La Befana one will receive a thump from her broomstick, as she doesn't wish to be seen. This aspect of the tradition may be designed to keep children in their beds. Another commonly heard Christian
Doctor Who: Children in Need a crash landing on Christmas Eve... The mini-episode was not broadcast with a title, but throughout the Children in Need appeal a preview banner for the segment called it "The New Doctor". Russell T Davies joked in a "Doctor Who Magazine" article that it was called "Pudsey Cutaway"—after the Children in Need teddy-bear mascot and modifying "Dalek Cutaway", an alternative title for "Mission to the Unknown" (something of a one-off special itself, from the programme's earliest black-and-white era). The 2006 "Doctor Who Magazine" special "Series Two Companion" revealed that the title used on production papers was "Doctor Who: Children in