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Before Kevin Costner rode off into the sunset in "Yellowstone," won two Oscars for "Dances with Wolves," lured baseball stars of the past to a cornfield, or slept in a trailer on Sunset Boulevard while dreaming of Hollywood fame, the seed of stardom was planted in the church. "I think I was about 4 years old when I was chosen to be the pastor in our church's annual Nativity play," he says in ABC's "Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas." "It would be my acting debut, and I would say one line: 'Listen!'" Director: David L. Cunningham Stars: Kevin Costner, Gia Patel, Ethan Thorne The two-hour special, which premieres December 9 (8 p.m. ET/PT and available the next day on Hulu and Disney+), combines a reenactment of the birth of Jesus with expert context and Costner's commentary. Working on "The First Christmas" lit the actor up like a Christmas tree. "We all think we know [the story]," Costner...