The Story of the First Christmas-Perry Como

[ti:The Story Of The First Christmas] [ar:Perry Como] [al:Santa Claus - Portrait Of An Artist] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Story of the First Christmas - Perry Como [00:31.14]This is Perry Como [00:32.15]And I'd like to tell you the most wonderful [00:33.83]The most beautiful [00:35.19] [00:35.97]The most exciting story in the whole world [00:38.34] [00:39.60]The Story of the First Christmas [00:41.63] [00:45.06]Now suppose you make believe [00:46.27]This is many many years ago [00:47.75]A long time before you were born [00:49.45] [00:50.52]You're standing on a hillside [00:51.64]Near a little town in Palestine [00:53.67] [00:55.62]Do you see the man in the distance [00:56.88]Walking slowly leading a donkey [00:59.61] [01:00.82]His name is Joseph [01:01.72] [01:03.53]Someone is sitting on the back of the donkey [01:05.49] [01:06.86]And her name is Mary [01:08.26] [01:09.50]They've come a long long way [01:10.84] [01:11.89]And they're heading for a little town near the hillside [01:14.31]On which we're standing [01:15.38] [01:16.91]Something very special will happen [01:19.09]In this little town tonight [01:20.58] [01:21.64]For this is the little town of Bethlehem [01:24.94] [01:32.88]Oh little town of Bethlehem [01:38.15] [01:38.81]How still we see the lie [01:43.90] [01:45.26]Above thy deep and dreamless sleep [01:50.66] [01:51.51]The silent stars go by [01:57.08] [01:59.20]Yet in thy dark streets shineth [02:03.83] [02:05.07]The everlasting light [02:09.76] [02:11.24]The hopes and fears of all the years [02:17.70] [02:18.52]Are met in the tonight [02:27.39] [02:31.84]Let's follow Joseph and Mary [02:33.19]Into the town of Bethlehem [02:35.29] [02:36.76]It's getting dark and all of [02:37.90]The rooms at the Inn are taken [02:39.43]But the kindly Innkeeper tells them [02:41.29]They could spend the night at a stable nearby [02:44.08] [02:45.62]Now I told you something was gonna happen [02:47.50] [02:48.48]And it did [02:49.13] [02:50.16]A baby boy is born to Mary and Joseph [02:52.71]Whom they call Jesus [02:54.05] [02:55.56]They have no baby's crib [02:56.66]So Mary puts little Jesus to sleep [02:58.67] [02:59.49]In the soft sweet hay of a manger [03:02.08] [03:03.60]Come come come to the manger [03:08.08]Children sing and asleep on the hay [03:12.02] [03:12.57]Sing sing chorus of Angels [03:18.40]Little Lord Jesus is born on this day [03:25.86] [03:29.40]Jesus is asleep in the manger [03:30.71]So let's tiptoe out to the hillside near Bethlehem [03:34.24]Where the Shepherds are tending their flock [03:36.12] [03:37.89]All at once the Shepherds are frightened [03:39.59] [03:40.41]You'd be frightened too [03:41.43]Because a great light suddenly shines in the sky [03:43.76] [03:48.80]Even the animals are hushed and still [03:50.82] [03:51.93]But then you hear the voice of an Angel of the Lord [03:54.60] [04:00.77]And you're no longer frightened [04:02.13]For the Angel brings good news [04:04.12] [04:04.76]News of a Saviour born this day [04:06.90] [04:08.04]News of Christ the Lord [04:10.24] [04:13.33]The First Noel the Angels did say [04:19.91] [04:20.61]Was to certain poor Shepherds [04:23.98]In fields as they lay in fields where they [04:31.73]Lay keeping their sheep [04:35.23]On a cold winter's night that was so deep [04:42.42] [04:43.16]Noel Noel Noel Noel [04:51.83]Born is the King of Israel [05:01.02] [05:06.81]Well we're still with the Shepherds [05:08.25]On the hillside near Bethlehem [05:09.81] [05:11.10]We hear the Shepherds ask the Angel [05:13.07]Where to find the Christ-child [05:14.63] [05:15.15]And the Angel tells them to go to the manger [05:17.79] [05:19.44]And as they leave the sky is filled with [05:21.24]Other Angels singing [05:22.69] [05:23.27]Glory to God And on Earth Peace Goodwill to Men [05:27.54] [05:36.87]The Shepherds hurry to the manger [05:38.39]Fall on their knees before the baby [05:40.13]And they worship him [05:41.24] [05:42.54]For He is Christ the Lord [05:45.11] [05:48.57]Oh Come all ye faithful [05:54.58]Joyful and triumphant [05:59.81]Oh Come ye Oh Come ye to Bethlehem [06:11.14] [06:13.13]Come and behold Him [06:17.16] [06:17.83]Born the King of Angels [06:23.75]Oh Come let us adore Him [06:29.93] [06:30.82]Oh Come let us adore Him [06:36.62] [06:38.42]Oh Come let us adore Him [06:46.32] [06:47.03]Christ the Lord [06:53.60] [07:00.03]And now look up into the sky [07:01.64]Do you see that bright star [07:02.49]Twinkling in the heavens [07:03.93] [07:05.13]Far away three men are looking at [07:06.92]That star just as we are [07:08.48] [07:09.71]They're riding on camels [07:10.95] [07:11.85]And they're using the star as a guide [07:13.87]To lead them to the Christ-child [07:15.58] [07:17.67]Who are these three men who follow the star [07:19.96] [07:21.64]We Three Kings of Orient are [07:25.51]Bearing gifts we traverse afar [07:29.90]Field and fountain moor and mountain [07:35.71] [07:36.75]Following yonder star [07:42.40] [07:45.70]Yes the three men on the camels [07:47.49]Are the three wise men [07:48.83] [07:49.94]The new star guides them straight to Bethlehem [07:52.36]To a little baby lying in a manger [07:54.65] [07:55.62]There the three wise men present [07:57.19]Gifts to the Christ-child [07:58.51] [07:59.96]The first Christmas gifts ever given to anyone [08:02.71] [08:03.99]A gift of gold of frankincense and of Mir [08:09.58] [08:11.71]And they too fall on their knees to worship Him [08:13.94] [08:14.85]And now a great peace settles on the night [08:17.05] [08:18.32]For it is the Holy Night [08:20.07] [08:21.89]Silent night holy night [08:31.21] [08:32.05]All is calm all is bright [08:40.90] [08:43.20]Round yon virgin mother and child [08:50.84] [08:51.92]Holy infant so tender and mild [09:00.58] [09:01.53]Sleep in heavenly peace [09:10.55] [09:11.88]Sleep in heavenly peace [09:21.59] [09:24.05]This is why when we celebrate Christmas [09:25.76]We think of Bethlehem [09:26.96] [09:28.00]We think of the Virgin Mary [09:29.65] [09:30.73]We think of the three wise men [09:32.32] [09:33.22]And the birth of the Christ-child [09:34.90] [09:35.71]The First Christmas [09:36.69] [09:37.88]Oh Come let us adore Him [09:45.08]Christ the Lord