The Story of the First Christmas-Perry Como

[ti:The Story Of The First Christmas (See Description)] [ar:Perry Como] [al:Season's Greetings From Perry Como] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Story of the First Christmas - Perry Como (佩里·科莫) [00:30.05]This is Perry Como [00:31.13]And I'd like to tell you the most wonderful the most beautiful [00:33.87] [00:34.89]The most exciting story in the whole world [00:37.20] [00:38.69]The story of the first Christmas [00:40.46] [00:44.12]Now suppose you make believe this is many many years ago [00:46.97]A long time before you were born [00:48.85] [00:49.53]You're standing on a hillside near a little town in Palestine [00:52.87] [00:54.70]Do you see the man in the distance walking slowly leading a donkey [00:58.54] [00:59.87]His name is Joseph [01:00.91] [01:02.66]Someone is sitting on the back of the donkey [01:04.57] [01:05.84]And her name is Mary [01:06.94] [01:08.61]They've come a long long way [01:10.18] [01:11.00]And they're heading for a little town near the hillside [01:13.49]On which we're standing [01:14.46] [01:16.16]Something very special will happen in this little town tonight [01:19.75] [01:20.96]For this is the little town of Bethlehem [01:24.11] [01:32.18]Oh little town of Bethlehem [01:37.53] [01:38.16]How still we see thee lie [01:43.34] [01:44.60]Above thy deep and dreamless sleep [01:49.97] [01:50.92]The silent stars go by [01:56.50] [01:58.55]Yet in thy dark streets shineth [02:03.06] [02:04.59]The everlasting light [02:08.65] [02:10.84]The hopes and fears of all the years [02:16.89] [02:18.17]Are met in thee tonight [02:27.41] [02:31.77]Let's follow Joseph and Mary into the town of Bethlehem [02:35.08] [02:36.52]It's getting dark and all of the rooms at the inn are taken [02:39.45]But the kindly innkeeper tells them [02:41.55]They could spend the night at a stable nearby [02:45.49]Now I told you something was gonna happen [02:48.30]And it did [02:49.05] [02:50.00]A baby boy is born to Mary and Joseph [02:52.62]Whom they call Jesus [02:53.86] [02:55.55]They have no baby's crib so Mary puts little Jesus to sleep [02:58.82] [02:59.37]In the soft sweet hay of a manger [03:01.89] [03:03.48]Come come come to the manger [03:07.97]Children sing and asleep on the hay [03:11.70] [03:12.61]Sing sing chorus of Angels [03:17.79] [03:18.56]Little Lord Jesus is born on this day [03:26.09] [03:29.59]Jesus is asleep in the manger [03:31.37]So let's tiptoe out to the hillside near Bethlehem [03:34.43]Where the shepherds are tending their flock [03:36.24] [03:38.19]All at once the Shepherds are frightened [03:39.89] [03:40.65]You'd be frightened too [03:41.72]Because a great light suddenly shines in the sky [03:44.02] [03:49.09]Even the animals are hushed and still [03:51.17] [03:52.33]But then you hear the voice of an Angel of the Lord [03:54.99] [04:01.57]And you're no longer frightened [04:02.83]For the Angel brings good news [04:05.33]News of a saviour born this day [04:07.35] [04:08.54]News of Christ the Lord [04:10.74] [04:13.62]The First Noel the Angels did say [04:20.58] [04:21.26]Was to certain poor Shepherds [04:24.21]In fields as they lay in fields where they [04:32.43]Lay keeping their sheep [04:35.29] [04:36.17]On a cold winter's night that was so deep [04:42.99] [04:43.97]Noel Noel Noel Noel [04:52.22] [04:52.75]Born is the King of Israel [05:01.86] [05:08.06]Well we're still with the Shepherds [05:09.72]On the hillside near Bethlehem [05:10.89] [05:12.35]We hear the Shepherds ask the Angel [05:14.21]Where to find the Christ child [05:15.55] [05:16.21]And the Angel tells them to go to the manger [05:18.87] [05:20.60]And as they leave the sky is filled with other Angels singing [05:23.64] [05:24.40]Glory to God and on earth peace goodwill to men [05:28.70] [05:29.51]Ah [05:33.98] [05:38.08]The Shepherds hurry to the manger [05:39.84]Fall on their knees before the baby [05:41.58]And they worship him [05:42.43] [05:44.16]For he is Christ the Lord [05:46.43] [05:49.90]Oh come all ye faithful [05:55.44] [05:56.43]Joyful and triumphant [06:01.01]Oh come ye oh come ye to Bethlehem [06:12.68] [06:14.81]Come and behold him [06:18.82] [06:19.65]Born the king of Angels [06:25.10] [06:25.84]Oh come let us adore him [06:31.68] [06:32.34]Oh come let us adore him [06:39.28] [06:40.19]Oh come let us adore him [06:47.90] [06:48.97]Christ the Lord [06:55.59] [07:02.46]And now look up into the sky [07:03.89]Do you see that bright star twinkling in the heavens [07:06.10] [07:07.35]Far away three men are looking at that star just as we are [07:10.43] [07:11.89]They're riding on camels [07:12.97] [07:14.19]And they're using the star as a guide to lead them to the Christ child [07:17.73] [07:19.98]Who are these three men who follow the star [07:22.12] [07:24.17]We Three Kings of Orient are [07:27.38] [07:28.08]Bearing gifts we traverse afar [07:31.42] [07:32.23]Field and fountain moor and mountain [07:38.09] [07:39.28]Following yonder star [07:44.60] [07:48.41]Yes the three men on the camels are the three wise men [07:51.63] [07:52.31]The new star guides them straight to Bethlehem [07:55.04]To a little baby lying in a manger [07:56.80] [07:58.42]There the three wise men present gifts to the Christ child [08:01.24] [08:02.58]The first Christmas gifts ever given to anyone [08:05.08] [08:06.68]A gift of gold [08:07.64] [08:09.30]Of frankincense and of mir [08:12.26] [08:14.56]And they too fall on their knees to worship him [08:16.70] [08:17.62]And now a great peace settles on the night [08:19.77] [08:21.28]For it is the holy night [08:22.69] [08:24.70]Silent night holy night [08:33.67] [08:34.92]All is calm all is bright [08:43.49] [08:46.28]'Round yon virgin mother and child [08:53.80] [08:54.54]Holy infant so tender and mild [09:03.56] [09:04.68]Sleep in heavenly peace [09:13.46] [09:15.09]Sleep in heavenly peace [09:24.23] [09:27.58]This is why when we celebrate Christmas [09:29.25]We think of Bethlehem [09:30.41] [09:31.63]We think of the Virgin Mary [09:33.09] [09:34.34]We think of the three wise men [09:35.82] [09:36.64]And the birth of the Christ child [09:38.49] [09:39.31]The first Christmas [09:40.21] [09:41.35]Oh come let us adore him [09:48.13] [09:48.81]Christ the Lord