Luyện nghe bài hát The First Christmas (1959 Version)

This is Perry . . .
And I'd like to you the most wonderful, the most beautiful,
The exciting story in the whole world,
The of the First Christmas!

Now suppose you make believe this is many, years ago,
A long time before you born!
You're standing on a hillside, a little town in Palestine,
Do you see the man in the distance, walking slowly, a donkey?
His is Joseph!
Someone is sitting on the of the donkey,
And her is Mary!
They've a long, long way,
And they're for a little town near the hillside,
On which standing!
Something very special will happen in little town tonight!
For this is the town of Bethlehem!

Oh little of Bethlehem,
How still we see lie,
thy deep and dreamless sleep,
The stars go by!
Yet in thy dark shineth,
The light!
The hopes and of all the years,
Are met in tonight!

follow Joseph and Mary into the town of Bethlehem,
It's getting dark and all of the at the Inn are taken,
But the Innkeeper tells them
They could spend the at a stable nearby!

Now I told you was gonna happen, and it did!
A baby boy is born to and Joseph,
they call Jesus!
They have no baby's crib, so Mary puts little to sleep,
In the soft hay of a manger!

Come, come, to the manger,
Children and asleep on the hay,
Sing, sing, of Angels,
Little Lord Jesus is born on day!

is asleep in the manger,
So let's out to the hillside near Bethlehem,
Where the Shepherds are their flock.

All at the Shepherds are frightened,
You'd be too,
Because a great light suddenly in the sky!
the animals are hushed and still,
But then you the voice of an Angel of the Lord!
And you're no frightened,
For the Angel good news,
News of a Saviour born day,
News of the Lord!

The Noel! the Angels did say,
Was to poor Shepherds,
In fields as lay, in fields where they,
Lay their sheep,
On a winter's night, that was so deep!
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel!
Born is the of Israel!

Well, still with the Shepherds,
On the hillside Bethlehem.
We the Shepherds ask the Angel,
Where to find the
And the Angel tells to go to the manger.
And as they leave the sky is filled other Angels singing,
Glory to God! And on Peace, Goodwill, to Men!

The Shepherds to the manger,
Fall on their knees the baby,
And worship him!
For He is the Lord!

Oh! all ye faithful,
and triumphant!
Oh ye, Oh Come ye, to Bethlehem!
and behold Him,
Born the of Angels,
Oh! let us adore Him,
Oh! Come let us Him,
Oh! Come let us Him,
the Lord!

And now, look up the sky!
Do you see that bright star in the heavens?
Far away, three men are at that star just as we are!
They're on camels,
And they're using the as a guide to lead them to the Christ-child.
Who are these men who follow the star?

We Three of Orient are,
Bearing gifts, we afar,
Field and fountain, and mountain,
yonder star!

Yes, the three men on the camels are the three men,
The new star them straight to Bethlehem,
To a little baby in a manger!
There the three wise men present to the Christ-child,
The first Christmas gifts given to anyone,
A of gold, of frankincense, and of Mir!

And they too fall on their knees to Him,
And now, a peace settles on the night,
For it is the Night!

night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright,
'Round yon mother and child,
infant so tender and mild!
Sleep in peace,
in heavenly peace!

This is why when we Christmas,
We of Bethlehem,
We think of the Mary,
We think of the wise men,
And the of the Christ-child!
The Christmas!

Oh! Come let us Him,
the Lord!

Adapted by John A. Richards with Musical by Mitchell Ayres
Recorded by Perry and the Ray Charles Singers
With Ayres and His Orchestra on July 13, 1959,
at Hall, New York City, for RCA Victor
Engineer: Bob Simpson