Hi and girls, I'm Perry Como, And I'm gonna you the most wonderful story in the whole world, The of the First Christmas!
Now suppose you believe this is many, 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! And on the donkey is Mary. They've a long, long way, And they're heading for the near the hillside, On we're standing! Something very special happen in this town tonight! For this is the town of Bethlehem!
Oh town of Bethlehem, How we see thee lie, thy deep and dreamless sleep, The silent go by! Yet in thy streets shineth, The light! The hopes and of all the years, Are met in tonight!
Now let's follow and Mary into Bethlehem, getting dark and all the rooms at the Inn are taken, So they the night at a stable. Now I told you something special was happen, and it did! A boy is born to Mary, And they him Jesus. They had no baby's crib, so Mary little Jesus to sleep, In the soft hay of a manger!
Come, come, to the manger, Lord Jesus is born on this day!
Now while Jesus lies in the asleep, Let's tiptoe back to the near Bethlehem, Where the Shepherds their flock. All at the Shepherds are frightened, be frightened too, Because a great suddenly shines in the sky! the animals are hushed and still, But then you hear the voice of an of the Lord! And no longer frightened, For the Angel good news, News of a Saviour born day, of Christ the Lord!
The First Noel! the did say, Was to poor Shepherds, In fields as lay, Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel! is the King of Israel!
Now and girls, Remember, we're still believe we're with the Shepherds and the Angel, On the near Bethlehem. The ask the Angel, Where to find the ? And the Angel them to go to the manger. And as they the sky is filled with others Angels singing, to God! On earth Peace, Goodwill, to Men!
The Shepherds to the manger, Fall on their before the baby, And worship him! For He is the Lord!
Oh! all ye faithful, and triumphant! Oh Come ye, Oh! ye, to Bethlehem! and behold Him, Born the of Angels, Oh! Come let us Him, Oh! Come let us Him, Oh! let us adore Him, the Lord!
And now, look up the sky! See that star twinkling in the heavens ? Far away, three men are at that star just as we are! riding on camels, And using the star as a guide to lead them to the Christ-child. Who are these three men who the star ? find out!
We Kings of Orient are, gifts, we traverse afar, Field and fountain, and mountain, yonder star!
That's boys and girls, The men on the camels are the three wise men, The new star them to Bethlehem, To a little lying in a manger! There the three men present gifts to the Christ-child, The first Christmas ever given to anyone, A of gold, of frankincense, and of Mir! The wise men fall on their knees to Him, A peace settles on the night, For the Holy 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!
When we Christmas, Think of Bethlehem, the Virgin Mary, the wise men, And the of the Christ-child! The Christmas!
Oh! let us adore Him, the Lord!
Adapted by A. Richards with Musical Arrangement by Ayres