Hi and girls, I'm Perry Como, And I'm gonna tell you the most wonderful story in the world, The of the First Christmas!
Now suppose you make believe this is many, years ago, A long time you were born! You're standing on a hillside, a little town in Palestine, Do you see the man in the distance, slowly, leading a donkey? His is Joseph! And on the donkey is Mary. come a long, long way, And they're heading for the town the hillside, On which standing! Something very special will happen in this tonight! For this is the little of Bethlehem!
Oh town of Bethlehem, How we see thee lie, Above thy deep and sleep, The stars go by! Yet in thy dark shineth, The light! The and fears of all the years, Are met in tonight!
Now let's follow and Mary into Bethlehem, It's dark and all the rooms at the Inn are taken, So they the night at a stable. Now I told you special was gonna happen, and it did! A boy is born to Mary, And they him Jesus. They had no baby's crib, so Mary puts little to sleep, In the soft hay of a manger!
Come, come, to the manger, Little Lord Jesus is born on day!
Now while Jesus in the manger asleep, Let's tiptoe back to the near Bethlehem, Where the Shepherds tend flock. All at the Shepherds are frightened, be frightened too, Because a great suddenly shines in the sky! Even the are hushed and still, But then you hear the of an Angel of the Lord! And no longer frightened, For the brings good news, News of a born this day, of Christ the Lord!
The Noel! the Angels did say, Was to certain Shepherds, In fields as lay, Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel! is the King of Israel!
Now and girls, Remember, we're still making believe with the Shepherds and the Angel, On the near Bethlehem. The ask the Angel, Where to the Christ-child ? And the tells them to go to the manger. And as leave the sky is filled with others Angels singing, Glory to God! On Peace, Goodwill, to Men!
The Shepherds to the manger, on their knees before the baby, And worship him! For He is the Lord!
Oh! all ye faithful, and triumphant! Oh Come ye, Oh! ye, to Bethlehem! Come and Him, Born the of Angels, Oh! let us adore Him, Oh! let us adore Him, Oh! let us adore Him, the Lord!
And now, up into the sky! See bright star twinkling in the heavens ? Far away, three men are at that star just as we are! They're on camels, And they're using the star as a guide to lead to the Christ-child. Who are these three men who the star ? find out!
We Three Kings of are, gifts, we traverse afar, Field and fountain, and mountain, yonder star!
That's right and girls, The three men on the camels are the wise men, The new guides them to Bethlehem, To a little baby in a manger! There the three men present gifts to the Christ-child, The first Christmas gifts given to anyone, A of gold, of frankincense, and of Mir! The wise men fall on knees to worship Him, A peace settles on the night, For the Holy Night!
Silent night, night, All is calm, all is bright, yon virgin mother and child, Holy so tender and mild! in heavenly peace, Sleep in peace!
When we Christmas, of Bethlehem, the Virgin Mary, the three wise men, And the of the Christ-child! The Christmas!
Oh! let us adore Him, the Lord!
Adapted by John A. with Musical Arrangement by Mitchell