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 make believe this is many, many ago, A time before you were born! You're on a hillside, near a little town in Palestine, Do you see the man in the distance, slowly, leading a donkey? His is Joseph! And riding on the is Mary. come a long, long way, And they're heading for the near the hillside, On we're standing! Something very special will happen in this tonight! For is the little town of Bethlehem!
Oh little of Bethlehem, How we see thee lie, Above thy deep and sleep, The silent go by! Yet in thy streets shineth, The light! The hopes and of all the years, Are met in tonight!
Now follow Joseph and Mary into Bethlehem, It's dark and all the rooms at the Inn are taken, So spend the night at a stable. Now I told you something was gonna happen, and it did! A baby boy is to Mary, And called him Jesus. They had no crib, so Mary puts little Jesus to sleep, In the soft hay of a manger!
Come, come, to the manger, Lord Jesus is born on this day!
Now Jesus lies in the manger 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 light shines in the sky! the animals 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 Saviour born day, News of the Lord!
The Noel! the Angels did say, Was to certain Shepherds, In fields as lay, Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel! Born is the of Israel!
Now and girls, Remember, we're still making believe we're with the and the Angel, On the hillside Bethlehem. The ask the Angel, Where to find the ? And the Angel them to go to the manger. And as they leave the sky is filled with others singing, to God! On earth Peace, Goodwill, to Men!
The Shepherds to the manger, Fall on knees before 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! Come let us Him, Oh! Come let us Him, Oh! let us adore Him, the Lord!
And now, look up the sky! See bright star twinkling in the heavens ? Far away, three men are looking at star just as we are! riding 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 Kings of Orient are, Bearing gifts, we afar, and fountain, moor and mountain, Following star!
That's boys and girls, The three men on the camels are the wise men, The new star them to Bethlehem, To a little baby in a manger! There the three wise men gifts to the Christ-child, The first Christmas gifts ever to anyone, A of gold, of frankincense, and of Mir! The wise men fall on their to worship Him, A great settles on the night, For it's the Night!
Silent night, night, All is calm, all is bright, 'Round yon mother and child, Holy so tender and mild! Sleep in peace, Sleep in peace!
When we Christmas, Think of Bethlehem, the Mary, the three 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 Mitchell