ETV Classics
The Singing Christmas Tree (1985)
Special | 57m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
A Singing Christmas Tree is a festive presentation of song and dance.
Produced by Arletta Raley and Directed by Algric Leo Chaplin, A Singing Christmas Tree is a timeless, festive presentation of song and dance to celebrate the Christmas holidays.
ETV Classics is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.
ETV Classics
The Singing Christmas Tree (1985)
Special | 57m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Produced by Arletta Raley and Directed by Algric Leo Chaplin, A Singing Christmas Tree is a timeless, festive presentation of song and dance to celebrate the Christmas holidays.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(audience applauding) ("Mistletoe") ♪ Sing, dance, away we go searching for the mistletoe ♪ ♪ We'll say "I love you so" ♪ ♪ With a kiss beneath the mistletoe ♪ ♪ Christmas is a happy time for everyone on earth ♪ ♪ Good families gather giving gifts with gaiety and mirth ♪ ♪ Children practice caroling and tumble in the snow ♪ ♪ While vixens vie to trap a guy beneath the mistletoe ♪ ♪ Sing, dance away we go and laughter fills the air ♪ ♪ There's candies, cakes and belly aches ♪ ♪ For everyone to share ♪ ♪ Mom and Dad are happiest, the reason we all know ♪ ♪ Because they still say "I love you" beneath the mistletoe ♪ ♪ Twinkling tinsel, tinkling bells and frosty window panes ♪ ♪ As much a part of Christmas time as stripey sugar canes ♪ ♪ Bubbling lights and snowball fights ♪ ♪ Are fun for all the rest ♪ ♪ But lovers young and lovers old say mistletoe's the best ♪ ♪ Magic is the mistletoe, a wizard of romance ♪ ♪ It weaves a spell that rings a bell ♪ ♪ And leaves you in a trance ♪ ♪ Unsuspecting boy meets girl, and cupid with his bow ♪ ♪ Will find his mark and start the spark ♪ ♪ With magic mistletoe ♪ ♪ Sing, dance, away we go searching for the mistletoe ♪ ♪ We'll say "I love you so" ♪ ♪ With a kiss beneath the mistletoe ♪ ♪ With a kiss beneath the mistletoe ♪ ♪ With a kiss ♪ ♪ With a kiss ♪ ♪ With a kiss ♪ ♪ With a kiss ♪ ♪ With a kiss beneath the mistletoe ♪ (audience applauding) ("Happy Holidays") ♪ Happy holiday, happy holiday ♪ ♪ Happy holiday, happy holiday ♪ ♪ While the merry bells keep ringing ♪ ♪ May your every wish come true ♪ ♪ Happy holiday, happy holiday ♪ ♪ Happy holiday, happy holiday ♪ ♪ May the calendar keep bringing ♪ ♪ Happy holidays to you ♪ ♪ Happy holiday, happy holiday ♪ ♪ Happy holiday, happy holiday ♪ ♪ While the merry bells keep ringing ♪ ♪ May your every wish come true ♪ ♪ Happy holiday, happy holiday ♪ ♪ Happy holiday, happy holiday ♪ ♪ May the calendar keep bringing ♪ ♪ Happy holidays to you ♪ ♪ Happy holiday ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ Of a white ♪ ♪ Happy holiday ♪ ♪ Christmas ♪ ♪ While the merry bells keep ringing ♪ ♪ Just like the ones I used ♪ ♪ May your every wish ♪ ♪ To know ♪ ♪ Come true ♪ ♪ Where the treetops ♪ ♪ Glisten ♪ ♪ And children listen ♪ ♪ To hear ♪ ♪ Sleigh bells in the snow ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ Of a white ♪ ♪ Christmas ♪ ♪ With every Christmas card ♪ ♪ I write ♪ ♪ May your days be merry ♪ ♪ Your days be merry ♪ ♪ And bright ♪ ♪ And may all your ♪ ♪ Happy holidays ♪ ♪ Christmases be white ♪ ♪ Happy holidays to you ♪ ♪ I'm ♪ ♪ Dreaming of a white ♪ ♪ Christmas ♪ ♪ Just like the ones ♪ ♪ I used to know ♪ ♪ Where the treetops ♪ ♪ Glisten ♪ ♪ And children listen ♪ ♪ To hear ♪ ♪ Sleigh bells in the snow ♪ ♪ I'm ♪ ♪ Dreaming of a white ♪ ♪ Christmas ♪ ♪ With every ♪ ♪ Christmas card I write ♪ ♪ May your days ♪ ♪ Be merry ♪ ♪ And bright ♪ ♪ And may all ♪ ♪ Your Christmases ♪ ♪ Be ♪ ♪ White ♪ (audience applauding) (bright sparkling piano music) ♪ Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow ♪ ♪ Snow, snow when are you falling ♪ ♪ Snow, snow none of your stalling ♪ ♪ Autumn's gone and winter's here ♪ ♪ It's just about the time of the year you know ♪ ♪ Hear the wind blow for a beautiful snow ♪ ♪ Snow snow snow snow ♪ ♪ Fall fall quiet and pretty, fall all over the city ♪ ♪ Cover every country lane ♪ ♪ A month ago you might've been rain, but oh ♪ ♪ Feel the wind blow, be a beautiful snow ♪ ♪ Be a beautiful snow ♪ ♪ I've got a lot of jingle bells ♪ ♪ From last summer's carousels ♪ ♪ And I've got a friend who will lend me a sleigh ♪ ♪ And I've got a friend who will lend me a sleigh ♪ ♪ All that I need is a blanket of white ♪ ♪ Baby and I will go riding tonight ♪ ♪ Cuddling, cuddling keeping the frost away ♪ ♪ Snow, snow when are you falling ♪ ♪ Snow, snow none of your stalling ♪ ♪ No one's gonna mind the cold ♪ ♪ And everywhere the young and the old, the goal ♪ ♪ Their goal, we have heavenly snow ♪ ♪ Snow when are you falling ♪ ♪ Snow, snow none of your stalling ♪ ♪ No one's gonna mind the cold ♪ ♪ And everywhere the young and the old, the goal ♪ ♪ Their goal for your heavenly show ♪ ♪ Your show ♪ ♪ Come on and snow, snow, beautiful wonderful snow ♪ ♪ Oh, snow, snow when are you falling ♪ ♪ There's a chill in the air tonight ♪ ♪ Snow, snow none of your stalling ♪ ♪ Autumn's gone and winter's here ♪ ♪ It's just about the time of the year you know ♪ ♪ For a winter surprise, for a beautiful snow ♪ ♪ What a wonderful sight, snow snow when are you falling ♪ ♪ There's a chill in the air tonight ♪ ♪ And the snow will be stark and white ♪ ♪ Autumn's gone and winter's here ♪ ♪ It's just about the time of the year you know ♪ ♪ For the winter surprise, for a beautiful snow ♪ ♪ What a wonderful sight ♪ ♪ I've got a lot of jingle bells ♪ ♪ From last summer's carousels ♪ ♪ And I've got a friend who will lend me a sleigh ♪ ♪ All that I need is a blanket of white ♪ ♪ Baby and I will go riding tonight ♪ ♪ Cuddling, cuddling keeping the frost away ♪ ♪ Oh, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow ♪ ♪ No one's gonna mind the cold ♪ ♪ And everywhere the young and the old, the goal ♪ ♪ The young and old, what a heavenly show ♪ ♪ To see a show, come on and snow, snow ♪ ♪ Snow, snow ♪ ♪ Now is the time for a beautiful wonderful snow ♪ ♪ Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow ♪ ♪ Snow ♪ (audience applauding) ("The Sleigh") ♪ Lightly flying, lightly flying o'er the snow ♪ ♪ With a hey, ha ha, hey ha ha ♪ ♪ With sleighbells ringing ho ha, merrily we go ♪ ♪ All the world a blanket white and crisp and light ♪ ♪ Ha ho, ha, onward through the night ♪ ♪ Hey ah oh la ♪ ♪ Hey ah oh la ♪ ♪ Lightly flying, lightly flying o'er the snow ♪ ♪ With a hey ha ha, hey ha ha ♪ ♪ Gaily singing merrily we go ♪ ♪ Ho ha lo, merrily on we go, ho ha lo, merrily on we go ♪ ♪ Ha ha ha hiya ha ha hiya ha ha hiya hiya hiya hiya ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Hi-ya ha ♪ ("Simple Holiday Joys") ♪ Simple holiday joys ♪ ♪ Girls and boys, smiling faces ♪ ♪ Toys beneath the Christmas tree ♪ ♪ And a wreath on the door ♪ ♪ Star of gold, ribbons blue ♪ ♪ And a few fond ♪ ♪ Embraces ♪ ♪ Embraces ♪ ♪ How I miss the simple ♪ ♪ Holiday ♪ ♪ Joys I once knew ♪ (gentle piano music) ♪ To be young ♪ ♪ To believe ♪ ♪ To wait up Christmas eve ♪ ♪ Through the night, with delight ♪ ♪ Oh, the spell it could ♪ ♪ Weave ♪ (gentle piano music) ♪ To be young, with surprise ♪ ♪ To be not quite so wise ♪ ♪ Watching snow, never knowing ♪ ♪ How quickly time flies ♪ ♪ Did the years pass me by ♪ ♪ Where's the sky full of reindeer ♪ ♪ Where are they ♪ ♪ In my mind the joys grow dim ♪ ♪ How unkind that they do ♪ ♪ Though they shine ♪ ♪ Like a gem ♪ ♪ Only memories ♪ ♪ Remain, dear ♪ ♪ But I find ♪ ♪ Those simple holiday ♪ ♪ Joys ♪ ♪ In you ♪ (gentle piano music) (audience applauding) ("Ding Dong Merrily on High") ♪ Ding-dong merrily on high ♪ ♪ In heav'n the bells are ringing ♪ ♪ Ding-Dong, verily the sky ♪ ♪ Is riven with angels singing ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding dong ♪ ♪ Gloria, hosanna in excelsis ♪ ♪ Ding-dong merrily on high ♪ ♪ In heav'n the bells are ringing ♪ ♪ Ding-dong verily the sky ♪ ♪ Is riven with angels singing ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna, hosanna in excelsis ♪ ♪ E'en so, here below, below ♪ ♪ Let steeple bells be swungen ♪ ♪ And i-o, i-o, i-o ♪ ♪ By priest and people sungen ♪ ♪ Merrily they're ringing ♪ ♪ Merrily they're singing ♪ ♪ Ringing and singing ♪ ♪ Hosanna in excelsis ♪ ♪ Merrily they're ringing ♪ ♪ Merrily they're singing ♪ ♪ Ringing and singing hosanna in excelsis ♪ ♪ Pray you, dutifully prime ♪ ♪ Your matin chime, you ringers ♪ ♪ May you beautifully rhyme ♪ ♪ Your evetime song, you singers ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna ♪ ♪ Hosanna in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna ♪ ♪ Glory, hosanna ♪ ♪ Hosanna in excelsis ♪ (audience applauding) ("It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year") ♪ It's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ ♪ With the kids jingle belling, and everyone telling you ♪ ♪ Be of good cheer, be of good cheer ♪ ♪ It's the most wonderful time ♪ ♪ Of the year ♪ ♪ It's the hap-happiest season of all ♪ ♪ It's the hap-happiest season of all ♪ ♪ With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings ♪ ♪ When friends come to call ♪ ♪ It's the hap-happiest season of all ♪ ♪ There'll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting ♪ ♪ And caroling out in the snow ♪ ♪ There'll be scary ghost stories ♪ ♪ And tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago ♪ ♪ It's the most wonderful time ♪ ♪ Of the year ♪ ♪ There'll be much mistletoeing ♪ ♪ And hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near ♪ ♪ It's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ ♪ There'll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for roasting ♪ ♪ And caroling out in the snow, out in the snow ♪ ♪ There'll be scary ghost stories, and tales of the glories ♪ ♪ Of Christmases long, long ago ♪ ♪ Long ago ♪ ♪ It's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ ♪ There'll be much mistletoeing and hearts will be glowing ♪ ♪ When loved ones are near ♪ ♪ It's the most wonderful, most marvelous ♪ ♪ Most fabulous, most joyous ♪ ♪ Most wonderful time of the year ♪ ♪ The most wonderful time of the year ♪ (audience applauding) ("Christmas Magic") ♪ Christmas ♪ ♪ Christmas ♪ ♪ Magic ♪ ♪ Magic ♪ ♪ Christmas, Christmas ♪ ♪ Christmas is magic ♪ ♪ Christmas is magic ♪ ♪ The magic of loving, the magic of loving ♪ ♪ All through the year ♪ ♪ Oh it's not just the toys ♪ ♪ That delight girls and boys ♪ ♪ Or the fun and the noise ♪ ♪ And the cheer ♪ ♪ Christmas ♪ ♪ Christmas ♪ ♪ Comes in December ♪ ♪ Comes in December ♪ ♪ But always remember, but always remember ♪ ♪ It's more than a tree ♪ ♪ Real Christmas magic ♪ ♪ Comes from year round loving ♪ ♪ That's how Christmas ♪ ♪ Magic came to be ♪ ♪ And that's what Christmas ♪ ♪ Magic means to me ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Ah-Ah-Ah Ah ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Ooh-Ooh oo-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-Oo oo-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Christmas, Christmas ♪ ♪ Comes in December, comes in December ♪ ♪ But always remember, but always remember ♪ ♪ It's more than a tree ♪ ♪ Real Christmas magic ♪ ♪ Comes from year round loving ♪ ♪ That's how Christmas magic ♪ ♪ Came to be ♪ ♪ And that's what ♪ ♪ Christmas magic ♪ ♪ Means to ♪ ♪ Me ♪ ("March of the Toys" by Victor Herbert) (brass fanfare) (rhythmic martial music) (martial music continues) (audience applauding) (martial music continues) (brass fanfare) (rhythmic martial music) (audience applauding) ("Toyland") ♪ Toyland, toyland ♪ ♪ Little girl and boy land ♪ ♪ While you dwell within it ♪ ♪ You are ever happy there ♪ ♪ Childhood's joy land ♪ ♪ Mystic merry toyland ♪ ♪ Once you pass its borders ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ Can ne'er return ♪ ♪ Again ♪ (audience applauding) ("When You Wish Upon a Star") ♪ When you wish ♪ ♪ Upon a star ♪ ♪ Makes no difference ♪ ♪ Who you are ♪ ♪ Anything ♪ ♪ Your heart desires ♪ ♪ Will come ♪ ♪ To you ♪ ♪ If your heart ♪ ♪ Is in your dream ♪ ♪ No request ♪ ♪ Is too extreme ♪ ♪ When you wish ♪ ♪ Upon a star ♪ ♪ As dreamers ♪ ♪ Do ♪ ♪ Fate ♪ ♪ Is kind ♪ ♪ She brings to those who love ♪ ♪ The sweet fulfillment of ♪ ♪ Their secret longing ♪ ♪ Like a bolt ♪ ♪ Out of the blue ♪ ♪ Fate steps in ♪ ♪ And sees you through ♪ ♪ When you wish upon ♪ ♪ A star ♪ ♪ As dreamers ♪ ♪ Do ♪ ♪ When you wish ♪ ♪ Upon a star ♪ ♪ Makes no difference who you are ♪ ♪ Anything ♪ ♪ Your heart desires ♪ ♪ Will come ♪ ♪ To you ♪ ♪ If your heart is in your dream ♪ ♪ No request ♪ ♪ Is too extreme ♪ ♪ When you wish ♪ ♪ Upon a star ♪ ♪ As dreamers ♪ ♪ Do ♪ ♪ Fate is ♪ ♪ Kind ♪ ♪ She brings to those who love ♪ ♪ The sweet fulfillment of ♪ ♪ Their secret longing ♪ ♪ Like a bolt ♪ ♪ Out of the blue ♪ ♪ Fate steps in and sees you through ♪ ♪ When you wish upon ♪ ♪ A star ♪ ♪ As dreamers ♪ ♪ Do ♪ (audience applauding) ("It's a Small World (It's a Small World)") ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small, small world ♪ ♪ It's a world of laughter, a world of tears ♪ ♪ It's a world of hopes and a world of fears ♪ ♪ There's so much that we share that it's time we're aware ♪ ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small, small world ♪ ♪ There is just one moon and one golden sun ♪ ♪ And a smile means friendship to everyone ♪ ♪ Though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide ♪ ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small world after all ♪ ♪ It's a small, small world ♪ ♪ Do-Do-Do do-do do-do do-do-do ♪ ♪ Do-Do-Do do-do do-do do-do-do ♪ ♪ Do-Do-Do do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do ♪ ♪ Do-Do-Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do-Do-Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do-Do-Do do ♪ ♪ Do-do-do-do it's a small, small world ♪ (audience applauding) ("Christmas Was Meant for Children") ♪ Christmas was meant for children ♪ ♪ Children like you and me ♪ ♪ With mistletoe and holly ♪ ♪ And toys upon the tree ♪ ♪ A stocking by the chimney ♪ ♪ And hearts so full of joy ♪ ♪ Old Santa's riding through the snow ♪ ♪ For every girl and boy ♪ ♪ So ring out the bells from the steeple ♪ ♪ For the world in its mantle of white ♪ ♪ Let the star in the East that led us ♪ ♪ Shine on your tree ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Always remember the infant ♪ ♪ Away in a manger so wee ♪ ♪ For Christmas was made in heaven ♪ ♪ For children like you ♪ ♪ And me ♪ ♪ So ring out the bells from the steeple, bum, bum ♪ ♪ For the world in its mantle of white, bum, bum ♪ ♪ Let the star in the East that led us ♪ ♪ Shine on your tree ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Always remember the infant ♪ ♪ Away in a manger so wee ♪ ♪ For Christmas was made in heaven ♪ ♪ For children like you ♪ ♪ And me ♪ (audience applauding) ("Let There Be Peace on Earth") ♪ Let ♪ ♪ There ♪ ♪ Be peace ♪ ♪ On earth ♪ ♪ And let it begin ♪ ♪ With me ♪ ♪ Let ♪ ♪ There ♪ ♪ Be peace on earth ♪ ♪ The peace that was meant ♪ ♪ To be ♪ ♪ With God ♪ ♪ As our father ♪ ♪ Brothers all ♪ ♪ Are we ♪ ♪ Let me walk ♪ ♪ With my brother ♪ ♪ In perfect ♪ ♪ Harmony ♪ ♪ Let peace ♪ ♪ Begin with me ♪ ♪ Let peace ♪ ♪ Let this be the moment now ♪ ♪ Let this be the moment ♪ ♪ Now ♪ ♪ With ♪ ♪ Every step ♪ ♪ I take ♪ ♪ Let this be my ♪ ♪ Solemn vow ♪ ♪ Let this be my vow ♪ ♪ To take each moment ♪ ♪ And live each moment ♪ ♪ In peace ♪ ♪ Eternally ♪ ♪ Let ♪ ♪ There be peace ♪ ♪ On earth ♪ ♪ And let it begin ♪ ♪ With me ♪ ♪ With ♪ ♪ Me ♪ (audience applauding) ("Ave Maria") ♪ Ave ♪ ♪ Maria ♪ ♪ Gratia ♪ ♪ Plena ♪ ♪ Dominus ♪ ♪ Tecum ♪ ♪ Bene ♪ ♪ Dicta ♪ ♪ Tu ♪ ♪ In mu- ♪ ♪ Lieribus ♪ ♪ Et ♪ ♪ Benedictus ♪ ♪ Fructus ♪ ♪ Ventris ♪ ♪ Tui ♪ ♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ Sancta ♪ ♪ Maria ♪ ♪ Sancta ♪ ♪ Maria ♪ ♪ Mater Dei ♪ ♪ Ora ♪ ♪ Pro nobis ♪ ♪ Nobis ♪ ♪ Peccatoribus ♪ ♪ Nunc ♪ ♪ Et in hora ♪ ♪ Mortis ♪ ♪ In hora ♪ ♪ Mortis ♪ ♪ Norstrae ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Ve ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Ve ♪ ("Away in a Manger") ♪ Away in a manger ♪ ♪ No crib for a bed ♪ ♪ The little Lord Jesus ♪ ♪ Lay down his sweet head ♪ ♪ The stars in the bright sky ♪ ♪ Looked down where he lay ♪ ♪ The little Lord Jesus ♪ ♪ Asleep on the hay ♪ ♪ The cattle are lowing ♪ ♪ The baby awakes ♪ ♪ But little Lord Jesus ♪ ♪ No crying he makes ♪ ♪ I love thee Lord Jesus ♪ ♪ Come down from the sky ♪ ♪ And stay by my side ♪ ♪ Until morning ♪ ♪ Is nigh ♪ ♪ Be near me Lord Jesus ♪ ♪ I ask thee to stay ♪ ♪ Close by me forever ♪ ♪ And love me, I pray ♪ ♪ Bless all the dear children ♪ ♪ In thy tender care ♪ ♪ And fit us for heaven ♪ ♪ To live with thee there ♪ ♪ My soul ♪ ♪ Doth magnify the Lord ♪ ♪ Doth magnify ♪ ♪ The Lord ♪ ♪ And my spirit doth rejoice ♪ ♪ My spirit ♪ ♪ Doth rejoice ♪ ♪ In God ♪ ♪ In God ♪ ♪ My savior ♪ ♪ For he that is mighty hath done great things ♪ ♪ For he that is mighty hath done great things ♪ ♪ For he hath done great things ♪ ♪ And holy is His name ♪ ♪ And holy ♪ ♪ Is His name ♪ ♪ And holy ♪ ♪ Is ♪ ♪ His name ♪ - [Choir] His mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to generation.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for He hath visited and redeemed His people.
His mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to generation.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for He hath visited and redeemed His people.
♪ My soul ♪ ♪ Doth magnify the Lord ♪ ♪ Doth magnify ♪ ♪ The Lord ♪ ♪ And my spirit doth rejoice ♪ ♪ My spirit ♪ ♪ Doth rejoice ♪ ♪ In God ♪ ♪ In God ♪ ♪ My savior ♪ ♪ And holy ♪ ♪ Is His name ♪ ♪ And holy ♪ ♪ Is His name ♪ ♪ And holy ♪ ♪ Is ♪ ♪ His ♪ ♪ Name ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Men ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Men ♪ (audience applauding) ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia, Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ (extended vocalizing) ♪ Lleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ (audience applauding) (joyful trumpets) ("O Come All Ye Faithful") ♪ O come ♪ ♪ All ye faithful ♪ ♪ O come ♪ ♪ Let us adore Him ♪ ♪ O come ♪ ♪ All ye faithful ♪ ♪ Joyful and triumphant ♪ ♪ Come ye ♪ ♪ O come ye ♪ ♪ To Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Come and behold him ♪ ♪ Born the King of Angels ♪ ♪ O come let us ♪ ♪ Adore Him ♪ ♪ O come let us ♪ ♪ Adore Him ♪ ♪ O come let us ♪ ♪ Adore Him ♪ ♪ Christ the Lord ♪ ♪ Sing choirs of angels ♪ ♪ Sing in exultation ♪ ♪ Sing all ye righteous ♪ ♪ Of heav'n above ♪ ♪ Glory to God ♪ ♪ All glory ♪ ♪ In the highest ♪ ♪ O come let us ♪ ♪ Adore Him ♪ ♪ O come let us ♪ ♪ Adore Him ♪ ♪ O come let us ♪ ♪ Adore Him ♪ ♪ Christ, the Lord ♪ ♪ Yea, Lord ♪ ♪ We greet thee ♪ ♪ Born this happy ♪ ♪ Morning ♪ ♪ Jesus, to thee ♪ ♪ Be all ♪ ♪ Glory ♪ ♪ Giv'n ♪ ♪ Word ♪ ♪ Of the Father ♪ ♪ Now in flesh ♪ ♪ Appearing ♪ ♪ O come let us ♪ ♪ Adore Him ♪ ♪ O come let us ♪ ♪ Adore Him ♪ ♪ O come let us ♪ ♪ Adore Him ♪ ♪ Christ ♪ ♪ The Lord ♪ ♪ Ah-Ah ♪ ♪ Men ♪ ♪ Ah-Ah ♪ ♪ Men ♪ (audience applauding) ("Gloria in Excelsis Deo") ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ In ♪ ♪ Excelsis ♪ ♪ Deo ♪ ♪ In ♪ ♪ Excelsis ♪ ♪ Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ In excelsis ♪ ♪ Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ In ♪ ♪ Excel ♪ ♪ Sis ♪ ♪ De ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Deo ♪ ♪ In excel, in excel ♪ ♪ Sis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ (audience applauding) ("Joy to the World") ♪ Joy to the world the Lord is come ♪ ♪ Let earth receive her king ♪ ♪ Let every heart ♪ ♪ Prepare him room ♪ ♪ And heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ And heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ Joy to the world, joy to the world, to the world ♪ ♪ Let men, let men, their songs, their songs employ ♪ ♪ Their songs employ ♪ ♪ While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat, repeat, repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ He rules the world with truth and grace ♪ ♪ And makes the nations prove ♪ ♪ The glories of ♪ ♪ His righteousness ♪ ♪ And wonders of His love ♪ ♪ And wonders of His love ♪ ♪ And wonders, wonders ♪ ♪ Of His love ♪ (audience applauding) ("Hallelujah Chorus") ♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ For the Lord God ♪ ♪ Omnipotent reigneth ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ For the Lord God ♪ ♪ Omnipotent reigneth ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ For the Lord God ♪ ♪ Omnipotent reigneth ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ For the Lord God ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Omnipotent reigneth ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ The kingdom of this world ♪ ♪ Is become ♪ ♪ The kingdom of our Lord ♪ ♪ And of his Christ ♪ ♪ And of his Christ ♪ ♪ And He shall reign forever ♪ ♪ And ever ♪ ♪ And He shall reign forever ♪ ♪ And ever ♪ ♪ And he shall reign ♪ ♪ And he shall reign, and he shall reign forever ♪ ♪ And ever ♪ ♪ And he shall reign forever ♪ ♪ And ever ♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ ♪ Forever and ever, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ And Lord of lords ♪ ♪ Forever and ever, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ ♪ Forever and ever, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ And Lord of lords ♪ ♪ Forever and ever, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ ♪ Forever and ever, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ And Lord of lords ♪ ♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ ♪ And he shall reign, and he shall reign ♪ ♪ And he shall reign, and he shall reign ♪ ♪ And he shall reign, and he shall reign forever ♪ ♪ And ever ♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ ♪ Forever and ever ♪ ♪ And Lord of lords ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ And He, and he shall reign forever ♪ ♪ And ever ♪ ♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ ♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ ♪ And he shall, and he shall reign forever ♪ ♪ And ever ♪ ♪ Forever and ever ♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ ♪ And ever and ever ♪ ♪ And Lord of lords ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Ha-le ♪ ♪ Lujah!
♪ ♪ The first noel ♪ ♪ The angel did say, was to certain poor shepherds ♪ - [Narrator] Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman.
He grew up in another obscure village.
He worked in a carpenter shop until he was 30, and then for three years, he was an itinerant preacher.
He never wrote a book.
He never held an office.
He never owned a home.
He never set foot inside a big city.
He never traveled 200 miles from the place where he was born.
He had no credentials but himself.
He had nothing to do with this world except the naked power of his divine manhood.
While still a young man, the tide of popular opinion turned against him.
His friends ran away.
One of them denied him.
He was turned over to his enemies.
He went through the mockery of a trial.
He was nailed upon a cross between two thieves.
His executioners gambled for the only piece of property he had on earth while he was dying, and that was his coat.
When he was dead, he was taken down and laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.
Nineteen wide centuries have come and gone, and today he is the centerpiece of the human race and the leader of progress.
I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that ever reigned put together have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as that one solitary life.
♪ King of ♪ ♪ Israel ♪
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