Christmas is the time of year,

When all the family gathers near.

Those at colleges far away,

Come home to celebrate the special day.

For around this day many years ago,

Joseph took Mary on a journey long and slow.

For the king at that time was a strange old man,

He wanted the people counted in all the land.

So to the town of Bethlehem the young couple went,

Poor Mary was pregnant and no room could they rent.

There was only one place for them to stay,

It was a dirty old stable filled with hay.

But the filth didn’t matter when baby Jesus came,

For he was born of a virgin and without any shame.

The shepherds were watching their flocks that night

When all around them appeared such a sight.

There was singing of glory to God most high,

While the brilliance of angels lit up the sky.

When the angels had left and the sky had grown dim,

The shepherds went to find Jesus so they could worship him.

The wise men came also when they had heard

And brought lovely gifts of gold, incense, and myrrh.

This birth always draws families close together,

So they can share love and joy with one another.

I hope this Christmas we will all see,

How humbly Christ came to save you and me.