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"Now in those days a decree went out  from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 
And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David. 
In order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child. While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth." Luke 2:1-5 


" Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 
Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross 
For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:5-11


Adeste Fideles 
O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, 
O 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 citizens of heaven 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.                  Latin Carol, 18th century.