基督教认为，有一婴孩，为世人而生，这就是圣诞节的由来。这个婴孩便是耶稣（耶稣意为“救世主”），也是圣经旧约中早就预言的弥赛亚。当时，以色列人民经过多年的颠沛流离和受尽欺压，早就期盼着弥赛亚的降生，因此，耶稣的降生是个大喜信息，而这信息不仅关乎以色列人，更是关乎万民的信息。就在这天晚上，上帝的独生子道成肉身，谦卑降生，且生在马槽中。
When A Child Is Born（Charlotte Church）
MP3 Mini Player（When A Child Is Born）
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A ray of hope flickers in the sky A tiny star lights up way up high
All across the land dawns a brand new morn", This comes to pass when a child is born.
A silent wish sails the seven seas The winds of change whisper in the trees
And the walls of doubt crumble tossed and torn, This comes to pass when a child is born.
A rosy dawn settles all around You got to feel you"re on solid ground
For a spell or two no one seems forlorn This come to pass when a child is born.
it's all a dream, an illusion now.
it must come true some time soon somehow
all across the land dawns a brand new morn',
this comes to pass when a child is born.
when a child is born
Mary's Boy Child。很轻快的歌。
MP3 Mini Player（Mary's Boy Child）
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Long time ago in Bethlehem,
So the Holy Bible say,
Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ,
Was born on Christmas day.
Hark, now hear the angels sing,
A new king born today,
And man will live forever more,
Because of Christmas Day.
While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
Them see a bright new shining star,
Them hear a choir sing,
The music seemed to come from afar.
Now Joseph and his wife Mary,
Come to Bethlehem that night,
Them find no place to born she child,
Not a single room was in sight.
Hark, now hear the angels sing...etc.
By and by they find a little nook
In a stable all forlorn,
And in a manger cold and dark,
Mary's little boy was born.
Hark, now here the angels sings.
Trumpets sound and angels sing,
Listen to what they say,
That man will live forever more,
Because of Christmas Day.
所有的圣诞音乐都关乎一个主题：耶稣的降生，或描述耶稣降生的场景：天边明亮的启明星，报信的天使，赞美的天军，伯利恒野地的牧羊人，东方来朝拜的博士……这是希律王号令残酷迫害犹太人的危险而日子，因着这个孩子的降生，一切都安静美好，这样黎明前的盼望，困境中的喜乐，从2008年前的牧羊人，流传到2008年之后的每一个人心里。
MP3 Mini Player（Silent Night）
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Silent night, holy night
all is calm, all is bright
round your virgin mother and child
holy infant so tender and mild
sleeping heavenly peace
sleeping heavenly peace
或着重因着耶稣的救赎，人类得到的欢欣与平安。“诸天传扬他的手段。”喜乐、欢欣、欢腾是这些歌曲的主题词，听到这些歌的时候，仿佛天上的飞鸟，马槽中的牛羊一齐歌唱，赞美与喜乐的歌声响彻云霄，又从田间的每一条小路上传扬。
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一位好心、善良的主教，成为后来世界闻名的圣诞老人的起源，他带给人们，尤其是孩子们以温暖、爱与希望，即使不是基督徒，同样能在每年的这一天，喜笑代替忧愁，希望代替失望，漫天飘洒雪花、糖果、欢呼与音乐，或许，这是“普世欢腾”的另一重含义吧！
MP3 Mini Player（普世欢腾）
下面是Jeff Buckley的Hallelujah 。这感觉，像是一个人的圣诞。
MP3 Mini Player（Hallelujah）
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I heard there was a secret chord
that david played and it pleased the lord
but you don't really care for music, do you
well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
the minor fall and the major lift
the baffled king composing hallelujah
hallelujah...
well your faith was strong but you needed proof
you saw her bathing on the roof
her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
she tied you to her kitchen chair
she broke your throne and she cut your hair
and from your lips she drew the hallelujah
hallelujah...
baby i've been here before
i've seen this room and i've walked this floor
i used to live alone before i knew you
i've seen your flag on the marble arch
but love is not a victory march
it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
hallelujah...
well there was a time when you let me know
what's really going on below
but now you never show that to me do you
but remember when i moved in you
and the holy dove was moving too
and every breath we drew was hallelujah
well, maybe there's a god above
but all i've ever learned from love
was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
it's not a cry that you hear at night
it's not somebody who's seen the light
it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
hallelujah...
Jingle Bells。这首歌被好多人唱过，这里给大家听Boney M的版本。
MP3 Mini Player（Jingle Bells）
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Jingle bells, jingle bells
jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle Bells,Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Dashing through the snow
On a one-horse open sleigh
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob-tail ring
making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Jingle bells, jingle bells
jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle Bells,Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
A day or two ago
I thought I 'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
He got into a drifted bank
And we, we got upsot
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way
Oh What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle Bells,Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle Bells,Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle Bells,Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one..horse..open..sleigh...
最后，祝大家平安喜乐，Merry Christmas！送上We Wish You A Merry Christmas。
MP3 Mini Player（We Wish You A Merry Christmas）
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we wish you a merry christmas;
we wish you a merry christmas;
we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.
we wish you a merry christmas;
we wish you a merry christmas;
we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.
good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.
oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
oh, bring us a figgy pudding and bring it out here
oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
oh, bring us a figgy pudding and bring it out here
good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.
we won't go until we get some;
we won't go until we get some;
we won't go until we get some, so bring some out here
we wish you a merry christmas;
we wish you a merry christmas;
we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.
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