"Once upon a time, a long time ago, in a country far away, a wonderful thing happened. And do you know what that was?"

A little baby was born. But not just any baby. This baby was very special. He was God's own Son. He came from Heaven as God's gift to the world. An Angel told his mother to expect Him, and what to name Him. And do you know what His name was?"

"Little Jesus came from Heaven to be a baby like one of us. You see, all of us had done bad things, so we couldn't go to heaven to see Him, where there are no bad people. So He came down to us, and He was good all the time."

"No-one would make room in their inns for Mary and Joseph, so the baby Jesus was born in a little animal barn. That was the first Christmas. And the angels sang with happiness, "Glory to God in the highest! Peace on Earth, Goodwill to men!"

"And an angel said to some shepherds, 'Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.'"