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Christmas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5384 words) |
 | Mary points out that she is a virgin and the angel responds that "with God nothing shall be impossible." Shortly thereafter, she and her husband Joseph leave their home in Nazareth to travel about 150 kilometres (90 miles) to Joseph's ancestral home, Bethlehem, in order to register for a census ordered by Emperor Augustus. |
| An angel of the lord goes to the fields and tells the shepherds the "tidings of joy." A heavenly host proclaims, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favour rests." The shepherds come to the manger to adore the infant Jesus (Luke 1:5-2:20). |
| By the High Middle Ages, Christmas had become so prominent that chroniclers routinely note where various magnates "celebrated Christmas." King Richard II of England hosted a Christmas feast in 1377 at which twenty-eight oxen and three hundred sheep were eaten. |
| Angels We Have Heard on High - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (245 words) |
| "Angels We Have Heard on High" is a Christmas carol. |
| Angels We Have Heard On High (file info) |
| Angels We Have Heard On High, performed by Clarinet and French Horn |
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