Christmas Around the World, Part 1

#370: “Christmas Around the World, Part 1”

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December 14, 1996

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Christmas
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Scripture

Luke 2:1-52

¹In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.

²(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) ³And everyone went to his own town to register. ⁴So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. ⁵He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. ⁶While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, ⁷and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. ⁸And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. ¹¹Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. ¹²This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." ¹³Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ¹⁴"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." ¹⁵When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." ¹⁶So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. ¹⁷When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, ¹⁸and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. ²¹On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived. ²²When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord ²³(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord"), ²⁴and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons." ²⁵Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ. ²⁷Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, ²⁸Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: ²⁹"Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. ³⁰For my eyes have seen your salvation, ³¹which you have prepared in the sight of all people, ³²a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel." ³³The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him. ³⁴Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: "This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, ³⁵so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too." ³⁶There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, ³⁷and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. ³⁸Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. ³⁹When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. ⁴⁰And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. ⁴¹Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. ⁴²When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the custom. ⁴³After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. ⁴⁴Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. ⁴⁵When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. ⁴⁶After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. ⁴⁷Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. ⁴⁸When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you." ⁴⁹"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" ⁵⁰But they did not understand what he was saying to them. ⁵¹Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

⁵²And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

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Host

Chris Anthony

Written by

Paul McCusker

Directed by

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Produced by

Dave Arnold
Mark Drury

Executive Producer

Kurt Bruner

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Dave Arnold

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Dave Arnold

Music by

John Campbell
Tim Jaquette

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It's a Wrap!

Christmas Around the World, Part 1

Christmas Around the World, Part 2

“Christmas Around the World, Part 1” is episode #370 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written and directed by Paul McCusker, and originally aired on December 14, 1996.

Summary

Whit creates a program in the Imagination Station to show how other cultures celebrate Christmas.

Plot

Erica Clark and Sam Johnson need to do a report for school on how other cultures celebrate Christmas. So Whit sends them, along with Tom and Eugene, on an adventure in the Imagination Station to experience Christmas around the world. The surprise? Other countries celebrate our Lord’s birth basically the same way we do.

Discussion Questions

1. What is the true meaning of Christmas?
2. What is the best way to celebrate it?
3. Why do we traditionally give gifts on Christmas?
4. Think of some other Christmas traditions. Do you know how they originated?

Cast

Role	Voice Actor
Claude	Corey Burton
Erica Clark	Erin Love
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Joseph Moore	Kenneth Mars
Reverend Pullen	Corey Burton
Sam Johnson	Kyle Ellison
Tom Riley	Walker Edmiston

Notes

• This is a radio version of the 1994 CD Joy to the World, which is the reason that it features the voice of Hal Smith.
• See Whit's Foreign Lines to find out from where some of Whit's lines from this episode originate.

Song listing

1. Around the World the Christmas Bells Are Ringing
2. Good Christian Men, Rejoice
3. Ding Dong Merrily on High
4. Once in Royal David’s City
5. A Joyous Holiday to You Now
6. At Bethlehem Where He Lay
7. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
8. Angels We Have Heard on High
9. O Holy Night
10. Patapan
11. The First Noel

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