Dewey Bertolini's Podcast

It is without a doubt one of the most beautiful and meaningful of our Christmas carols. As you will hear in this PODCAST, its seven stanzas tell the complete story of Christmas, brilliantly combining both Matthew’s and Luke’s Nativity narratives. The carol to which I refer? The First Noel. The First Noel, the angel did say, was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep, on a cold winter's night that was so deep. Chorus: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. They looked up and saw a star shining in the east beyond them far. And to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night. And by the light of that same star, three wise men came from country afar. To seek for a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went. This star drew nigh to the northwest, o'er Bethlehem it took it rest. And there it did both stop and stay right over the place where Jesus lay. Then did they know assuredly within that house t