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Stay Out of Bethlehem

An Advent Calendar Story

Advent is a season of preparation, a season of hope, a season of rushing, a season of reflection, a season of caring, a season of giving, a season of joy, a season of sorrow. Each of us enters Advent as individuals. We arrive at the manger one at a time but leave together as people saved by the coming of the Savior in Bethlehem.

This Advent Calendar Story touches on many aspects of Advent. Each is framed by a Christmas Carol. Each contains a challenge and a prayer. 

Prepare yourself for the coming of Christ.

To find the lyrics or listen to the carol visit: hymnary.org or classicfm.com

Day	Carol	Tune or Composer	Lyrics
1	O Come, O Come, Emmanuel	Veni Emmanuel	Trans. Charles S. Cook
2	The Friendly Beasts	Orientis Partibus	Trans. Robert Davis
3	Away in a Manger	Kirkpatrick/Murray	Anonymous
4	Ding Dong Merrily on High	Branle de L’Officiel	George Ratcliffe Woodward
5	The First Noel	The First Nowell	Anonymous
6	Do You Hear What I Hear?	Gloria Shayne	Noel Regney
7	Love Came Down at Christmas	Garten	Christina Rossetti
8	Good Christian Friends, Rejoice!	In Dulce Jubilo	John Mason Neale
9	Carol of the Bells	Mykola Leontovych	Peter Wilhousky
10	Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow	Traditional	Traditional Spiritual
11	On Christmas Night All Christians Sing	Sussex Carol	Luke Wadding
12	It Came Upon a Midnight Clear	Traditional Carol (Willis)	Edmund H. Sears
13	Go, Tell It on the Mountain	Go Tell It	Adapted by John W. Work
14	Gentle Mary Laid Her Child	Tempus Adelt Floridum	Joseph Simpson Cook
15	The Coventry Carol	Coventry Carol	Robert Croo
16	As Joseph Was A-Walking	Gauntlett	Anonymous
17	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing	Mendelssohn	Charles Wesley
18	O Come, All Ye Faithful	Adeste Fideles	John Francis Wade
19	In The Bleak Midwinter	Cranham	Christina Rossetti
20	The Birthday of a King	Neidlinger	William Harold Neidlinger
21	Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne	Margaret	E.S. Elliot
22	O, Holy Night	Adolphe Adam	Placide Cappeau
23	There’s a Song in the Air	Karl P. Harrington	Josiah Holland
24	Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem	Lewis Redner	Phillip Brooks
25	Silent Night	Franz Gruber	Joseph Mohr