Afterlife 16: Reprise of Hark the Herald! the Christmas 2018 show

History in the Bible by Garry Stevens

Dec 21, 202544:39Society & Culture

This is a reprise of my Christmas 2018 show, just in time for Christmas 2025. It relates the story of Christmas as told by the gospel of Luke. With lots of canticles: the Magnificat, the Benedictus, and the Nunc Dimmitis...

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