1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,950 Steve Webb: It's the Christmas Eve edition of the 2022 encore 2 00:00:04,950 --> 00:00:08,370 of the 2009 season of the Lifespring Why Christmas show 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:12,120 hosted by James Cooper, creator of whychristmas.com. And me the 4 00:00:12,120 --> 00:00:16,530 OG Godcaster Steve Webb of Lifespringmedia.com. I'll be 5 00:00:16,530 --> 00:00:20,730 recording the Christmas Day episode today at 6pm. Pacific 6 00:00:20,730 --> 00:00:23,400 time so if you'd like to be included in the drawing to win 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,520 the autographed copy of Bryan Duncan's A NehoSoul Christmas 8 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:31,560 CD, that's the deadline today 6pm pacific time to see the 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,660 details on how to enter the drawing go to 10 00:00:33,690 --> 00:00:37,980 Lifespringmedia.com slash day nine to see how that's 11 00:00:37,980 --> 00:00:42,990 Lifespringmedia.com slash d ay y numeral nine no spaces. 12 00:00:43,050 --> 00:00:46,170 Somebody's going to win. It could be you. If you'd like to 13 00:00:46,170 --> 00:00:49,560 hear more of the Lifespring Why Christmas show next year cast 14 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,200 your affirmative vote by making a donation at 15 00:00:54,570 --> 00:00:57,660 Lifespringmedia.com slash support. Tomorrow is Christmas 16 00:00:57,660 --> 00:01:01,200 day in the final episode of this year's Lifespring Why Christmas 17 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:02,910 podcast. We'll see you then. 18 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,720 James Cooper: Hello, and welcome to the Christmas Eve edition of 19 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,650 the 2009 Lifespring Why Christmas show. Yes, it's nearly 20 00:01:16,650 --> 00:01:19,110 the big day, folks. It's Christmas Eve, which means one 21 00:01:19,110 --> 00:01:23,880 thing that means Santa has left the North Pole. And he's on his 22 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,640 way around the world to delivering presents to girls and 23 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,210 boys in his sleigh. Now, if you'd like to keep an update on 24 00:01:30,210 --> 00:01:33,030 him, that is a great site that you can go over to that it's 25 00:01:33,030 --> 00:01:36,330 hosted by Ernest elf who gets updates from Santa all the time, 26 00:01:36,420 --> 00:01:39,150 and he puts them on there. And the site you need to go to is 27 00:01:39,150 --> 00:01:42,240 Santa update.com, that Santa update.com. 28 00:01:44,940 --> 00:01:47,220 And I've also got something very special to share with you on 29 00:01:47,220 --> 00:01:50,760 this Christmas Eve. Back in October. Sadly, my grandmother 30 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,730 died. And when we were sorting through some of her things, we 31 00:01:53,730 --> 00:01:56,670 came across a poem written on a scrap of paper called Christmas 32 00:01:56,670 --> 00:01:59,640 Eve. Now no one's actually sure when she wrote this, but it's a 33 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,460 lovely poem. And I thought it was very appropriate for me to 34 00:02:02,460 --> 00:02:06,060 read it to you today. Christmas Eve by Mary Cooper. 35 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:11,100 On Christmas Eve, my mother read the story once again, of how the 36 00:02:11,100 --> 00:02:15,420 little child was born, and of the three wise men, and how by 37 00:02:15,420 --> 00:02:19,020 following the star, they found him where he lay and bought him 38 00:02:19,020 --> 00:02:21,720 gifts. And that is why we keep our Christmas Day. 39 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:26,400 And when she read it all I went and looked across the snow and 40 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,160 thought of Jesus coming as he did so long ago. 41 00:02:30,450 --> 00:02:34,290 I looked into the eastern saw a great star blazing bright. There 42 00:02:34,290 --> 00:02:37,230 were three wise men upon the road, or black against the 43 00:02:37,230 --> 00:02:37,740 light. 44 00:02:38,850 --> 00:02:42,690 I thought I heard the angels sing away upon the hill, I held 45 00:02:42,690 --> 00:02:47,610 my breath. It seemed as if the whole great world was still it 46 00:02:47,610 --> 00:02:51,510 seemed to me the little child was being born again. And very 47 00:02:51,510 --> 00:02:56,100 near and then somehow was now or now was then 48 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,020 the words of the poem are on the show notes at Lifespring Why 49 00:03:01,020 --> 00:03:03,570 christmas.com And also the Why Christmas blog. 50 00:03:06,570 --> 00:03:08,850 Whatever you're up to for the rest of the Christmas Eve I hope 51 00:03:08,850 --> 00:03:11,280 you have a great one. And remember to come back tomorrow 52 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,220 for the Christmas Day. The show you can't miss when we'll be 53 00:03:14,220 --> 00:03:17,010 announcing the winner of the Bryan Duncan Christmas CD. 54 00:03:18,030 --> 00:03:20,190 Thanks for listening to the Christmas Eve edition of the 55 00:03:20,190 --> 00:03:23,310 Lifespring Why Christmas show and means Steve, we'll see you 56 00:03:23,310 --> 00:03:23,820 tomorrow.