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CHOIR & CONGREGATION: The same to you!
NARRATOR 2: May peace and plenty be the first to lift the latch on your door.
And may happiness be guided to your home forevermore. Christmas joy to you!
CHOIR & CONGREGATION: The same to you!
NARRATOR 3: Nollaig Shona Dhaoibh! (pronounced NO-Lihg HO-nuh JEEV) "You have a happy Christmas!"
NARRATOR 4: A blessed Christmas! NARRATOR 1: A joyous Christmas! ALL: The same to you!
NARRATOR 1: And so our evening together has come to a close. Some Irish tales have been told, some memories shared, some songs sung, and the story of the birth of our Savior read once again.
NARRATOR 2: The fire of the Christmas
log on the hearth is now but embers. But the flame it represents – the Light of the World – will shine forever: warming hearts, lighting the way, welcoming all tired and weary travelers home.
NARRATOR 1: We leave you with an ancient Irish blessing. May it comfort and keep, you and yours, tonight and always.
NARRATOR 3: "The light of the Christmas star you,
NARRATOR 2: The warmth of home and hearth to you,
NARRATOR 3: The cheer and good will of friends to you,
NARRATOR 4: The hope of a childlike heart to you,
NARRATOR 2: The joy of a thousand angels to you,
NARRATOR 1: The love of the Son and God's peace to you."
ALL 4 NARRATORS: God's peace…to you.
Celtic Christmas Blessing with Silent Night, Holy Night
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