Two readers are needed: one male and one female. The text can be expressively read with one person at the pulpit and one at the lectern or with both seated on high stools in the chancel area. No special costuming is required. Each scene may be separated by a verse of the hymn, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”

Scene One

Mary: Joseph, are we there yet?

Joseph: No, Mary, Bethlehem is hours away. I could walk faster but this old donkey has its own pace.

Mary: Did you ever think our lives would be like this? I mean, an angel talking to me, telling me that the child I would carry would be our Savior?

Joseph: I didn’t want to believe that you were pregnant. I couldn’t believe it, until the angel spoke to me in my dream. I hope that you can forgive me, that at first I wanted to end our betrothal, …