When we walk through the shopping centres at Christmas time we often hear Christmas music. Some of them are popular songs that celebrate the holiday such as Jingle Bells, others are Christmas Carols like Hark the Herald Angels Sing which celebrate the true meaning of the Christmas Story.

Charles Wesley, born in the year 1707, was a prolific writer of religious verse having written over 6500 hymns! He believed that singing was a good way to learn what the Bible teaches. His Christmas carol Hark the Herald Angels Sing reminds us that the birth of Jesus was something special - Angels appeared to announce the good news that the long-awaited Messiah of Israel had been born! It also reminds us that the birth of Jesus was God’s plan for everyone to have the opportunity to experience a new birth.