Once upon a time,
in the city of
Marseilles,
there lived an old shoemaker.
His neighbours
loved him
and called him 'Father' Martin.
In fact,
everyone loved him
and called him 'Father' Martin.
He was
kind and made
the best shoes in all the land.
Father Martin, I need new shoes.
All right. How about these?
They're great!
You make the best shoes
in all
the land, Father Martin.
Oh, thank you. Here you are!
And
Merry Christmas!
Oh, I'm so tired...
I think I'll close
the shop now
and read my Bible.
Ah yes! This is my
favourite story.
Christmas night!
I wish I could give baby
Jesus
a present too.
I would give him these
if he was born
tonight.
Martin! Martin!
You wanted to
see me.
Jesus?
Yes, Martin. It's me.
Tomorrow,
I will pass
by your window.
If you see me and invite me in,
I
will be a guest at your table.
My guest?
Jesus?
Where are
you?
Silent night! Holy night!
All is
calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child,
Holy
infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in
heavenly peace.
Silent night! Holy night!
All is calm,
all is bright.
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child,
Holy
infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in
heavenly peace.
On Christmas morning,
Father
Martin woke up very happy.
He prepared a feast
for his
special guest.
As he waited,
he looked outside his
window.
He saw a poor street cleaner
who looked very cold.
What's that poor man doing
out
there in the cold?
Good morning, sir!
Come in and have a
hot cup of tea.
Oh, thank you, sir!
It's very
cold out there.
Yes, it is. Here you are.
Merry
Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you,
too!
Goodbye. Thank you!
Goodbye now. Take care!
Now who is that?
Please, sir. Can you help us?
We're very hungry.
We have nowhere to go.
Come in! Come in!
There's a lot
of food for you here.
Come, help yourselves!
Oh, thank you, sir!
That was delicious.
Yes, thank you.
Yes, you are very kind, sir.
Oh, don't worry about that!
I'm
glad I could help.
Thank you again. We have to go now.
As you wish.
Merry
Christmas,
and God be with you.
Merry Christmas! Goodbye!
Father Martin went to the
window
and looked outside again.
He was waiting for his
guest.
He saw two tired travellers
who looked like they
needed some help, too.
Good evening.
Can we come in for
a while?
We're very tired.
Yes, and it's very cold today.
Of course you can! Come in.
Have
a seat by the fire.
And here's some tea
to warm you up.
Thank you, sir. You are very kind.
We are fine now.
We have to
go.
Thank you, once again.
As you wish, my friends.
Goodbye
and Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you too,
Father
Martin.
The travellers left.
After a
while,
there was another knock on the door.
Father Martin
opened it
and saw a young mother, crying,
and her child.
Why are you crying, dear woman?
My child has no shoes.
Oh, no! We can't have that!
Come
in, please.
Father Martin went to the
shelves
and took the pair of white shoes.
Try these on.
Oh, thank you, sir.
Thank you
very much!
Look, Mummy, look!
They fit
perfectly!
That's it then. They're yours!
Thank you, sir! Thank you!
It's nothing really.
Have a
Merry Christmas!
Joy to the world!
The Lord is
come.
Let earth receive her King,
Let every heart prepare Him
room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature
sing,
And heaven and heaven
and nature sing.
Joy to
the world!
The Saviour reigns.
Let men their songs
employ,
While fields and floods,
rocks, hills and
plains,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding
joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
Father Martin was very happy
he
helped all these people.
But he was also sad,
because his
guest hadn't come yet.
Suddenly, a strange light appeared.
Don't be sad, Father Martin.
Didn't
you see me?
I was your guest.
Didn't you see us?
We were your
guests!
You! All of you?
Martin,
when you help a poor
woman,
or man or child,
you help me, Jesus!
I do?
I needed food
and you gave it to
me.
I needed drink
and you gave it to me.
You took me
into your home
when you didn't know me.
Everything you did
for these people,
you did for me.
I did?
Yes, Martin.
And that is
the
true meaning of Christmas.
Never forget it!
Oh, I won't!
And from now
on,
I'll invite you into my home every day!
God bless all good friends here,
A
merry merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year!
God bless all good friends here,
A
merry merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year!
God bless all good friends here,
A
merry merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year!
God bless all good friends here,
A
merry merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year!