"Winter is dark.
Yet each tiny spark,
Brightens the way
To Christmas Day.
Shine little lights,
And show us the way,
To the bright light,
Of Christmas Day."
Then, we read the next verse of the Christmas story from the Bible. So each night we are adding a new verse to the story of Christmas until we read the entire thing on Christmas Eve.
The last thing we do is sit down together in front of the Christmas Tree to read a chapter from our book Mary's Little Donkey by Gunhild Sehlin. This is a lovely version of the Christmas story from the perspective of Mary's donkey. It goes so perfectly with our Advent Spiral and I believe it is the most delightful and magical way for children to hear the Christmas story.