Geoffrey Waugh - The Queens Christmas Message: Queen Elizabeth II Describes the Significance of Christmas

The Queens Christmas & Easter Messages

Queen Elizabeth II describes the significance of Christmas & Easter

Edited by

Geoffrey Waugh

The Queens Christmas & Easter Messages

Queen Elizabeth II Describes the Significance of Christmas & Easter
2020

The British Monarchy. Excerpts permitted

Geoff Waugh. Reflections

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Cover Design: Vanessa Hensel

Cover photo: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in the first colour television broadcast of her Christmas Message, 1967. Th e first edition of this book commemorated the 50 th Anniversary of that broadcast, and also commemorated the 60 th Anniversary of The Queens first television broadcast in 1957, and 65 years of annual Christmas Messages from 1952. This book is updated annually.

Quotations from The Queens Broadcasts are reproduced in this book in bold italic print.

S cripture quotations from the New King James Version . Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (KJV).

Scripture quotations from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (NRSV).

Sources are acknowledged, and will be, where known. Images are from common domain sites including photographs from The Telegraph of London.

ISBN: 978-1724264275

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A tribute to

Her Majesty

Queen Elizabeth II

with appreciation

Endorsements

1. I haven't seen anyone else draw the events of these years together in this way before. Using the Queen's speeches not only ties in the unfolding events of our time but reveals a deep spiritual glue that provides a fascinating and intimate insight into the personal life of our Queen. A fascinating read. - Rev Philip Waugh (Minister)

2. The Queens Christmas & Easter Messages is an appealing, highly unusual and very creative anthology. After an introduction about the Queen's public expression of faith, Geoff Waugh provides a selection of noteworthy passages about Christmas from the Queen's Christmas messages. He sets them into context by brief historical references, photos, and Christmas stamps. Finally there is an epilogue of famous Christmas hymns and carols including those used in the Christmas Broadcasts. This book would be the perfect Christmas present. - Alison Sherrington (Author)

3. The strength of the Commonwealth of Nations is the application of Christ's teaching of peace and goodwill to all, a thread that follows through each of the broadcasts of Her Majesty's Christmas Messages and is embodied in The Queen's own testament in these messages. The core of the book is the excerpts from The Queen's messages. Geoff introduces each broadcast with a short commentary on the events of that year and highlights The Queen's words in the context of each year, accompanied with appropriate photographs and commemorative stamps.

The birth of Christ, now widely celebrated at Christmas throughout the world, is the background and basis for The Queen's speeches. A comprehensive appendix lists resources used in many broadcasts together with words of the more common carols. The appendix is a fitting conclusion to this new and innovative approach to the Christmas Story and its clear message of peace and goodwill to all. It is a rewarding experience to read it from cover to cover. - Don Hill (Consultant)

4. What an amazing collection! This has so many wonderful Christmas messages and is a great addition to any family during the holiday season. - 5 stars. Jenny & Benny (Amazon)

Contents

Introduction

The Queens Christmas Message: Queen Elizabeth II
describes the Significance of Christmas.
Reflections on the annual Christmas Broadcasts

Appendix

Resources

About the Editor

Introduction

The Christmas Message, first told and written 2000 years ago, is now celebrated around the world. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries. Families gather to celebrate, share gifts, look back on the past year and look forward to another year.

Millions of people attend churches at Christmas to hear and sing the Christmas Message. Popular readings at Christmas from the ancient stories about the unique babys birth were first written on parchment in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew. Luke tells the story this way, as read for over 400 years in the classical Authorized Version, known as the King James Version of 1611:

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.