Epcot Candlelight Processional 2023 - Chrissy Metz - Walt Disney World

Good evening and welcome to the Candlelight Procession. Tonight's presentation is under the baton of conductor Clay Price. Clay is a senior music producer for Disney Live Entertainment and Disney Cruise Line. He was a recipient of the Walt Disney Legacy Award in 2011. He is also the founder and artistic director of Encore Performing Arts. Music Please welcome to the stage and the Epcot Candlelight Procession. Music Everyone please welcome this evening's special guest narrator Chrissy Metz. Applause Hi everyone! Welcome This is very exciting I love you. Even though I can't see you, I love you. My goodness. Okay, very excited to be here. This is our second show, but my first time here for Candlelight, so if I get emotional, I'm sorry. Okay, so I'm not sure if you guys know, but Walt Disney began the tradition of the Candlelight Processional at Disneyland over 60 years ago, and in the time since, literally millions of guests have enjoyed this beautiful Christmas story, the traditional carols, and especially the glorious music of the holiday season. To continue this marvelous heritage, I invite you to sit back and enjoy our magnificent orchestra and awesome singers. Now, let us begin. In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth. To a virgin, he was betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to hear, and he said, Greetings, O favored one. The Lord is with you. But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bear a son, and you shall call his name, Jesus. And it came to pass, in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be registered. And all went, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. And in the same region, there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them. And they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy, that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Gracious! And suddenly, there was with the angel, a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, goodwill towards all. When the angels went away from them, into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us go over to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us. And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby laying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them, concerning this child. And all who heard it, wondered at what the shepherds told them. Do you see what I see? A star, a star, dancing in the sky as a cloud. Do you hear what I hear? Send a little lamb to the sky, a shepherd boy, with a boy as big as the sea. Send a shepherd boy to me. Send a king to the people and listen to what I say. To what I say. And listen to what he will bring. He will bring us goodness. Now, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem saying, Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose in the east and have come to worship him. And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. The star of hosts radiant light radiant light in soul, the wise men rejoiced as they journeyed afar to behold such a beautiful star. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy. They rejoiced with exceeding great joy, great joy, great joy. The star showed bright, giving wondrous light. It led those greetings to a holy child. One fine day, I saw a rich array reminding me of my soul, marching, marching in the star. They rejoiced with exceeding great joy, great joy, great joy. We begin the glory of God. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with travel afar. When they saw the star, The star, the star, in you we lift the sky. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy. the star that they had seen went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary, his mother. They fell down and worshipped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And who is this who came to us? Who there is laughing, Who there can speak? Who there can hear? In this is Christ, the King, who shall angels see. James, came to bring him one, the second lame, who shall see. James, came to bring him one, When the wise men had come and gone and the angels had flown off to spread the good news, a quiet settled over the stables in that little town of Bethlehem. Alone, for the very first time, Mary and Joseph looked down at their beautiful baby, sleeping peacefully in a manger. All at once, the worry, the joy, the bewilderment, the awe that they felt for this tiny child who squashed over them. They felt the magnitude of what had just occurred, and wondered what the future would bring for them. In the stillness of the evening they watched as Jesus slept, listening for the soft sounds of his breath, for the rustle of hay in the night breeze, hearts swelling with the wonder of all that he would become. For all the miracles of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace himself was a man, a human being, and he walked through this world in the most human way possible, with love. He didn't have much, but what he did have, he shared, and it became plenty. Food, water, shelter, care, he met the world around him with empathy. Saw hunger and shared the food from his plate, saw thirst and poured from them from his own cup, saw sickness and offered his time for their healing, and he soothed them with his human hands. Jesus Christ found it in his earthly heart to give of himself to the people who loved him and even to the people who betrayed him, to all people, that a baby in a manger could grow to become a man who taught a world of people what it means to love one another. That's the spirit of this season, and it lives inside each and every one of us. The greatest joy of being human is to love one another, and when we share that love, that is the greatest gift of all. Joy to the world! The Lord is come! Let earth receive her King! Let earth receive her King! Let earth receive her King! Hallelujah! Sing all the people who shall be joined with me! We shall reign forever and ever, and we shall be one people forever and ever! be one people forever and ever! We shall be Hallelujah! Thank you for that. You know that I needed that. Thank you. I'm like shaking legs and crying. Anyway. Okay. I'm going to get it together. I'm not. Anyway. Thank you all so much for joining us this evening. I have so enjoyed being here, and I hope that you've enjoyed this beautiful candlelight processional. But before you go, we'd like to leave you this evening with one final wish. The holiday season means something different to everyone across languages and customs. We all have traditions that we hold so dear. We pass them down, and we share them with one another at every opportunity. Because ultimately, the message at the heart of all of our celebrations is a simple one that stands the test of time. Peace on Earth. Goodwill to all. Let peace begin with me. Let this be the moment that we stand by day. Let this be my solemn vow. Let this eternal peace on Earth begin with me. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, everyone. We'd like to take a moment to extend our sincere thanks to our sign language interpreter, cast choir, orchestra, conductor, the Voices of Liberty, and to tonight's guest narrator, Chrissy Metz, as well as all of you. How wonderful it is to come together and celebrate the sentiments of the season. We hope you enjoy the rest of your night at the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays, presented by Advent Health. We remind you to check your holiday passport or My Disney Experience app for information about the other holiday offerings here at Epcot, and for our nighttime spectacular Epcot Forever. From all of us at the Walt Disney World Resort, we wish you and yours a meaningful holiday season and the happiest of New Years.