- [first lines]
- Narrator: Many years ago, before there were any automobiles and before we had electricity or even gas lighting and when people used horses if they wanted to go for a ride and oil lamps and candles if they needed a light, there lived in a small country town, yes, a butcher, a baker, and a candlestick- maker.
- [last lines]
- Narrator: And so it was, many years ago, that the candlemaker's son learned the meaning of Christmas just as we must learn it today.