Christmas Day at All Hallows (December 25, 2025) Is Now Online

 

Welcome to Christmas Day at All Hallows

Up until the 1930s “Old Christmas” was celebrated in Eastern Kentucky, in Appalachia. “Old Christmas” fell on January 6, what had been Christmas Day, according to the Julian Calendar. With the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in the sixteenth century Christmas Day was moved in Roman Catholic countries to December 25, twelve days earlier. In England, a Protestant country, however, the Gregorian Calendar was not adopted until the eighteenth century. While Eastern Kentucky was not settled until after England had adopted the Gregorian Calendar, the early settlers continued to celebrate Christmas on the old date.

Today’s message is a reflection on Luke 2: 8-20.

Readings: Isaiah 62: 6-12, Titus 3:4-8a, and Luke 2: 8-20

Message: “To Certain Poor Shepherds”

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If you are new to Christmas Day at All Hallows, you may find these directions helpful:

-It is recommended that after reading or hearing each lesson to take time to reflect on what you read or heard during the period of silence which follows each lesson. It is also recommended that you do the same thing after reading or hearing the message.

-When you open the link to a video in a new tab, check auto-play to make sure it is in the off position. Otherwise, a second video with a different song will follow the first.

-If an ad plays when you open a link to a video in a new tab, click the refresh icon of your browser until the song appears.

-If a song begins partway through the video, click pause, move the slider to the beginning, and then click play.

-An ad may follow a song so as soon as the song is finished, close the tab.

May Christmas Day at All Hallows be a blessing to you.