My Vocals: Away in a Manger

"Away In a Manger" with the setting of the primary reenactment of The Christmas Story a few years ago.  This is one of my favorite Christmas songs.  In this version I sing many different styles.  I am not sure which I prefer because I like them all.  

White Christmas; Irving Berlin, Cover Billy Wardle Merry Christmas

I recorded this for Christmas 2012.  It is one of my favorite Christmas songs.  I think it really says merry Christmas in a very nice fashion.  

Mary and Joseph's Lullabye

This is my daughter and I.  We have been singing this song several years.  There is written accompaniment for it, but it works better without.
http://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/12/chritmas-music-mary-and-josephs-lullabye.html

http://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2013/12/my-music-christmas-lullabye.html

Christmas Program Hyrum Second Ward: 1975

Before my mission, And and Sherry Nelson, a young woman a year younger than I, were put in charge of our ward Christmas Program, Hyrum 2nd Ward.  How we were assigned this I am not sure, but it was quite a large task for young people.  I think people thought I was more talented than I was, however without Sherry's help it would have all fallen through.  We did get help from several different organizations, and insisted that they help us with skits and songs etc to fill in the time of the program. I personally ended up in a couple of skits.  In one I was an angel and someone put glitter in my hair.  Sherry narrated if I remember correctly.  The theme was finding the true meaning behind Christmas.  I remember my younger brother's age did something with the Red Baron and Snoopy.  Of course our evening ended with Santa Claus.  Tom Smith use to be the best Santa Claus.

Skyview High School Christmas Concerts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1dvFdC2Y1I
Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, Sky View High School A Cappella Choir 1975
Both years I sang in the choir we performed two songs from Handel's Messiah, "The Hallelujah Chorus" and "For Unto Us a Child is Born."  We also traveled to Salt Lake and sang at malls during Christmas, West Vally mall and Cottonwood Mall.  One year we also sang on t.v.
We performed a couple special numbers our senior year.  I don't have a program, but I remember we sang a vocal version of "The Night Before Christmas."  It had a lot of small vocal parts.  Leslie Wengreen sang one of these.  We also sang a song, "Give a Little Something Special" which was an attempt get us to think about our gifts.  We should put love in our gifts.  I still have nightmares of this song, particularly with regards to giving toy guns to the kids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLAVuDddPKQ

Uintah Basin: Messiah Concerts

Watching the Uintah Basin orchestra and choir http://mmboebillywardle.blogspot.com/2013/12/uintah-basin-orchestra-and-choir.html
reminded me of my days in the Basin.  I participated in a couple Messiah concerts during the years we lived in Roosevelt (Ballard).  They were very fun, and introduced me to some songs we had never sung before, including "Surely".  Dr. White always conducted, and we performed in the Roosevelt East Stake Center because they have a nice piped organ.  We never sang with orchestra, but we did have trumpets for "The Last Trumpet."  There would be solos every year, but I never had the courage to ask about singing a solo.  They were fun experiences.  I am a baritone, so the first year I sang bass.  However because there were few tenors, the second year I sang tenor.  There were four tenors, and we always followed another tenor.  However he had a bad cold, and several of the songs had to drop out, so I was the tenor the others were following.  Uncle Jerry sang tenor with us that year.
We made some beautiful music, and this reemphasized my love for Handel's Messiah.

My Music: Christmas Lullabye

This is written as Mary and Joseph singing to the baby Jesus.  However it can also be used for singing to children, and is the second most effective put-the-baby-to-bed song in my repertoire behind "I Am a Child of God."  It works effectively A'Capella or with the accompaniment. 
Lyrics:
Mary: Hush thee my babe, hush thee my child
Hush thee my babe you're tender and mild.
Hush thee my babe, hush thee my child.
Hush thee my babe you're tender and mild.

Joseph: Sleep little Boy, sleep through they night
Sleep little boy I'll keep things right.
Sleep little boy you've no need to fear,
For I am always near.

My Poetry: Mary and Joseph's Lullabye

Mary:
Hush thee my babe, Hush thee my child,
Hush thee my babe You're tender and mild.
Hush thee my babe, Hush thee my child,
Hush thee my babe You're tender and mild.

Joseph:
Sleep little boy, Sleep through the night.
Sleep little boy I'll keep things right.
Sleep little boy, You've no need to fear
For I am always near.

Both: Sleep little boy, You're tender and mild.

The Condescension of God: Lyrics

The Condescension of God

Behold, the condescension of God!

Joseph leads the donkey, Going from door to door,
Pleading, my wife is with child, Can’t you spare room and board?
No room, no room.  No room!
Mary on the donkey’s back, Opens not her mouth to complain,
But Joseph can see in her face, Contractions are causing pain.
No room, no room.  No room!

No wait, I have a spot, Where I keep the cattle and grain.
Nice, it is not; But it will keep you from the wind and rain.

Behold the birthplace of our Lord!

Joseph cleans out the filth, With fresh straw lines the stall,
Helps his wife off the donkey’s back, steadies her to avoid a fall.
Mary and Joseph, alone in the night, Naught but animals looking on,
 Will be the first to hear the baby cry before the dawn.

Behold the angels sang!  Behold the angels sang!
Glory to God on High, and on earth peace, good will to men.
Glory to God, and on earth peace, good will to men.
Shepherds heard their song and went to see
The babe in a manger laid; The King of men to be.

Father, hold me up, So I too can see.
Father, there are tears in your eyes.  What is it you see?

Behold the lamb of God, the Savior of us all.
Behold the lamb of God, is today born in this stall.