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00:00A little drummer boy, Aaron, looked at the babe and thought,
00:27Surely there is something more I could give, something more I could do.
00:33And as if reading the boy's thoughts, one of the three wise men, Melchior, said to him,
00:40There is more, my son, indeed there is, for this is only the beginning.
00:47Tonight I will travel into the hills outside of Bethlehem,
00:53for there is a very special man that I must see immediately.
00:59Does it have to do with the babe?
01:01Indeed it does.
01:03Each of us three kings has a mission in a different direction
01:08to spread the news of what has happened here.
01:13May I go with you?
01:15Please, your majesty.
01:16Yes, of course. I would like that.
01:23I believe you could be helpful to me.
01:26Who are we going to see?
01:28And why is it so important?
01:30The wise man Melchior explained to Aaron
01:33that in a tiny village outside of Bethlehem,
01:36there lived a man named Simeon,
01:39who for many years had been foretelling the coming of the promised one.
01:44But few believed Simeon's story
01:52and most thought he was not of a right mind
01:55and dismissed his prophecy as idle nonsense.
02:02Simeon lived on a hill outside of Bethlehem.
02:05He was a bellmaker by trade.
02:08He made bells used for horses and sheep
02:10and bells which servants used to wake their masters
02:14and hand bells to announce the beginning of feasts
02:17and other events.
02:21Simeon had a dream and a secret.
02:26His glorious set of silver bells,
02:29bells that he intended to ring
02:31and be heard throughout Bethlehem
02:33to announce the birth of the promised one,
02:37the fulfillment of his vision.
02:39And he knew that the day would be soon.
02:43Only one other person knew about these bells,
02:47the old King Melchior,
02:49who was on his way even now with a little drummer boy
02:52to tell Simeon that the time had come.
02:55The bells would ring that very day.
02:59Or would they?
03:03Open!
03:05By order of the adverse Caesar Augustus,
03:08you must register and be taxed this very day.
03:14There is no answer, sir.
03:17Shall we break down the door?
03:19No, of course not.
03:21Just tap lightly
03:23and use a more gentle tone of voice.
03:27Of course break down the door, you don't!
03:30Immediately!
03:32All right, men.
03:33Ready?
03:35Now!
03:38It's empty.
03:40Nothing but these silly bells here.
03:43What a lovely sound.
03:45Give me those, Plato, you fool.
03:47And all of you search the plates carefully.
03:52There must be something of value
03:54that we can take instead of silver
03:57to pay the taxes.
04:00Ah, what have we here?
04:02What was that?
04:04Give me that spear.
04:07Well, let's see what we have here.
04:11Well, well.
04:13Taking an afternoon nap?
04:16Out of hand, assistant!
04:17Brutus, my master,
04:20these bells,
04:21I think they're made of pure silver.
04:24Plato, you fool!
04:26Don't be ridiculous.
04:30Oh.
04:31Oh.
04:32You're right.
04:34A fortune in pure silver.
04:38You're right, Plato, you fool!
04:40Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
04:44What taxes has this man, Simeon, been assessed?
04:49Uh, uh, uh, 50 drachma of silver, Brutus, my master?
04:5450 drachmas of silver?
04:57Oh, that's impossible.
04:59I have nothing, absolutely nothing of any value.
05:03Nothing? And not any silver at all, eh? He says he has nothing. Well, in that case,
05:15you'll pay nothing. And drag those bells out of here! Since they are nothing, we might as well
05:24take them instead of the taxes. Oh, no! No, not the bells! Please, you don't understand!
05:33Out of our way, you silly fool!
05:37Poor Simeon. So many years of work, hope and expectation lost in a few brief moments.
05:47How would he ever explain to Melchior?
06:03Me and my throne!
06:07Me and my throne!
06:11Simeon explained to Melchior and Aaron that the emperor's tax collectors had taken his
06:29silver bells as payment for the taxes he could not afford. Aaron suddenly thought of a plan.
06:37If we can find their camp, I would enter as a beggar boy and ask to sing a song or
06:41two and offer to entertain them with my animals. I'm sure they wouldn't refuse.
06:47But what good would that do? Well, we can't make a plan to get back the silver bells until
06:53we find them. Then we will think of what to do next.
06:59They searched all through the night in the hills outside of the town and just when they could
07:05hardly move another step, they saw the tax collectors camp in a small valley beneath them.
07:13Come, Baba, Samson. You too, Joshua. It's time to give the performance of our lives.
07:25Plato, you fool!
07:27Yes, Brutus, my master.
07:29Bring me that bag of silver coins we collected for taxes today.
07:39Too bad all of this belongs to the emperor.
07:43It's difficult not to be greedy with all of this at one's fingertips.
07:49You know, there were days when money did not exist.
07:55No money? What did they use to buy things?
07:59When they invented money, they invented greed.
08:05Now we're no longer trading for all the things we need.
08:13I give you an egg and get some butter back.
08:18Now I give you a coin for all the things I like.
08:23I give you a pig and get a sack of wheat.
08:27Now I give you some gold when I desire to eat.
08:32I give you a hat and get a pair of shoes.
08:37Now there's no more of that.
08:39You pay for what you use.
08:42Money, money, money makes you poor or makes you rich.
08:46Money, money, money, it's gold and silver rich.
08:51Money, money, money makes you poor or makes you rich.
08:56Money, money, money, it's gold and silver rich.
09:02Would you take an egg and give some butter back?
09:07No, I'd prefer a coin for anything you lack.
09:11Hey, would you take a egg if I gave you some wheat?
09:16No, I would like some gold if you would like to eat.
09:20Hey, I'll give you a hat if you give me some shoes.
09:25Now there's no more of that.
09:28You pay for what you use.
09:30Money, money, money makes you poor or makes you rich.
09:35Money, money, money, it's gold and silver rich.
09:39Hey!
09:40Money, money, money makes you poor or makes you rich.
09:44Money, money, money, it's gold and silver rich.
09:50Money, money, money, money...
09:53Plato, you fool.
09:55Put this silver away.
09:57And speaking of silver, we must do something about those wretched bells.
10:02We can't very well go on carrying them all about the countryside.
10:07Why don't we melt them down into silver bricks, Brutus, my master?
10:14Plato, you fool!
10:16You're a genius.
10:19Gather wood. We'll need a big roaring fire to do the job.
10:25Oh, no! Come quickly before it's too late.
10:32There's the boy now, just entering the camp with his animals.
10:36Oh, God be with him.
10:38I hope nothing goes wrong.
10:41That little drummer boy's life is worth more than any silver bells.
10:55What have we here? A drummer boy come to entertain us?
11:00I saw your camp and heard the singing.
11:03My animals and I have not eaten for two days, and I thought we might entertain in exchange for...
11:10In exchange for what?
11:11You give me a coin.
11:14A ballad will I sing.
11:17Fill my bag with gold, while I am minstreling.
11:24Hey!
11:24You give me that pig.
11:27I'll sing your favorite song.
11:30For a sack of wheat.
11:32I'll make it twice as long.
11:35Hey!
11:36I will trade that hat.
11:37The fossil dotting dough.
11:40No, there's no more of that.
11:42You'll sing for free, boyo.
11:45You collect money from us, now there's a twist.
11:50We must begin to melt those bells.
12:10Why is that fire not lighted, Plato?
12:12You, you...
12:13Brutus, my...
12:15We are having difficulty starting it.
12:18Oh, the wood is very damp.
12:20We have need of two dry sticks and some suitable kindling.
12:25Sticks? Kindling?
12:28Drummer boy, come here.
12:31Oh, what a lovely little drum you have there.
12:35And those two sticks.
12:38Perfect!
12:40No, please, not my drum!
12:44Give me those sticks and that drum!
12:48Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
12:58Poor Aaron had not counted on anything like this.
13:01The only things of value he had ever owned.
13:04The very sticks and drum he had used to play for the babe.
13:09Lost forever in the flames.
13:18Aaron was truly heartbroken about the loss of his drum.
13:27Melchior and Simeon were about to leave their hiding place and go to his aid when they saw the animals do an amazing thing.
13:35Look! The animals have taken the bells!
13:45Oh, this is indeed a miracle!
13:49Come! They are stuck! And they will surely be caught if we do not help them!
14:02Enough! Enough wood! The fire looks ready for the melting!
14:20Bring the bells!
14:22Aaron and his friends knew that they didn't have much more time to get the bells to a safe hiding place.
14:37For the Roman soldiers, within moments, would discover that they were missing.
14:42They were right here! I'm sure this is where we left them just hours ago!
14:47Oh!
14:48Oh, am I intruding? I certainly don't wish to rush you, but...
14:54What do you idiots think you're doing, standing around and staring at your feet?
14:59Uh, you see, the bells, you know, the silver bells, they seem to be, uh, not here, missing.
15:08Huh?
15:18Aaron! You're back!
15:21What is happening down there?
15:23They have begun to search. I'm sure that one of them will find the tracks and be here at any moment. We must hurry!
15:31If we can bury these bells and make the sand look like the other dunes, then we may have a chance.
15:41Let me help you.
15:42Quickly they buried the bells and then hid themselves behind a nearby cliff, waiting and hoping that all would be well.
16:01What have you found there, Polonius? Nothing! Nothing here or as far as the eye can see in any direction!
16:18What a glorious day for me and for all of Bethlehem, indeed, all the world!
16:25Well, thanks to you, Melchior, and to our brave little drummer boy and his animals.
16:33It will be a day long remembered in history.
16:37Simeon, prepare to ring out the bells, for it is time.
16:42Let me find Aaron. I'm sure he'll want to be here.
16:48Melchior expected to find a happy and joyous Aaron, but instead he came upon one distressed.
16:55And on the verge of tears.
17:10Why so sad, my son? Today is a day for rejoicing.
17:16You have accomplished a magnificent feat.
17:19I know I should be happy.
17:22It's just that my drum and sticks.
17:25They were burned in the fire at the tax collector's camp.
17:29They were a gift from my poor father and...
17:32The wise man tried to console Aaron about his loss.
17:40And soon, the little drummer boy realized that the event that was about to occur far overshadowed his small problem.
17:48Now, Simeon!
17:51Now!
17:51Simeon!
18:00Set the little lamb to the shepherd boy
18:06Do you hear what I hear?
18:13Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy
18:17Do you hear what I hear?
18:22A song, a song, wide above the tree
18:27With a voice as big as the sea
18:32With a voice as big as the sea
18:38Send the King to the people everywhere
18:45Listen to what I say
18:51Pray for peace, people everywhere
18:56Listen to what I say
19:01The child, the child, sleeping in the night
19:06He will bring us goodness and light
19:11He will bring us goodness and light
19:21And all of Bethlehem heard the bells
19:26And knew that the prophecy of old Simeon had come true
19:29And they too followed the star to see the promised one
19:34The little babe in the manger
19:37Aaron, we all have need of your parents once again
19:44You know the road to the manger
19:47Lead us, son, with your drum
19:52My drum?
19:54A mere few hours work for a bell maker
19:58A drum!
19:59A drum!
20:01Go, Aaron, and lead them
20:07For I must be on my way back to Damascus
20:11And always remember
20:14God is with you
20:16I heard the bells on Christmas day
20:34Their old familiar carols play
20:37And wild and sweet
20:39And wild and sweet
20:40The words repeat
20:41Of peace on earth
20:44Good will toward men
20:47And each year
20:49The bells rang out
20:51To remind the people to come and rejoice
20:54With love and hope in their hearts
20:57And celebrate the Christmas day
21:01So to honor him
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21:11When we come
21:25I play my drum for him
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