Children’s Spirits High for Christmas

“2004 Children and Teenagers’ Christmas Celebration Service” was held at the Eunpyong Seonggyeol Church in Seoul on Friday afternoon. The last part of the service was filled with the song, “Joy to the World,” sung by children with candles in their hands. The year was one of the most difficult for the nation, but the song still seems to carry hope for blessings and love to spread all around the world at the time of Christmas.

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