The baby lay in the manger sleeping, while Mozart played him a lullabye on the harpsichord. John Coltrane picked up his sax and played a harmony that made the stars weep, it was so beautiful. Buddha sat on a bale of hay in the corner and laughed as he watched Picasso furiously painting the scene. Mary held the baby's hand and grooved to the music, trying to stay in the moment and not think about what the future would bring. Joseph stood in the doorway with King Arthur, the two of them smoking cigars stamped with "It's a boy!"Everyone raised their wineskins in a toast when the three wise men entered. King Caspar bowed low and gave the baby a pennywhistle, King Melchior gave him a copy of The Essential Leonard Cohen and a stereo to play it on and King Balthazar pointed toward the west and put a pair of purple sunglasses over the baby's eyes, so he could watch the sunset and not get burned.
Coltrane finished his solo and Glen Miller climbed up on the stand and led the band in Moonlight Serenade. Mary tucked the blanket up to the baby's chin and walked over to the doorway and took Joseph by the hand. "Dance with me, Daddy!"she whispered as she wrapped her arm around his waist. And they spun across the stable floor, lost in each others' eyes.
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