BETHLEHEM — Residents of Bethlehem in Judea reported that it was anything but a silent night this evening, as they were treated to two different concerts by two young musicians. Eyewitnesses said that shortly after the little drummer boy left the stable, a little bagpipe boy showed up wailing out a tune of his own.

"It was not a fun experience," noted Mary, mother of newborn baby Jesus. "First that kid with the drum showed up, and it was all ‘pa rum pum pum pum' for two hours. We finally got rid of him, and then some kid showed up with a set of bagpipes. That angel of the Lord certainly didn't warn me about all this."

Mary said the only bright spot was that baby Jesus never cried once during the entire performance. "That little Lord Jesus, no crying he made," she noted. "Or maybe he did,

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