【正文】 cture was published, many families wanted a Christmas tree of their own, and the custom soon ——維多利亞女王和阿爾伯特親王。In 1949, I spent Christmas in Malta as a newlymarried naval have returned to that island over the years, including last month for a meeting of Commonwealth leaders。s Young Leaders, an inspirational group, each of them a symbol of hope in their own Commonwealth ，初為軍嫂的我在馬耳他度過圣誕節(jié)。今年我會晤了另一批領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，“女王青年領(lǐng)袖”是一個鼓舞人心的團(tuán)體，每個人都是各自英聯(lián)邦社區(qū)的希望。我盼望著2016年忙忙碌碌，盡管有人說，我可能不止一次甚至兩次聽到生日歌。It also allows us to reflect on the year that has passed, as we think of those who are far away or no longer with people say the first Christmas after losing a loved one is particularly it39。很多人說失去平生所愛后的第一個圣誕節(jié)是最艱難的，可此時也該想想我們要感恩的人?？伞都s翰福音》有一句充滿希望的話這樣說，圣誕贊歌中常常朗誦，“光明照亮了黑暗，黑暗卻無法蒙蔽光明。在對日作戰(zhàn)勝利日，我們給在遠(yuǎn)東那場可怕戰(zhàn)役中的在世老兵們授勛，緬懷數(shù)千名沒有回到祖國的犧牲者。At the end of that war, the people of Oslo began sending an annual gift of a Christmas tree for Trafalgar has 500 light bulbs and is enjoyed not just by Christians but by people of all faiths, and of the very top sits a bright star, to represent the Star of ，奧斯陸人民每年向特拉法加廣場贈送一棵圣誕樹。在樹頂有一顆明星，它代表著“伯利恒之星”。據(jù)說，在耶穌誕生時，有三個博士在東方觀察到一顆屬于“猶太人之王”的星，前來耶路撒冷拜見，就在博士們前往附近的伯利恒尋找時，先前看見的那顆星，又忽然出現(xiàn)在前方，引領(lǐng)他們來到耶穌降生之處。The custom of topping a tree also goes back to Prince Albert39。s tree, he chose an angel, helping to remind us that the focus of the Christmas story is on one particular 。For Joseph and Mary, the circumstances of Jesus39。s no surprise that such a human story still captures our imagination and continues to inspire all of us who are Christians, the world ，耶穌出生在馬廄，這樣的環(huán)境遠(yuǎn)非理想，可更糟糕的是這家人還被迫逃離故土。Despite being displaced and persecuted throughout his short life, Christ39。Although it is not an easy message to follow, we shouldn39。rather, it inspires us to try harder: to be thankful for the people who bring love and happiness into our own lives, and to look for ways of spreading that love to others, whenever and wherever we ，我們也不要灰心。One of the joys of living a long life is watching one39。先是兒女，然后是孫輩，現(xiàn)在有重孫輩幫我裝扮圣誕樹。Albert39。There39。There are millions of people lighting candles of hope in our world ，我們的世界，成百上千萬的人點(diǎn)燃希望的燭火。I wish you a very happy 。There39。There are millions of people lighting candles of hope in our world ，我們的世界，成百上千萬的人點(diǎn)燃希望的燭火。I wish you a very happy 。s Christmas Broadcast in 2002 reflected on the celebrations which had taken place around the UK and Commonwealth, and looked forward to the challenges of the I look back over these past twelve months, I know that it has been about as full a year as I can Christmas itself still remains a time for reflection and a focus of hope for the great religions have such times of renewal, moments to take stock before moving on to face the challenges which lie of you will know only too well from your own experience, the grief that follows the death of a much loved mother or were very much part of my life and always gave me their support and my own sadness was tempered by the generous tributes that so many of you paid to the service they gave to this country and the wider such a difficult time this gave me great fort and inspiration as I faced up both to my own personal loss and to the busy Jubilee summer are important events in all our is the anniversary of the birth of Christ over two thousand years ago, but it is much more than is the celebration of the birth of an idea and an a different way I felt that the Golden Jubilee was more than just an celebrations were joyous occasions, but they also seemed to evoke something more lasting and profoundtheir leadership and example, their achievements in science, the arts and many other celebrations also gave opportunities to recognise the valuable work undertaken by so many people in service of their was a time to remind ourselves, as the Christmas story does every year, that we must never forget the plight of the disadvantaged and excluded, that we must respond to the needs of those who may be in distress or modern world places such heavy demands on our time and attention that the need to remember our responsibilities to others is greater than is often difficult to keep this sense of perspective through the ups and downs of everyday lifeboth in war, and as they help to build a lasting peace in troublespots across the of this can be achieved without paying a know that all our thoughts at this time are with the families who are suffering the pain of those who have recently lost a close relative or friend will know how difficult Christmas can individual Servicemen and women are our neighbours and e from our own towns and villages。s Awards for Voluntary Service by groups within the have been struck by how often people say to me that they are receiving their award on behalf of a team and that they do not deserve to be singled annual award recognises the team rather than the this country and throughout the Commonwealth there are groups of people who are giving their time generously to make a difference to the lives of we think of them, and of our Servicemen and women far from home at this Christmas time, I hope we all, whatever our faith, can draw inspiration from the words of the familiar prayer: “Teach us good Lord To serve thee as thou deservest。To fight, and not to heed the wounds。To labour, and not to ask for any reward。s Christmas Broadcast of 2007 focused on supporting the disadvantaged as wel