Today we meet several people who are privy to Messiah's birth; the shepherds, the Magi, Herod, Simeon, and Anna.  Their interactions  confirm to Mary and Joseph that they aren't dreaming. Luke 2:1-20, 21-40; Matthew 2:1-12

Mary gets proof she did not imagine Gabriel's announcement.  John is born and named. Joseph is instructed to go ahead and marry Mary.  Luke 1:39-45,46-56, 57-66, 67-80; Matthew 1:18-25

Today, we take a look at Jesus' very different genealogies in Matthew and Luke and hear Gabriel's announcements of the births of Jesus and John.  Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38; Luke 1:5-25, 26-38