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Cover of The Christmas Story: the title in navy over the phrase “unto us a child is born” in gold script, inside a thin gold border.
unto us a child is bornIsaiah 9:6

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The Christmas Story

A Faux Calligraphy Practice Book

The nativity in fifteen King James passages, from the prophets to the manger.

$9one-off, US dollars

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  • US Letter PDF (8.5 × 11 in)
  • 45 pages
  • Print at home, as many times as you like
  • KJV text (public domain)
  • Personal-use licence

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About this book

The Christmas story in fifteen King James passages, in order: Isaiah's great light and the child that is born, Bethlehem Ephratah, the angel and Mary, the manger and the shepherds, the star and the wise men, and the Word made flesh. Each passage has its own spread — the text in small print, two key words, one phrase, then every line in traceable script on four-line guides with a blank line to copy it yourself. Written in forest green and deep red. Good for Advent, for cards, and for anything you want to letter on a gift tag.

What you will write

15 passages, KJV and public domain. Each one gets key words, a phrase, and then the whole passage line by line.

  1. 01Isaiah 9:2
  2. 02Isaiah 9:6
  3. 03Isaiah 7:14
  4. 04Micah 5:2
  5. 05Luke 1:30-31
  6. 06Luke 1:37
  7. 07Luke 1:46-47
  8. 08Matthew 1:21
  9. 09Luke 2:7
  10. 10Luke 2:10-11
  11. 11Luke 2:14
  12. 12Luke 2:19
  13. 13Matthew 2:10
  14. 14Matthew 2:11
  15. 15John 1:14

The book, page by page

45 pages in all, in this order.

  • Coverp. 1
  • How faux calligraphy worksp. 2
  • Reading the guidelinesp. 3
  • Warm-up drillsp. 4
  • Lowercase a–zp. 5
  • Uppercase A–Zp. 6
  • The passages, line by linepp. 7–42
  • Free practice pagespp. 43–44
  • Where to go nextp. 45

Look inside

Actual pages from the PDF, at print size. The light script is the exemplar you trace; the empty rows underneath are yours.

Who it is for

Written for the scripture-writing habit: a verse a sitting, no rush, nothing to set up beyond a pen.

Licence

Personal use, no copy limit. Print it for yourself and your household as often as you like. Reselling the file, sharing it publicly or handing it out as class material is not covered — for a church group, Bible study or classroom set, email us and we will sort out a group licence.

Scripture is the King James Version. Non-scripture text is public domain.

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