Silent Night: After The Ball

After God's Christmas Pageant, with all of its conflicts, characters, costumes, and special effects...

After the negotiations with the Innkeeper over the insurance implications of spending the night in the stable
After the miraculous ordeal of natural childbirth with a shortage of warm water and fresh linen
After the cleaning of the filth and animal slobber out of the food trough
After the noise of protesting animals accustomed to eating from said food trough
After the ranting and raving of the working class heroes in from the fields, going on and on about singing UFO's
After the blocking of the stable window with somebody's coat because the one lone star in the sky shines so brightly that no other stars can even be seen- right into the eyes of the newborn infant...

There is finally silence just before dawn, and the parents entrusted by God to raise the Saviour of all humankind are permitted a few moments of peaceful reflection after the ball.