▁Bach ▁in ▁his ▁six ▁Christmas ▁Or atorio ▁cant at as ▁consists ▁of : ▁ ▁, ▁i . e . ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁reading . ▁ ▁, ▁i . e . ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁reading . ▁ ▁, ▁i . e . ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Day ▁of ▁Christmas ▁G ospel ▁reading . ▁ ▁, ▁i . e . ▁the ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁G ospel ▁reading ▁ ▁, ▁i . e . ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ▁reading ▁for ▁the ▁E pi ph any ▁fe ast ▁ ▁, ▁i . e . ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ▁reading ▁for ▁E pi ph any ▁The ▁G ospel ▁read ings ▁for ▁the ▁Third ▁Day ▁of ▁Christmas ▁( Pro log ue ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John ), ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Sunday ▁after ▁New ▁Year ▁( the ▁Fl ight ▁to ▁Egypt ) ▁are ▁not ▁directly ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Christmas ▁Or atorio . ▁In ▁detail : ▁ ▁First ▁performance ▁The ▁or atorio ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁performance ▁on ▁six ▁fe ast ▁days ▁of ▁Christmas ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 7 3 5 . ▁The ▁original ▁score ▁also ▁contains ▁details ▁of ▁when ▁each ▁part ▁was ▁performed . ▁It ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁within ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁most ▁important ▁churches ▁in ▁Leipzig , ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁and ▁St . ▁Nicholas . ▁As ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁below , ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁only ▁performed ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁Church . ▁ ▁First ▁performances