▁bas ing ▁the ▁content ▁upon ▁the ▁G ospel ▁reading ▁for ▁that ▁day ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁coh er ent ▁narr ative ▁structure . ▁W ere ▁he ▁to ▁have ▁followed ▁the ▁calendar , ▁the ▁story ▁would ▁have ▁unfold ed ▁as ▁follows : ▁B irth ▁and ▁Ann unci ation ▁to ▁the ▁She ph erd s ▁The ▁Ad oration ▁of ▁the ▁She ph erd s ▁Pro log ue ▁to ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John ▁Circ um c ision ▁and ▁N aming ▁of ▁Jesus ▁The ▁Fl ight ▁into ▁Egypt ▁The ▁Com ing ▁and ▁Ad oration ▁of ▁the ▁Mag i ▁This ▁would ▁have ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Family ▁fle eing ▁before ▁the ▁Mag i ▁had ▁arrived , ▁which ▁was ▁un su itable ▁for ▁an ▁or atorio ▁evidently ▁planned ▁as ▁a ▁coh er ent ▁whole . ▁Bach ▁removed ▁the ▁content ▁for ▁the ▁Third ▁Day ▁of ▁Christmas ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 7 ), ▁John ' s ▁G ospel , ▁and ▁split ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁groups ▁of ▁visitors — She ph erd s ▁and ▁Mag i — into ▁two . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁understand able ▁ex position ▁of ▁the ▁Christmas ▁story : ▁The ▁B irth ▁The ▁Ann unci ation ▁to ▁the ▁She ph erd s ▁The ▁Ad oration ▁of ▁the ▁She ph erd s ▁The ▁Circ um c ision ▁and ▁N aming ▁of ▁Jesus ▁The ▁J our ney ▁of ▁the ▁Mag i ▁The ▁Ad oration ▁of ▁the ▁Mag i ▁The ▁Fl ight ▁into ▁Egypt ▁takes ▁place ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁part . ▁