British Sign Language (BSL) translations of Christmas carols and for words and phrases related to advent and Christmas. Our videos are presented by Deaf BSL users who are practising Christians. The presenting team includes professional translators and interpreters, church leaders, and tutors. You can download our videos of Christmas carols in British Sign Language (BSL) to include them in online and onsite carol services, Bible studies, school assemblies, nativity plays, church groups, workshops, and similar. Find out how.
A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Bray. Animal cries, especially loud or insistent ones. Sometimes used (disparagingly) about an individual’s voice or manner of speaking.
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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Camel. Large mammal with one (dromedary) or two (Bactrian camel) fatty humps on its back. Native to Asia and now feral in Australia. Vital in nomadic cultures for milk, meat, fibres (for clothing, tents, bedding etc) and for transporting people and goods. Regarded as unclean ‘non-kosher’ in Judaism and therefore not suitable as food but is used as a beast of burden. Camels are mentioned in the Bible in various contexts, including as a means of transport and a measure of wealth.
Biblical references include: Genesis 12:16, Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25
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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Christ (-Christ). A Roman Catholic sign for Christ. The second person of the Trinity; the Son of God.
The name Jesus comes from the Hebrew-Aramaic word Yeshua, which means “Yahweh (the Lord) is salvation.” Christ is actually a title for Jesus, it comes from the Greek word Christos, meaning “the Anointed One”. Yeshua was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Joshua).
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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Christmas / Nowell / Noel / Nativity. Christmas is the annual Christian festival, celebrating the birth of Jesus. There is no established Christian sign for Christmas. This is an example of one of many possible signs for Christmas which transliterated has been signed as JESUS BIRTH.
This is the same sign as used for: Nativity / Birth of Jesus
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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of City of David. A name for Jerusalem (which David conquered) in the Old Testament; and for Bethlehem (where David came from) in St Luke’s gospel.
See also: Jerusalem
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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Conceived (by the Holy Spirit). The conception of Jesus, in Mary’s womb, without sexual intercourse, leading to what’s known as the Virgin Birth of Jesus.
It is a common mistaken belief that the term Immaculate Conception refers to the Virgin Mary conceiving Jesus without having sexual intercourse. However, the term Immaculate Conception in fact refers to Mary herself having been born free from original sin.
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