The BBC is showing a lot of Morecombe and Wise this Christmas. We have seen the sketch with André Previn more than once. One of the jokes is that they call Mr Previn "Mr Preview" on order to get a laugh- and we obeyed- each time. Of course neither Morecombe or Wise are their own original surnames. They started as Eric Bartholomew and Ernest Wiseman. Both changed their name to get laughs. Getting laughs was their business.
Isaiah foretells the name of the Messiah as "Emmanuel" meaning "God with us". Joseph is told by the angel to call the child to be born to his betrothed "Jesus" or "Yaweh saves".
That is his business to be God with us and to save us.
Webpage for photograph
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Morecambe_and_Wise.jpg
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