The Origin of Christmas Stories
School Program Version
(By Caroline S. Mackay 1989
This program was written as a community sing program. It was used in a school and the audience was the chorus. It has been used as a school program with each grade level doing one of the songs. There are two narrators that introduce the songs. The narrators talk about how stories in general started until they get stuck on all the stories surrounding Christmas.
VITAL STATISTICS
Speakers------------------2
Decorations--------------open to your imagination
Songs-----------------------not included--you choose some you are familiar with
Suggested songs include Here Comes Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red Nose Reineer, White Christmas, Snoopy's Chrsitmas, I Want a Hippopotamas For Christmas, Santa's Using Zebras, I Swa Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Up on the Housetop, Silver Bells, Jingle Bells,
Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Away in the Manger, Silent Night, We Wish You a Merry Christmas
SAMPLE OF SCRIPT:
NARRATOR 1: We welcome you to our annual community Christmas program.
For your information we want you to know that you are the chorus.
NARRATOR 2: (threatening to the audience with finger pointed) And if you don't do it right
the first time then (points to chorister) she will make you do it over.
NARRATOR 1: (elbows narrator 2) That's not in the script and besides that's not nice to say.
NARRATOR 2: (raises right arm to the square) It's the truth and nothin' but the truth.
NARRATOR 1: Stop telling these (points to the audience) people stories.
NARRATOR 2: (indignantly) Stories! (stops and scratches head and asks) Just what is a
story.
NARRATOR 1: Well that's what we came to tlak about. We came to tell Christmas stories.
NARRATOR 2: Just how did stories get started. Was there a ' big bang ' and the first story
just happened or was it created? (Turns to audience and raises eyebrows)
"I have read through it (The Origin of Christmas Stories) and I'm DELIGHTED! It will be fun and easy! ...I spent hours on line trying to find a decent program that could be "thrown" together quickly, but still be cute and fun! ...We've never had a program where the audience participated before. I think that will make it really une-ee-que (unique!)....Thanks for being so flexible with the music and the script so anyone can adapt your plays to their needs.
Toni in Riverton, Utah
"got it...thanks so much!!! the script is perfect. " Amy in Inglewood, CA
