Summary: A version of the Christmas story in simple English, as written for a TEFL group at my church's Christmas party, to remind them of the real meaning of Christmas. During the Christmas holiday, almost all churches host plays with a particular theme in mind. This is ideal for a Christian School or Children's Church to present as the older children / teens can play the speaking roles and younger children can play the non-speaking roles of characters in the Nativity scene. Program that can be performed with a minimal amount of participants. Christmas Plays Jared's Search for Peace by Donna McHugh ... Jared's Search for Peace is a 45 minute narrated Christmas. A pianist; Narrator(s) Singers; Scripture Readers; Flannelgraph plus worker to change the scenes; Optional: Several people could pantomime parts.

Taylor Made Productions has Christmas plays. “The Narrated Nativity” (Nativity Story Excerpts from “Redemption In The Wings” Play) by Frederick Passmore copyright 2009 Sheep Laughs Publications. Christmas is one of the few holidays that has the capacity to bring the world together. This is the script for the embedded “Nativity Play” scenes found in the play “Redemption In The Wings.” You may do it separately if you wish, to have a shorter traditional Christmas story, without having to learn lines. Minimum costume is an option, no props needed except a doll or baby. This website has pictures from their pageant for Christmas, and hints from the original director. This could be a song, a reading of the Bible, a poem or whatever as long as it related to Christmas. On Christmas Eve each one of us was expected to perform something in the "Christmas Program". A CHRISTMAS NATIVITY PLAY FOR CHILDREN (Script adapted/quoted from the New International Version of the Bible; Luke 1 and 2) by Annette McDermott In fact you can use as many actors as you want to! It is a summary of the Nativity Story from the gospels. It could be done by children too. Uncles, Aunts, kids, dogs, and the much needed help in the kitchen all enjoyed the fellowship. Each Christmas my family gathered at my Grandparent's where we celebrated Christmas. If you are on the planning committee this year, perhaps the ideas provided in this CelebrationJoy post can be of some help. One major benefit of using an independently published church musical is you can contact the people who wrote the program. Specially scripted for larger groups this short Christmas play can be performed with 11 - 25 actors (or more!).

/ Christmas Plays for Churches.