Christmas Musicals for Church
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A DIY Christmas © 2020 Celebrating Grace, Inc. All rights reserved. Scene 6, page 1 Scene 6 MOM: I know this Christmas isn't perfect like we all had hoped, so your dad and I thought we could read a little bit of the Christmas story together. Maybe it can help us remember some important things about why we celebrate. (Dad and Mom takes turns reading Luke 2:4-12 from the Bible. While Parents are reading, Choir members act out a simple, DIY version of the nativity as the kids watch and listen.) DAD: This is from Luke chapter two. " 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. (Joseph and Mary walk through—they are dressed in DIY-work clothes.) MOM: 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (Joseph and Mary walk back onstage—Mary is holding baby Jesus [doll] and places Him in a DIY-manger [cardboard box].) DAD: 8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. (Enter Shepherds in DIY-work clothes holding DIY-crooks. They are holding stuffed-animal-sheep, or choir members dressed in DIY-work clothes act like Sheep, crawling on the ground near the Shepherds and lightly baa-ing.) MOM: 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. (Enter Angel, dressed in DIY-work clothes with DIY-wings and DIY-halo. Shepherds tremble as Angel stands before them, lip-syncing the words as Dad reads them from the Bible.) DAD: 10 And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.'" (ESV) (Exit Angel, Shepherds, and Sheep) MARCUS: Do you think Joseph and Mary might have felt a little bit like we do? (looking around at the mess) No normal house… No real bed to lie down… No crib… Mary had to put baby Jesus in a food bin! MOM: I'm sure they did feel a little like we do. Their situation certainly wasn't perfect, was it? ALEX: Sure wasn't. They had to D.I.Y. EVERYTHING! Make a bed in a stable, have a baby with no hospital, turn a manger into a crib…