Christmas Musicals for Church
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F rom award-winning creative songwriting team Joel Lindsey and Jeff Bumgardner, with script by Dr. Heidi Petak, Word Music & Church Resources proudly presents the new Dramatic Christmas Musical for Choir, Orchestra, Soloists, Actors and Carolers—SHEPHERDS AND KINGS. For many of us, Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, a time to be spent with family and friends…a festive, happy time. But for others, the same holiday season only serves to underscore the loneliness, pain, and hopelessness of their own lives. In our story, Susanna King's bright spirit and love for life overrides her circumstances; you see, Susanna has been recently diagnosed with cancer. But in spite of bad news and challenging times, she lives with the joy of Christmas in her heart. Others (like our character Mrs. Victoria Shepherd, in spite of being wealthy and in good health) find no reason to celebrate the Christmas season, largely because they have no joy in their lives. It is with this premise that our story begins. Mrs. Shepherd is a regular customer at Mattiello's Diner. Susanna, a waitress at the diner, has discovered that today is Mrs. Shepherd's birthday. Despite her battle with cancer, Susanna has made it her goal to help Mrs. Shepherd celebrate her birthday and hopefully impart a little Christmas spirit in the process. Susanna, her group of friends from church who are singing carols just outside the diner, and Mr. Mattiello, the owner of the diner, are all "in on" the plan to bring some special joy into Mrs. Shepherd's life. But they are in for a challenge, as Mrs. Shepherd is a reluctant participant in any kind of celebration—birthday or Christmas! Susanna is determined to show love and share the message of Christmas with someone who is in desperate need to know that God loves and cares for her. is is an emotion-filled story, rich with heart. It comes alive with great new songs that are sometimes powerful, sometimes celebratory, sometimes poignant; sometimes happy, sometimes sad; songs that propel the story along while speaking to our hearts with the love language of God's Christmas story…the birth of our Savior, Jesus. Designed to bring your music and drama ministries together, SHEPHERDS AND KINGS proclaims a strong, vibrant message about the power of love—our love for one another, our love for God, and most importantly, God's desire that ALL would come to know of His great love for us. Share the hope and good news of Christmas with your church and community this year, through your presentation of SHEPHERDS AND KINGS. 0 80689 55317 2 SHEPHERDS AND KINGS Lindsey, Bumgardner, Petak, Semsen / Semsen SATB CHRISTMAS ALL OVER THE WORLD (Opener) UNDERSCORE 1 (Susanna Arrives) UNDERSCORE 2 (Mattiello's) WE ALL NEED CHRISTMAS HOPES AND FEARS (Duet) MERCY FOR ME EVERLASTING LIGHT UNDERSCORE 3 (Accusations) PRINCE OF PEACE UNDERSCORE 4 (Realization) WINTER WHITE SHEPHERDS AND KINGS CHRISTMAS MAKES US ONE with We All Need Christmas Christmas Makes Us One O Come, All Ye Faithful and Shepherds and Kings