Christmas Musicals for Church
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joy is possible for everybody, for Jesus said, 'Come to me all…" God loved the world and sent His Son. Whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life. And that is the Christmas joy. Corrie ten Boom." (KYLE closes the book, and speaks to himself.) Christmas joy. A bit of powdered sugar, a sour orange, a Christ- mas tree in a concentration camp…? (shaking his head) I think I've been looking for Christmas joy in all the wrong places. (There is the sound of a small group offstage singing "Joy to the World" as if in the distance. KYLE looks offstage and smiles.) And right on cue. Christmas joy. (A young private enters, bundled up against the cold.) PVT. JENSEN: Lieutenant Hargrove? KYLE: Reporting. PVT. JENSEN: I'm sorry to disturb you, sir. (saluting) Private Jensen, first class. KYLE: (smiling) As you were. PVT. JENSEN: I saw your door was open, Lieutenant. Captain Wilcox said you had arrived, and I thought you might like to join a couple of us tonight. We're caroling. KYLE: Caroling? PVT. JENSEN: (all-army) Yes sir. It's when individuals join together singing songs intended to commemorate the season and… KYLE: (breaking in) I know what caroling is. I'm afraid I don't have much voice. PVT. JENSEN: Well, that's really not why people carol, sir. They just want to feel… oh, I don't know… closer to Christmas. Or they want to feel Christmas is closer to them. (pause) Does that make sense? KYLE: (thoughtfully) It's beginning to. PVT. JENSEN: (extending a caroling book) So will you join us? KYLE: (taking the caroling book) Oh. A caroling book. Listen, ordinarily I'd be game, but I have so much work to do here… unpacking and all… PVT. JENSEN: (surveying the stacks of books) Yes. Unpacking. I can see. KYLE: (extending the caroling book) So, I'm afraid I won't be able to… 119 For Preview Only