A Christmas Play for Muppets/Puppets and Children ActorsPUPPET ACTORS: GRANDPAGray-haired old manJENNYGrandpa's
Spoiled Little
GirlBILLYJenny's
Little BrotherPEGGY SUE Poor
Little Girl Down The StreetUSES THE
CHILDREN’S MUSICAL ALBUM – “Kids Sing Christmas”
(See details at bottom of this page.)
____________________________________________________________SCENE ONESONG ONE:
Celebrate the Season4 to 6
PUPPETS SINGING AS A CHOIR on the top stageand the
four main characters singing together on the bottom stage CHORUS:(1, 3
& 5 puppets look at 2,4 and 6 puppets.)Celebrate
the SeasonCelebrate
the Season of our LordGive a
gift becauseThe
Greatest gift of all wasChrist who
came Christmas dayCelebrate
the Season1:
(Puppets look straight at audience)Come
celebrate with songCaroling
merrily alongCome
celebrate - I can hardly waitTo sing of
Jingle Bells so loud and strong (back to chorus)2:
(Puppets look straight at audience)Come
celebrate with praiseThank the
Lord for Happy HolidaysCome
celebrate - Let the presents waitThank Him
for Jesus and the gift He gave .....gift He gave
(back to chorus)(All
puppets disappear except Billy and Jenny)
Jenny and
Billy are talking together, LOOKING AT EACH OTHER!Jenny:Billy,
guess what I'M getting for Christmas?
Billy:I don't
know. What?Jenny:Well,
Grandma Brown is going to give me a Cabbage Patch doll, and Aunt
Nellie is going to give me a new play kitchen with a sink and everything!And Uncle
Dan and Aunt Polly are going to give me a new sled and then I can ride
down the hill in the snow! And my
Cousin Samantha made me a beautiful new sweater and even some mittens to
match it.And Mommie
and Daddy are giving me a new bicycle!And Paw
Paw John is going to get me a .....Billy:
(interrupting suddenly)Wait a
minute Jenny! Do you know how many presents you're getting? Too many
-- that's for sure ! You know, you're going to have so many
presents you won't even have a place to put them !Jenny:O yes I
will too, cause Aunt Marilyn is going to give me a big new toy box!Billy:Oh
brother! Yeah, and it'll already be full, just with your Christmaspresents
too!Jenny: I'm going
to have so many new toys I'm just going to throw away my old ones.
They're no fun to play with any more, anyway.Billy:Jenny! I
know what you can do! Why don't you give some of your old toys to
Peggy Sue. You know her daddy hasn't had a job for a long time, and
her mother has been in the hospital. I don't think she is going to
get any presents for Christmas.Jenny:Oh, Billy!
You're always full of dumb ideas! I don't have any time to give my
toys to Peggy Sue! Besides, Peggy Sue is SO BORING! She doesn't
have a bicycle, or any neat toys,---and she doesn't even have any
friends!(Grandpa
comes in during Jenny's dialogue)GP:Hello,
Jenny and Billy!Jenny: Oh, Hi
Grandpa! Did you get my Christmas present yet?Oh, I'm so
excited I can hardly wait for Christmas to get here.Grandpa,
how many presents are you and Grandma going to get me?Will you
give me a hint?GP:Jenny,
Jenny! You really are anxious about Christmas, aren't you? I believe
that you are thinking about all the things that everyone is going
to GIVE you, and you are forgetting something very important. Let me
tell you about the biggest and the best gift that anyone ever gave!Billy:Grandpa,
If you tell Jenny about that, she'll just be wanting IT TOO!That's all
she wants to talk about is PRESENTS, PRESENTS, PRESENTS!GP:Never mind
that Billy, because the BEST gift anybody ever gave wasthe VERY
FIRST CHRISTMAS PRESENT.Jenny: THE VERY
FIRST CHRISTMAS PRESENT!! Oooo, Grandpa! What was the very first
Christmas present?GP:Well
Jenny, that's an old, old story.Puppets
all turn toward opposite stage and watch as shepherds and angels
act.
Lights
rise on actors. MUSIC
BEGINS
- PUPPET
CHOIR returns on stage.
SONG TWO:
While Shepherds watched their flocksSTAGE
DRAMA - LIVE ACTORS
- Shepherds come in and gather around a
campfire, sitting in a semi-circle facing center stage. Angel comes in and
standsin center
stage facing shepherds
with hands reached upward,
pretending to speak to the shepherds. About half-way through the song,
puppets disappear.
While
shepherds watched their flocks by night all seated
on the groundThe angel
of the Lord appeared and glory shone aroundAnd glory
shone aroundFear not,
he said, for mighty dread had seized
their troubled mindsAnd
tidings of great joy I bringTo you and
all mankind, To you and all mankind.To you in
David's town this day is born of David's linethe Savior
who is Christ the Lordand this
shall be the sign - and this shall be the signThe
heavenly babe you there shall find To human
view displayedand gently
wrapped in swaddling clothes and in a manger laidPuppet
choir disappearsLights go
down on actors, up on puppets__________________________________________________________SCENE TWO Peggy Sue
comes on stage alone as song ends. She paces
back and forth as she speaks, as if frustrated, talking to herselfPS:How am I
going to buy Christmas presents for Mommie and Daddy? Mommie really
needs a some new slippers to wear while she is in the hospital, and
Daddy's old work gloves are all worn out. He'll really need a good pair
for his new job. GRANDPA
Comes in and listens to PEGGY SUE worryingPEGGY SUE(Does not look at Grandpa
yet.)Oh, I do
want to give them something, but all the money I've saved in my
piggybank is not enough. I've got to find a way to earn some more
money. Maybe Mrs. Green will let me rake the leaves in her yard. And Mr. Ferguson
might pay me for walking his dog in the evenings, and
maybe....GP:(Comes up while Peggy Sue is still talking)Hi, Peggy
Sue!PS:Hi, Mr.
Smith!GP:Peggy Sue,
are you are making plans for a big Christmas?PS:Well, not
a great big one Mr. Smith. Things haven't gone too well at our
house this year. My daddy is out of work and my mom is in the hospital.
I don't think there will be very many gifts under the tree this
Christmas. But I do want to give something to Mommie and Daddy, because
they are the best Mommie and Daddy in the world. GP:That's
very thoughtful of you Peggy Sue. It isn't often that a little girl like
yourself remembers to give a gift to her mom and dad. You know, it's
important for us all to remember that the Spirit of Christmas is not
about RECEIVING, but it's about GIVING! PS:Mr. Smith,
I learned in church that every good gift comes down from our Father
in Heaven. God has given us so many good things that we should be
thankful for what we have, and we should use what we have to give to
others.GP:That
reminds me of the VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS PRESENT.PS:What was
the VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS PRESENT, Mr. Smith?GP:Well,
Peggy Sue, it's an old, old story.MUSIC
BEGINS -
SONG THREE:
Silent NightPuppet
choir comes back on puppet stageJoseph and
Mary and baby Jesus take their places at a manger sceneSilent
Night, Holy NightAll is
calm, All is BrightRound yon
Virgin, Mother and ChildHoly
Infant so tender and mildsleep in
heavenly peace - sleep in heavenly peace(repeat
verse)Puppet
choir disappears after song ends__________________________________________________________SCENE
THREEBilly -
(Coming back on stage alone)It's hard
trying to think of a gift for someone that already has everything in the
world like Jenny. It'll be easier to find something for Grandpa, cause he's
not so particular. I think I'll get Grandpa some fishin' lures! He
always needs more fishin' lures!Jenny
(Bursting in - interrupts loudly)Oh Billy,
I'm SO UPSET! Mommie just told me that Aunt Sally isn't coming
home for Christmas, and that means I won't be getting any present from her!
I can't believe
it! Everything's going wrong! I hope
nobody else
changes their mind about coming home for Christmas. Then I won't hardly get
ANYTHING for Christmas!GP:Jenny, you
should be thankful for everything you have, and you shouldn't worry
yourself with the number of gifts you will be receiving for ChristmasJenny:But
Grandpa! Christmas is my most important time of the year.It's the only
time I can get all the things I want.GP: But Jenny,
Christmas didn't begin as a time to GET. It began as a time to
GIVE!Jenny:Grandpa,
How did Christmas BEGIN anyway?GP:Well, the
VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS is when God gave us His very special gift of
the Baby Jesus. MUSIC
BEGINS SONG FOUR:
He Is Born - Puppet choir returnsCHORUS:
Puppets look at audienceHe Is
Born, the Divine Christ ChildPlay the
Music, Play the tuneful oboeHe Is Born
the Divine Christ ChildSing we
all of the Savior loveVerse 1:
Puppets look at each otherThrough
long ages of the pastAll things
have foretold His comingThrough
long ages of the pastNow the
time has come at last(Repeat
Chorus)Verse 2:
Puppets look at each otherJesus Lord
of all the worldComing as
a Child among usJesus Lord
of all the worldPrecious
gift of God to man____________________________________________________________
SCENE FOURBilly:Grandpa, I
don't understand what's so important about the Baby Jesus. I know
that the angels sang, and the shepherds came, and the wise men
brought gifts,but
WHY? What was so
important about the Baby Jesus that
made him so special?Jenny:Billy, you
should already know that!GP: Be patient
Jenny. Lot's of people don't know why Jesus was so important.Listen carefully
and I'll tell you why.You see,
God loved all the people in the whole wide world, but they were very
bad, and they tried to forget about God.So God
came down from Heaven to a Manger in Bethlehem. This Baby Jesus would grow
into a man that would show us all the love of God. He gave so many
good things to the people. One day He gave sight to a blind man. Then
he gave hearing to a deaf man. He gave healing to many that were sick
and crippled, too.But
the greatest
thing He gave us was His life.
Jesus knew that our sins would keep us from going to heaven, so he died
for our sins so we will all have a chance to go to Heaven!Jenny:God gave
us His love!Billy:I'm glad
Jesus was born. He was THE VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS PRESENT!GP:That's why
we give one another GIFTS on CHRISTMAS, Jenny! We give because
GOD first gave!Music
Begins -
Song Five:
Rise, come and see the King
PUPPET
CHOIR COMES ON STAGECome Hear
the Joy, A Sweet Baby Boy!Oh rise!
Come and see the King!Help us to
tell our joyous Noel,Rise, come
and see the KingCHORUS:Angels are
singing, Glad tidings bringingCome hear
the story, Come sing His gloryRise, come
and see the King (Repeat this line on last chorus)Shake off
your sleep and leave all your sheepOh Rise
come and see the King!Jesus has
come, God's dear Chosen One,Oh Rise,
Come and see the King! (Go to Chorus)Our
Savior's Birth brings peace to the earthOh Rise,
Come and see the King!Come one
and all to His royal call,Rise, come
and see the King!____________________________________________________________SCENE FIVEJenny and
Peggy Sue are outside together.PS: Oh, Jenny!
I'm so excited! Mrs. Davidson paid me to help her bake Christmas
cookies for her family, and NOW I have enough money to buy some new
Slippers for Mommie, and some new work gloves for my Daddy.Jenny:Do you
know it's only Seven more days till Christmas! And guess what I'M
getting. I'm getting a Cabbage Patch Doll, and a new bicycle, and a
sweater with mittens, and a snow sled, and a play kitchen, and that's not
even everything! What are you getting for Christmas, Peggy Sue?PS:My Daddy
hasn't had a job for a long time, and my mommie's in the hospital,
so I don't think we will be getting any presents for Christmasthis year.Jenny -
(Grandpa enters during this)You're not
getting any presents? How can you not get any presents? I thought
everybody got presents!GP:Jenny, the
Bible says that it is more blessed to GIVE than it is to receive.
Peggy Sue is going to have one of the best feelings this Christmas
because she has learned that the joy of Christmas is notin GETTING
but in GIVING!MUSIC
BEGINS
SONG SIX:
Love Letters of ChristmasC - Christ
Jesus has come from HeavenH - the
Holy I AMR -
Rejoice with the mighty angelsI - an
infant both God and man, Oh,
CHORUS:Love
letters of Christmas telling me God loves
every boy and girlLove
letters of Christmas telling meGod so
loved the worldS - a star
moving through the heavensT - great
Tidings of JoyM - a
Manger that Jesus slept inA - the
Angel who watched the baby boy(Repeat
Chorus)S - a
Savior is sent from HeavenS - great
Shepherd is HeS - the
Son of the living God bringsS -
Salvation to you and me, oh,(Repeat
chorus)_________________________________________________________SCENE SIXJenny
(CRYING)I feel SO
BAD! I don't want Christmas to come if Peggy Sue isn't going to get any
presents. There's GOT to be a way to get Peggy Sue some Christmas
presents!Billy:Jenny, why
don't you give Peggy Sue all of your old toys. They won't be old to
her, and she will think they are great! Besides, you are going to
have plenty of new presents, and you won't need them any more.Jenny:Billy, I
know what I'm going to do. I'm going to clean them all upreal nice,
and ask mommie to help me wrap them up very special so I can give
Peggy Sue a BUNCH of PRESENTS!SONG ONE:
Celebrate the SeasonCHORUS:Celebrate
the SeasonCelebrate
the Season of our LordGive a
gift becauseThe
Greatest gift of all wasChrist who
came Christmas dayCelebrate
the Season
1:Come
celebrate with songCaroling
merrily alongCome
celebrate - I can hardly waitTo sing of
Jingle Bells so loud and strong2:Come
celebrate with praiseThank the
Lord for Happy HolidaysCome
celebrate - Let the presents waitThank Him
for Jesus and the gift he gave____________________________________________________________SCENE
SEVENALL FOUR
MUPPETS ON STAGEPS:Jenny, how
can I ever thank you for being so Kind to me this ChristmasBilly:Peggy Sue,
it was your good example that made Jenny realize how selfish she was.GP:I think we
have all learned an important lesson Billy!Jenny:I think
this is the best Christmas I've ever had! You know, it really is more
blessed to give than it is to receive!LAST SONG:
Feliz NavidadFeliz
Navidad, Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad,
from the bottom of my heart.Feliz
Navidad, Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad,
from the bottom of my heart.I want to
wish you a Merry ChristmasI want to
wish you a Merry ChristmasI want to
wish you a Merry ChristmasFrom the
bottom of my heart!
HERE IS THE MUSIC ALBUM USED IN THIS PROGRAM:
I cannot provide a source at this time.
I recommend that you shop around the Internet for a used copy.
TITLE: Kids Sing Christmas
Release Date: 08/01/1995
Record Label: Jive
UPC: 012414750624
Track List: Kids Sing Christmas
1. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
2. Angels We Have Heard on High
3. Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
4. Feliz Navidad
5. Joy to the World
6. While Shepherds Watched Their Fl...
7. Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Drum)
8. Deck the Halls
9. We Three Kings of Orient Are
10. Away in a Manger
11. Love Letters of Christmas
12. Wonderful Counselor
13. Over the River and Through the W...
14. Rise, Come and See the King
15. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
16. Go Tell It on the Mountain
17. Jingle Bells
18. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
19. All Through the Night
20. First Noel
21. Here We Come A-Caroling
22. Celebrate the Season
23. Children, Go Where I Send Thee
24. With a Star That Bright
25. O Come All Ye Faithful
26. Silent Night
27. Good Christian Men, Rejoice
28. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
29. Ring the Bells
30. He Is Born
31. O Come, Little Children
