Post by Ann T on Dec 9, 2012 17:13:37 GMT -5
They had the children's Christmas musical performance this morning at church. It was hilarious. It featured a "Christmas Extravaganza" theme with a fake music competition that skewered the modern corporate cliches and music extravaganza cliches (country western line-dancing carols; gangsta rap carols; tap dancing wise men; emcee who was constantly answering her cell phone and twitter tweets with a suit-wearing corporate buzzword spewing sidekick). It was brilliant. The kids did a really good job on it. (The Sunday School buys musical kits that have the script, canned musical accompaniment, and scenery instructions--see below). Then we went to lunch at IHOP. It's warm and dry today so we're airing out the house till it turns cool again.
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The Secret of Snowflake County
Written by: Christy Semsen
Published by: WORD (2012)
Length: 35 minutes
Song titles:
Christmas in Snowflake County
Our Extravaganza
This is the Time
Glory to God
I Wanna Be Wise
The Crazy Christmas Medley
Silent Night, Holy Night
Hope Has Come
Christmas in Snowflake County (reprise) with Glory to God
Characters:
Mayor Hallmark, the scatterbrained female judge of the “Snowflake County
Christmas Extravaganza”
Joey, the Mayor’s intern, who helps her with all her electronic gadgets
Suzy Hallmark, the Mayor’s daughter, who is trying to get her mother’s attention to
share a secret
Max, a non-speaking comic role, with one shy, long line near the musical’s end
Also, there are three competitors in the finals of the ‘Christmas Extravaganza” competition:
Holly Berry, Mitch Mistletoe, Candie Appleton
In addition, there are three one-line parts for three children, plus three tap-dancing “wise men” (girls in a comic role).
Summary:
The premise of their “Snowflake County Christmas Extravaganza” is that it’s a competition of “0ver-the-top” Christmas excess.
The “rules” of the “Extravaganza” include:
Always use lights, bigger is always better, and don’t do anything you’ve done before
In Snowflake County, Christmas performances have become so extravagant, professional, and overblown that the real message of
Christmas has been totally lost.
After we have line-dancing angels, dancing snowflakes, and tap-dancing wise men, plus a CRAZY Christmas medley, the real
“secret,” the message of God coming to earth as a baby, finally comes out.
They all realize that their emphasis on bigger and better extravagant productions is really not what Christmas should be about, and
that the “Incarnation”… God becoming a man… doesn’t need to be overblown the way they’ve been doing it.
Comments:
This is a new “angle” for a Christmas musical, and the message is loud and clear in the end. It’s a little crazy at times, overblown
at times, and lots of fun overall. An experienced choir and creative director could pull this off very creatively.
Bottom line:
This could be presented as an extravagant, overblown production, or minimalized according to your dramatists and choir. Your
Children will have a great time presenting it. Mayor Hallmark probably should be an adult female or older teen girl.
Resource materials available:
Songbook BCS-67 Listening CD DC-67
Preview Pack DC-67PK Listening CD Bulk (10 pack) DC-67X
Teacher Resource Kit BCD-67 Instructional DVD VDC-67
Accompaniment CD (non-returnable) DCA-67
© Creative Ministry Solutions - 35 - www.creativemin.com
The Secret of Snowflake County
Written by: Christy Semsen
Published by: WORD (2012)
Length: 35 minutes
Song titles:
Christmas in Snowflake County
Our Extravaganza
This is the Time
Glory to God
I Wanna Be Wise
The Crazy Christmas Medley
Silent Night, Holy Night
Hope Has Come
Christmas in Snowflake County (reprise) with Glory to God
Characters:
Mayor Hallmark, the scatterbrained female judge of the “Snowflake County
Christmas Extravaganza”
Joey, the Mayor’s intern, who helps her with all her electronic gadgets
Suzy Hallmark, the Mayor’s daughter, who is trying to get her mother’s attention to
share a secret
Max, a non-speaking comic role, with one shy, long line near the musical’s end
Also, there are three competitors in the finals of the ‘Christmas Extravaganza” competition:
Holly Berry, Mitch Mistletoe, Candie Appleton
In addition, there are three one-line parts for three children, plus three tap-dancing “wise men” (girls in a comic role).
Summary:
The premise of their “Snowflake County Christmas Extravaganza” is that it’s a competition of “0ver-the-top” Christmas excess.
The “rules” of the “Extravaganza” include:
Always use lights, bigger is always better, and don’t do anything you’ve done before
In Snowflake County, Christmas performances have become so extravagant, professional, and overblown that the real message of
Christmas has been totally lost.
After we have line-dancing angels, dancing snowflakes, and tap-dancing wise men, plus a CRAZY Christmas medley, the real
“secret,” the message of God coming to earth as a baby, finally comes out.
They all realize that their emphasis on bigger and better extravagant productions is really not what Christmas should be about, and
that the “Incarnation”… God becoming a man… doesn’t need to be overblown the way they’ve been doing it.
Comments:
This is a new “angle” for a Christmas musical, and the message is loud and clear in the end. It’s a little crazy at times, overblown
at times, and lots of fun overall. An experienced choir and creative director could pull this off very creatively.
Bottom line:
This could be presented as an extravagant, overblown production, or minimalized according to your dramatists and choir. Your
Children will have a great time presenting it. Mayor Hallmark probably should be an adult female or older teen girl.
Resource materials available:
Songbook BCS-67 Listening CD DC-67
Preview Pack DC-67PK Listening CD Bulk (10 pack) DC-67X
Teacher Resource Kit BCD-67 Instructional DVD VDC-67
Accompaniment CD (non-returnable) DCA-67