Hi friends.

Here is another skit that I have composed. This is inspired by a short skit, by the same name, composed by Angela and Jessica Simmons.

Characters (in order of appearance):

TREE, STAR, CARD, PRESENT, SANTA

Note ~ If the play needs to be used for small kids who may have difficulty memorizing the lines, have a narrator read out their dialogues and let the kids act. You may also increase the number of characters by adding other Christmas icons like Cracker, Cake, Bell, etc.

Narrator: "Good Evening everyone.
Christmas is a season to be happy and to be merry. But do we actually know why we are happy?
I am sure we all do.
We get a break from our daily monotonous routine - No Work, No studies. Good food to eat - cakes, cookies.
We get to meet our relatives and friends. Some of us get to travel to different places during Christmas. And most of us love giving and receiving gifts.
Isn’t it just a wonderful season?
But, are we not forgetting something very important?
Our theme for the skit today evening reflects on the same - ‘What is the reason for the Christmas season?’"

Tree is standing proudly at center stage, fluffing out his branches and singing to himself.

Tree (sings): "O, Christmas Tree! O, Christmas Tree! How lovely are your branches!!"
Tree: "I have the most important job of the season! One look at me and people are reminded that it is Christmas season."

Star enters glamorously:
Star (sings): "I am the radiant star of the night. All of you glow in my bright light!"
Star: Oh Tree, I am going to sit on your top branches this year, and I shall be the main attraction!

Card enters the scene.
Card (sings): "I am the most important one during Christmas, as I wish everyone Merry Christmas"
Card: "Greetings to one and all! I am the main attraction of Christmas. I bring a smile on everyone’s faces."

Present enters grandly.
Present (sings): "I am the joy of the season, kids see me and smile for a reason"
Present: "My dear card. I think you are mistaken. I am the main attraction of the season. It is not you, but me, who brings smile on children’s faces."

Tree: "Wait a minute. Guys! You know I’m the main attraction!"

Star: "But without us, you’d just be a plain old green tree! You need us!"

Santa enters.
Background song : "You better watch out! You better not cry. Better not pout, I am telling why. Santa Claus is coming to town"
Santa (speaks aloud): "Ho ! Ho ! Ho. I am Santa Claus. Even though I am imaginary, somehow, I have become the icon of Christmas.
Children think that I come though the chimney and place gifts under the Christmas tree. But that is not true."
Santa (turning to Tree, Star, Card & Present): "Don’t fight guys! All of you are important"
Santa (addressing Tree): "Tree, you represent everlasting life because your leaves are green all round the year."
Santa (addressing Star) : "Star, you stand for the great light that led the wise men to Jesus."
Santa (turning to Card): "Dear Card, you share the joy and cheer of the season to all the people around the world."
Santa (finally adressing Present): "And Present, you are not left out. You represent God’s gift to the world - the greatest gift of all!"

Santa (addressing the audience): "Having said all that, let us not forget the actual reason of the season. He is the true gift of the season and the true star of the day. He is the Prince of Peace and the Lord of Lords. It is because of him, and through him, that we receive eternal life. So let’s glorify his name and may baby Jesus be born in each one of our hearts."

Nativity scene can be acted out here. Mary(with baby Jesus), Joseph and few shepherds.

Everyone sings

O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him,
Born the King of angels;
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O Come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

Everyone sings ‘We wish you a Merry Christmas!"

Narrator: "I take this opportunity to thank each one of us who have contibuted to the skit. Thank you Lord for guiding us and helping us perform the skit. Thank you children for your wonderful performance. Thank you teachers for inspiring the children and leading the way. And thank you all for being such a wonderful audience. We hope that this Christmas be an enjoyable experience for each one of us. Let us all seek Jesus and invite him into our hearts and our lives.

Cheers
Rosh

The following skit teaches (at least thats what the author intends!) the kids the importance of Bible, Sunday School and Christmas. 

This has been inspired by/loosely based on a short skit "Not What I Wanted"

Duration: (5-10 minutes. The number of actors and the dialogues can be refined further to narrow or broaden the duration)

Narrator: It’ a cold winter morning in a small city called Mysore. Three kids walk along the footpath, as they come upon two brothers, Jerome and Jeffrey, playing outside.

Remo: “Hey Jerome! Hey Jeff! Are you both not coming to Sunday School today?”

Jeffrey: “Hello friends. I got this ball as a Christmas present. It is so good. See how high it bounces. Do you guys want to play with me?”

Jerome (flaunting his new walkman): “And papa bought me this walkman. I can hear songs all day long. I had wanted it for so long. What did you all get for Christmas?”

Frank: “Hmm. Come let’s walk. We can discuss this while on our way to the church?”

Narrator: Jeffrey seems reluctant as he is happier playing with the ball and Jerome continues to listen to his walkman. Their Sunday School teacher, Ninu, drives by in her car but stops when she sees the kids. She gets down and walks towards the children.

Ninu: “Good Morning children. Come, Hop on! We are getting late.”

Susan: “But, chechi, Jeffrey and Jerome are not coming as they are playing with their new gifts”

Ninu (addressing Jerome): “Is that your Christmas present, Jerome?”

Jerome: “Yes chechi. Isn’t it nice?”

Ninu: “Do you know children?” Ninu pauses to get attention from the kids.
“When I was 8 years old, I got the best present in world”

Frank: “What was it chechi? Was it a video game? My parents gifted me one last Christmas. It was so good.”

Susan: “No it must be a nice dress. My aunty presented me a beautiful frock when she came from USA to clelebrate Christmas with us. It was the best present I ever got.”

Remo: “My grandparents have bought me a guitar this time for Christmas and my Dad has enrolled me for Guitar Lessons from Wilson uncle. They say he is the best guitarist in the world. Wonderful gift! Isn’t it? Did you also get a musical instrument, chechi?”

Jeffrey: “I like chocolates and cakes. Last Christmas papa had bought me lots of chocolates, and mummy had baked a very delicious cake. Was your gift also – chocolates, Chechi?”

Ninu: “No dear. It is none of these. My special gift was a Bible!”

Jerome: “But, how can Bible be the best gift?”

Ninu: “The Bible my parents gifted me is my best gift ever. In fact it’s a gift that keeps on giving away more gifts every day.”

Narrator: All the children are puzzled. What gift can produce? And that too, everyday!

Susan: “How is that possible chechi? What does Bible give you everyday?”

Ninu: “I read the Bible every day. If fills me with love, joy, peace and wisdom. The stories are real and so exciting; you’ll never get bored of reading them. And when you start understanding the stories, you learn how to build an everlasting relationship with God. Bible also teaches us the importance of the Christmas. Christmas is not about the worldly gifts that we receive each year, but it is about God’s gift to us - Jesus. Yes! Jesus, our saviour was born on Christmas day."

Jeffrey: “Chechi, will you tell me more about Jesus? I want to listen to his stories.”

Jerome: “Me too! I will ask my friends also to attend Sunday School regularly.”

Ninu: “Good choice kids! Is everyone ready to go to church?”

Kids (unanimously) : “Yes Chechi”

Ninu: “So hop on! We shall learn more about Christmas today. Do you all remember the carol - ‘Hark the herald angels’ that we all sung on Christmas day? Let’s sing together.”

Everybody sings - Hark the herald angels (The choir joins too) as the car drives away.

Narrator: The children learnt a very important lesson that day. Christmas is not about presents/gift that they get each year from their friends and family. It is a day to remember the most precious gift to the world from our heavenly father. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus who, by his death on the cross, cleansed us all from sin.
Thanks to Jerome, the next week there were 2 new children who joined the Sunday School. They also wanted to hear about Jesus’ story and the miracles he performed.

The End.

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Thanks.
Rosh