Christmas Program Part 2

(All come to center stage for song)
Song: What Child is This #296
(All exit, Innkeeper guides Mary and Joseph to stage left and then exits)
(Shepherds enter to center stage)

(Mary and Joseph will remain stage left for the rest of the performance)

Narrator 3 (L): That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them.

Head Angel: Hello

Shepherds: (scared) AHHHHH!!!

Head Angel: Don’t be Afraid!

Shepherds: (calm) oh, ok

Head Angel: "I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior-- yes, the Messiah, the Lord-- has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger."

Narrator 3 (L): Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others-- the armies of heaven-- praising God and saying,

(all angels come on stage saying “glory” as they walk)

All Angels: (Once all are center stage they say) "Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased."

(All come to center stage for song)
Song: Angels We Have Heard on High #289 (youth first verse, cong. join in rest)
(all exit except Shepherds)

Narrator 2 (P): When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other,

Shepherds: "Let's go to Bethlehem! Let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

(Shepherds go to stage left with Mary and Joseph, except shepherd 1 and 2)

Shepherd one: I can’t wait to see this baby!

Shepherd two: I can’t wait to tell Frank what he missed by calling, I mean papyrusing (puh – pie – russing) in sick.

(Shepherd 1 and 2 join rest of Shepherds)

Narrator 2 (P): They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.

(All come to center stage for song)
Song: The First Noel #300 (first verse only, youth only)
(all exit)

Narrator 4 (L): All who heard the shepherds' story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.

Mary: (to Joseph) I’m going to remember this.

Joseph: Yeah, a multitude of angels, shepherds coming to see the child, giving birth to the Son of God. I am pretty sure we will be talking about this for quite some time.

Narrator 4 (L): The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.

(all gather at center stage for song)
Song: It Came upon the Midnight Clear #282 (Vs. 1,4)
(all exit)
(Little Lutherans enter to Center Stage)
Song: Away in a Manger
Song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
(Little Lutherans exit)
(Herod center stage)