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 | Brubaker, Meghan | Every year at Christmas time, a special section of the hymn book gets opened again after staying closed all year. Many Christmas carols are well-loved and evoke special feelings during the Christmas season. But when did the tradition of singing Christmas carols actually start? This program details some of the… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Brubaker, Meghan | By interspersing Scripture with poetry, this script tells the Christmas story in abbreviated form. The listener is called to imagine the details and what it would have been like to be there during the events of Christ’s birth. The script concludes by calling the listener to recognize that the presence… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | At Christmastime, we sing of the beautiful parts of the Christmas story—“All is calm, all is bright” and “The little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes.” But in reality, not every part of Christ’s coming to earth was beautiful and rosy. In fact, many parts of the story are shockingly… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | This poetic spoken word piece reflects on the kind of king the world expects, contrasting it with the kind of King we see in Jesus. This piece has themes that make it able to be used at either Christmas or Easter, as it spends time reflecting both on the way… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas ⋅ Easter ⋅ General | |
 | Brubaker, Meghan | This rhyming poem reflects on the question, “How will you come to Jesus?” By reflecting on four examples from the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ birth, the listener is challenged to examine their own way of coming to Jesus. Will they close the door in his face, like those in Bethlehem?… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Brubaker, Meghan | If you’ve spent any kind of significant time around a young child, you’ve probably heard them wonder about things. Children are full of questions, full of why’s, and full of curiosity. This poem plays off that idea, voicing many thoughts that children may wonder about the Christmas story. After presenting… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | This rhymed poem, meant to be spoken by younger children, is an easy-to-memorize option for younger students. Before Jesus began teaching and doing miracles, He was a child. This poem reflects on the childhood years of God-become-man. Suitable for a Christmas program or any other time of the year.
Upon purchasing… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas ⋅ General | |
 | Brubaker, Meghan | When Holly and Gloria are tasked with an assignment from their music professor to write a Christmas song, they decide to compose a song about peace. However, they soon deal with computer troubles, working in an imperfect environment, and many interruptions, making them feel as though peace is nowhere to… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | This compilation of Scripture passages and songs provides an overview of the story of Jesus' birth. The Scripture passages are all verbatim Scripture, pulled from the Gospel accounts and melded together to create a cohesive flow.
The passages have been divided into sections with various readers delineated for each section. These… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | This compilation of Scripture passages and songs provides an overview of the story of Jesus' birth. The Scripture passages are all verbatim Scripture, pulled from the Gospel accounts and melded together to create a cohesive flow.
The passages have been divided into sections with various readers delineated for each section. These… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | In a split-perspective drama, the characters of a nativity scene are just “waking up” after being packed away in the attic for most of the year. However, they soon realize that somehow, Jesus has gone missing. On the other side of the stage, the members of the family that the… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | This skit is a parody of the well-loved Christmas story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. In this story, we meet Maggie and Ty, whose family is poor. The siblings want to buy their parents something special for Christmas, but between the two of them they have only… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | Christmas is a time to give and receive gifts. But the greatest Christmas gift of all was given two thousand years ago. This piece focuses on the many types of gifts that were given throughout the events of Jesus coming to earth, culminating in the greatest gift of all—His birth!
Age… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | The announcers of the “I Love Christmas” radio show are putting on a special episode all about the shepherds. They’ve even invited Jacob and Simon, two of the shepherds who were there the night when Jesus was born, to be present in the studio. However, Jacob
and Simon soon get frustrated… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | In this analogy-driven drama, three authors discuss the books they are writing. One of the authors is telling the others what happened after she created characters that have free will. The focus jumps back and forth between commentary by the authors and snippets of discussion amongst the characters of the… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas ⋅ General | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | This skit tells the story of a good farmer who is raising some rabbits. He loves the rabbits and wants what’s best for them, and has given them three Rabbit Rules to help them live in good relationship with him and each other. However, his rabbits struggle with these rules… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas ⋅ General | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | Everyone understands feeling weary sometimes--and the busyness of Christmas especially makes this true. This rhyming, poem-style program depicts the weariness of the world and the people in it as they waited for Jesus’ coming. The burdens of the world can only be carried by Jesus, and the piece ends with… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Brubaker, Meghan | A woman named Nancy is putting the finishing touches on her Christmas dinner when she receives an unwanted visitor. Fear, personified as an obnoxious and unwelcome guest, appears at her table and takes a seat. He is soon joined by Stress and Consumerism, and the three of them make Nancy… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | It's Christmas Eve, and in a woodcarver's shop, the wood carvings are talking. Most of the wood carvings have been sold as Christmas presents, but a few are left behind because they are damaged in some way. These unwanted carvings feel left out and wish that they had a place… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | This short, easy-to-memorize poem for young students asks several questions about the Christmas story. Why, Jesus, were you born in a stable? Why did you choose to be a baby? Why did only
shepherds know about your birth? Why did your family have to run away to Egypt? Why, Jesus, why?
The… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas |