CHRISTMAS POEMS

This category includes all of my freely available Christmas poems, including those which are provided as a bonus with my rhyming nativity plays. However, the nativity plays themselves can be found in their own category as the selection is rapidly increasing in size! If you would like to see these 25 minute nativity plays, which are effectively performance poems written entirely in rhyme and rhythm, details can be found in the nativity scripts category on this site or from my sister site http://www.bestchildrensnativity.com where they are for sale.
Please bear in mind that most of my Christmas poems reflect my Christian faith as this is, of course, the main inspiration for me during this celebration.

Grandpa's Nativity Story Play script

This 25 minute nativity play  tells the traditional, bible based nativity and blends the story with a modern Christmas Eve in a fun way using rhyming narration and including…

  • the nativity story for Grandpa to READ (no script to learn)
  • 22 short rhyming speaking parts (averaging 2 to 4 lines) (Can easily be shared differently for a smaller or larger cast)
  •  with the option to include the character of  Santa/St Nicholas.
  • It is flexible and adaptable for ANY CAST SIZE (customer feedback puts the smallest cast to date at 9, and the largest 150)

The script has received some fantastic customer feedback and uses  simple song words to the following familiar tunes (including sheet music and FREE midi backing tracks)

 

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The Day that Baby Jesus Came to Town

Perfect for a mixed age or all school performance,
this fun bible based 25 minute nativity play is told….

  • through a rhyming narration by the innkeeper’s wife
  • with lots of humour, attitude and sarcasm
  • Using her pre-printed ‘diary’ so her story can be told
  • by reading, (NO NEED TO LEARN)
  • Including 24 short rhyming speaking parts  (can easily be shared differently to adapt to smaller or larger cast.  My church used this nativity script with 9 children!)
  • It is flexible and adaptable for ANY CAST SIZE .

The script is ideal for older children to act the main characters, and younger children to do smaller parts and the singing, which uses familiar children’s tunes, with my own simple words as follows: [click to continue…]

Childrens-Nativity-playscriptThis traditional, bible based 25 minute nativity play is

  • told through a rhyming narration,
  • with lots of gentle humour
  • and includes lots of short rhyming speaking parts for actors which are written to be easily adapted to your cast size.
  • It is flexible and adaptable for ANY CAST SIZE (customer feedback has the smallest to date as 5, the largest being a school of 90!) 

The script has received fantastic customer feedback (click here to see), and includes the following songs/ music:


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Simplest Nativity Play Ever

This 25 minute nativity play script is narrated entirely in rhyme, and is written in such a way that up to 21 actors can have lines to say, or the narrator can say any or all of them as part of the story instead.

This nativity script is therefore:

  • adaptable to any cast size and ability, miming or speaking parts
  • flexible to accommodate last minute changes, including illness and even stage fright!
  • easy to remember rhyming lines if you choose to.

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DIY NativityThis 20 minute nativity script is purpose written for a church nativity service with a small cast of young people of reading age ( teenagers especially!) in a church with a fun, family atmosphere (adults are required to join in!)

The DIY Nativity Play……

  • tells the traditional bible based nativity story in a hilarious, lighthearted way
  • using narration full of humour, sarcasm and mockery of the adult volunteers (all scripted in rhyme for the narrators to read….with attitude!)
  • is a great way to bring young and old together in a nativity service with a difference.
  • has a great message: ie. WE ALL need to share the message of Jesus.

The fact that the whole script is narrated makes it simple to recast in the event of illness or absence.

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Jesus is Not Just For Christmas

19 March 2013

Christmas is not just a story That’s told to make people feel great. It’s more than a reason for presents And parties as we celebrate. It’s not just a time to catch up with Our families and friends far away Nor even for annual visits To church on Christmas Day.

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The Donkey’s Christmas Nativity Play script

4 January 2013

Coming in 2014 The Donkey’s Christmas is written from the perspective of the poor, humble donkey who feels so un-noticed and unloved.  It is a 25 minute nativity play written entirely in rhyme and rhythm, making it simple and fun for children to perform. The script: is carried by a rhyming narration and includes lots […]

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Advent

31 May 2012

Advent: a time for preparing, for Jesus’ arrival is near. Yet, is it His birth we remember: our focus at this time of year? Where does Jesus fit in our advent?  Do we even notice he’s there? And as we are busy preparing, do we ever take time to care?

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The Message of God’s Grace

31 May 2012

  At Christmas, we all hear the story Of when Jesus Christ came to earth We listen and watch a performance Reminding us of Jesus’ birth. But is this where we tend to leave it? Enjoyment of something quite sweet; Then off we go home for our dinner, Expecting a wonderful treat.

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The Full Christmas Story

30 May 2012

      This Christmas poem  was purpose written to be used at the end of my rhyming Christmas nativity play “Children’s Nativity Story” and reminds us that the birth of the baby Jesus was just the beginning of the story of Jesus.

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