Christmas is a great time for mirth and merry-making. Various Christmas plays are organized during the holiday time for complete fun and entertainment.
Favorite Christmas PlaysGiven below is a list of favorite Christmas Plays. Put a glance on the listings and see if the theatre near you might be putting one on.
A Broadway Christmas Carol – This Christmas play is held at the Round House Theater in Silver Spring, MD every year. In this version, A Christmas Carol is sung by three actors using parodies of Broadway show tunes.
Santa's Magic Hat - This is a Christmas puppet play that brings out the spirit of Christmas wonderfully. Nine hand puppets make up the cast. A naughty elf conspires with a little boy to steal Santa's magic cap. Whoever wears the hat is in charge of Christmas. The Snow Fairy discovers their evil plan and turns them into snow.
The Butterfingers Angel - The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod the Nut & the Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree is the full title of this play by William Gibson. In this story, Mary has no plans to bear a child. The Butterfingers Angel has to convince her. There is laughter and fun throughout the show, it ends on an introspective note that sums up Christmas.
Amazing Christmas Plays
The Long Christmas Dinner - A one-act by Thorton Wilder, this 30-minute play covers 90 years and represents 90 Christmas dinners in the Bayard family. The development of the countryside, the changes in customs and manners, the growth of the Bayard family, and their accumulation of property sum up vividly a wide aspect of American life. This is an amazing piece Christmas play.
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