Christmas Play by Play

40-Minute Musical
Item #2140a – Digital format
Item #2140b – Paper copy
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20-Minute Musical
Item #2144a – Digital format
Item #2144b – Paper copy

Christmas Play by Play is a Christmas musical for preschool through elementary age children.  This program includes a script with narrators and speaking parts plus 9 children’s Christmas songs.

Tell your kids to grab their baseball hats and kazoos and meet you at Bethlehem Stadium.  There are lots of positions available on the Christmas Play by Play baseball team:
. . . If your children are good at pitching, they may want to join the angels as they work on their pitch and pitches.
. . . If a few of your kids prefer catching the ball, they can join the shepherds who are in the outfield taking care of their sheep.
. . . If you have children who like to hit the ball, they might want to hang out with the wisemen in batting practice and then follow the star around the bases.
The baseball team is about to learn that their new coach has arrived – Jesus!  This is the savior they have been waiting for and the whole team will be there to greet God’s gift to the world.  Reserve your seat at Bethlehem Stadium and celebrate Emmanuel . . .  God is with us every single day!

You have your choice of a full-length 40-minute program or a short 20-minute program – similar script but less music.

Check out the songs in the 40-minute version of Christmas Play by Play:

The following songs are included in the 20-minute version of Christmas Play by Play:
Christmas Play by Play
When We’re Feelin’ Low
Best Day of Your Life
Give God All We Got

Read a script excerpt from this program.

Christmas Play by Play includes:
1)  9 original kid-friendly songs (including 5 traditional Christmas carols and at least one song that your preschoolers can sing),
2)  instructions for including kazoos, hand jives, claps, motions, sign language and rhythm instruments in the songs,
3)  piano score with guitar chords,
4)  vocal MP3s so you can create your own playlist or CD OR a listening CD (you get to choose digital or hard copy),
5)  a script that includes 15 speaking parts and 2 narrators plus 10 non-speaking parts (and the option to expand the parts to include more children or combine the parts for fewer children), prop list and staging.

Purchase of this Christmas program grants you permission to make as many copies of the sheet music, lyric sheet, script and MP3s/CDs as you need for your performance.

You have your choice of a full-length 40-minute program OR a short 20-minute program – similar script but less music.
Item #2140a – 40-minute program – Digital format Price
Item #2140b – 40-minute program – Paper copy Price
Item #2144a – 20-minute program – Digital format Price
Item #2144b – 20-minute program – Paper copy Price
Purchase this musical in digital format and everything will be e-mailed.  You print PDFs of the sheet music & script and create your own MP3 playlist.
Purchase a paper copy of this musical with a CD and Cathy will send the musical and listening CD via priority mail. Cathy will e-mail your script (MSWord format) so you can add your actor’s names and edit the script as needed.  All you have to do is ask!

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Item #2141a – MP3 accompaniment tracks for 40-minute program
Item #2141b – Accompaniment tracks on CD for 40-minute program
Item #2141c – MP3 accompaniment tracks for 20-minute program
Item #2141d – Accompaniment tracks on CD for 20-minute program
Accompaniment track (MP3s or CDs) come in handy when your piano player isn’t available or when you need to free up your hands to teach motions or sign language to your children.  These accompaniment tracks may also be used for your performance – it’s like hiring a piano player who plays the music the same way every time!  A keyboard-only accompaniment CD (no vocals) is available.  If you prefer digital format for your accompaniment tracks, MP3s can be e-mailed.
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Item #2143 – Script only
If you would like to use the 10-12 minute script as your play and insert your own children’s Christmas songs, you may purchase the performance rights for the script.  This script includes 15 speaking parts and 2 narrators plus 10 non-speaking parts (and the option to expand the parts to include more children or combine the parts for fewer children), prop list and staging.  The script can be sent via e-mail to save shipping charges.
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If you already have a script and you prefer to purchase individual songs from Cathy’s Christmas musicals, you have the following options:
1.   Purchase sheet music.  Sheet music includes piano score, guitar chords and motions.  Sheet music can be e-mailed (PDF format) OR printed and mailed.
2.   Purchase an MP3 to go along with your sheet music.  MP3s include two tracks for each song:  a vocal track and a keyboard-only accompaniment track with no vocals.  MP3’s are e-mailed.

Please note that all sales are final – no refunds or exchanges.