Someone Has a Birthday
20-Minute Musical
Item #1020a – Digital format
Item #1020b – Paper copy
Someone Has a Birthday is a simple preschool Christmas play designed especially for children ages 3 to 7. This program includes a narrated script and 6 preschool songs.
Someone Has a Birthday puts your preschool children in charge of planning a birthday party for Jesus. Here’s the plan:
. . .The angels will handle the invitations.
. . .The shepherds will clean and decorate the manger.
. . .The wisemen will take care of the presents.
. . .The star will lead us all to a barn in Bethlehem where Someone Has a Birthday.
Your preschoolers will enjoy preparing for the party, singing the songs and ringing the bells as they celebrate Jesus’ birthday party at the manger.
You could even serve birthday cake after the Christmas program!
Check out the following songs that are included in Someone Has a Birthday:
Click here to read a script excerpt from this play.
Someone Has a Birthday includes:
1) an original narrated script (10 – 25 of your preschoolers get to act, but don’t have to say any lines), prop list and staging,
2) 6 Christmas songs for preschoolers that are full of motions, sign language and bells,
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).
Program performance time: 20 minutes.
Price
Purchase of this preschool 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.
Item #1020a – Digital format Price
Item #1020b – 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.
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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 #1021a – MP3 accompaniment tracks
Item #1021b – Accompaniment tracks on CD
Accompaniment tracks (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 preschool 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 #1023 – Script only
If you would like to use the 8-10 minute script as your play and insert your own preschool Christmas songs, you may purchase the performance rights for the script. This script includes an original narrated script (10 – 25 of your preschoolers get to act, but they don’t have to say any lines), 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 Christmas songs from Cathy’s preschool 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.
Age-appropriate music
We have used your preschool programs for the past two years. They have been very well received and much easier to put together than the other ones we have tried. As a former full-time church musician (I’m now the pastor), I am extremely appreciative of the age-appropriateness of the music you write for our preschoolers.
Best we’ve ever done
Someone Has a Birthday was truly a hit at our church. Every comment was so positive and everyone agreed it was the best we’ve ever done . I just loved the songs! I’m still humming them!
Made it so easy
Our Christmas musical went GREAT! The whole church was speechless! I only got rave reviews from everyone! You made it so easy for me and the children. Thanks so much!
Activity-filled scripts
Someone Has a Birthday was a hit! Thank you for making my job as a drama teacher so much easier. Your short, activity-filled scripts and songs are just the thing for our kids!
Just perfect
I can’t believe how perfect Someone Has a Birthday will be for our kids! It’s like this was written for our church. I’m an event/party planner, so this play is just perfect for me to direct – a birthday party for Jesus!
Had a blast
This was my first experience directing a children’s Christmas program at church and it was a huge hit. Someone Has a Birthday was so cute! The kids, as well as the grown-ups, had a blast!
Work very well
Our Christmas program was another successful one this year. Continue writing the 20-minute preschool programs. They work very well for us and everyone enjoys them immensely.
Enjoyed the motions
Someone Has a Birthday was wonderful! The children easily learned the music and enjoyed the motions and movement AND the parents loved it as well.