Unfreezing Christmas Pageant
No Rehearsal Version
by Katy Stenta, feel free to Email me at Katyandtheword at gmail for a doc version
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Characters: Mr Tumnus, Lucy, Narrator (Can be Played By Lucy), Mrs Beaver (Can be played by Mr Tumnus) Two Friends, Mary (non-speaking), Other Nativity Characters (Optional), All reading parts can be read from lecterns.
Needed: 1 Stuffed Lion, 1 Babydoll, 1 Manger (optional), Nativity Costumes (optional)
Congregation says Merry Christmas and Aslan Unfreeze Christmas: Can be pompted by one of the Lead Characters without a script
Narrator: Here Are the Instructions everyone, when the music stops, please Freeze, when the music starts, you can unfreeze!
(Music Starts)
Mrs. Beaver Here in Narnia we are having a hard time. It is always winter; Always winter and never Christmas.
Mr. Tumnus: I am excited though, because I have invited my new friend Lucy from the Land of Spare Oom over to Tea—and the Queen has Not found out about our friendship.
(Music Stops)
For some reason the Queen hates humans. Oh no look everyone is Frozen You are all frozen out there.
Lucy: Oh no look, what happened?
Mr. Tumnus: They must have been celebrating without the Queen’s permission and she turned them into stone.
Aslan (Someone holding a Stuffed Lion walks on stage): Roar
Mr Tumnus & Lucy: Aslan Unfreezes Christmas
(Everyone Unfreezes, Music Starts)
(Aslan exits)
Mr Tumnus: Oh my gifts and packages! That must have been Aslan! Unfreezing their hearts for Christmas!
Lucy: Merry Christmas
Congregation: Merry Christmas
Scene 2
(Music Stops)
(Two People frozen back to back)
Mr Tumnus: Oh dear I do not like the look of this, this does not look of this, we must be following the Queen’s winter.
Aslan—(can be a different person playing Aslan—roars and unfreezing them Music Starts)
Congregation: Aslan Unfreezes Christmas
1st Friend—I’ve been looking for you everywhere
2nd Friend-I’m so glad I’ve found you
(the two people hug)
Scene 3
(Music Stops)
Girl Holding a Babydoll by a manger Frozen
(Other people can be other characters in a manger scene as is appropriate/easy or not or can come on to sing)
Ms. Beaver: I remember this story
Mr. Tumnus: Yes the White Witch really is preventing Christmas now, by freezing this one.
Aslan (again can be the same person or someone different) roars to unfreeze the girl Music Starts)
Congregation: Aslan Unfreezes Christmas
Girl puts the babydoll into the manger
Congreation: Merry Christmas
Everyone comes onstage: to sing (with the congregation if you choose)
Reader to close: Aslan has truly unfrozen Christmas, Look! For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders—and he is named, wonderful counsellor, mighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace
Aslan: Roars One last Time
Silent Night or Away in the Manger or Your Favorite Christmas Hymn for Everyone to Sing