Bright Stars of Christmas

An adorable, heartwarming Christmas performance for your youngest stars!

This sweet and simple script brings the Nativity story to life through the voices of your littlest actors. Children step into the spotlight—literally—appearing one by one through a star-shaped screen as they share short, rhyming lines about Jesus' birth. With optional leader guidance, projected slides for audience clarity, and interactive elements like a fun "audience exercise," this production is perfectly designed for Sunday school classes, Christmas programs, or preschool pageants.

Your church family will be smiling, clapping, and maybe even shedding a tear or two as children sing beloved songs like Away in a Manger and Silent Night.

• Easy to stage
• Flexible for various ages
• Includes music and audience interaction
• Perfect for 2’s through early elementary

NOTE: Each age group, as well as each skit and drama following the young children's classes, are all separate segments and are self-standing; therefore, any one or more of them can be deleted from the overall program without affecting the remaining segments. In the same way, if the number of children in a certain age group is very small, two age groups can be combined, for example, Grade 2 and Grade 3 could be combined into one segment.

Sample Script

EVENING BEGINS:

Children enter via rear stairs through the baptismal area, ending up in an Upper Stage Left position behind the Star screen (which has a star-shaped opening at child height). Each child is led to the spot where they can be seen through the star. A leader, out of sight, holds the child’s hand as the narrator (off-stage) speaks the words to:

WE WELCOME YOU TO A NIGHT FOR STARS

First Child: We welcome you to a night for stars.
Second Child: We're sure you'll like it lots!
Third Child: We've practiced hard and we've learned our stuff.
Fourth Child: Pretty good, huh, for tiny tots!
Fifth Child: So sit back now: parent, friend or stranger
Sixth Child: As we tell how a star high above,
Seventh Child: Lit the way to the tiny manger,
Eighth Child: And the birth of the Jesus we love!

Following each child's part, they are led to Upper Stage Right behind the screen until all have performed. After the final child, all move to Down Stage Center to line up tallest in center, smallest on sides.

AN EXERCISE FOR THE AUDIENCE

Children stand across Down Stage Center, leaders beside and behind them.

Narrator:
Tonight you need to sit real quiet, we know that's hard for adults to do.
So we've got a helpful exercise, we think it'll really help you!
So now all you people in the audience with us,
To help you sit quiet, so you won't fuss.
Join with us now, hold your hands out straight.
(All leaders and children hold hands straight in front)
That's it! You guys are doing great!
Now tonight when you think we're being good girls and boys,
(All clap hands together in applause)
Move your hands back and forth, make lots of noise!

Leaders then lead ages 2's and 3's off Downstage Right to their Sunday School rooms.

AGES 4 - 5

Children enter as before and deliver the following lines:

First Child: Christmas is a time we love,
A happy time throughout the earth.
Second Child: But Christmas is a time of God,
The precious time of Jesus' birth.
Third Child: We want tonight to be so special!
A happy evening you'll enjoy.
Fourth Child: We bring the news of Christ the King,
Who came to earth a Baby Boy.
Fifth Child: I love all things at Christmas time,
I love the visits to the store.
Sixth Child: I love the story of the manger,
I love Jesus, even more!
Seventh Child: I wonder just what it was like,
A baby in a stable born.
Eighth Child: We want to sing a song for you,
To welcome Him on Christmas morn.

(Children sing first verse of "Away in a Manger". Slide invites audience to join second verse as 4's and 5's exit Downstage Right.)

THE NAME WE LOVE

Children enter again behind the star screen and say:

First Child: A shining star, clear and bright
Shone in the sky that Christmas night.
Second Child: The star shone down upon the earth,
Showing men the Savior’s birth.
Third Child: In a manger, in the hay,
A Baby Boy was born that day.
Fourth Child: Shepherds came to praise the child,
To see the Baby, meek and mild.

(Children come to Down Stage Center to sing first verse of "Silent Night". A slide invites congregation to sing verses two and three. Children exit Downstage Right.)

Bright Stars of Christmas Sample Script

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