Our Very Own Nativity (Early Years) - SMART SCRIPT (VIP members)

Scene 1: Welcome To Our Show!

Track 1: MEDLEY (OPTIONAL)

 
Time to get ready for the start of the show! The instrumental Medley welcomes the audience as the cast assemble, ready to begin the performance…

 

Scene 2: Nazareth

Children are gathered off-stage (either at the sides or the front of the stage area).

Narrator 1: Christmas is a very special time of year, and today we have a very special show – all about magic words!

Everyone: (Impressed) Ooooo!

Narrator 2: Magic words that tell us the story of Christmas. And the first magic word is “Nazareth”.

A Child (or a Narrator) holds up a large piece of card marked with the word “NAZARETH!”

Narrator 3: Our story begins 2000 years ago, far away in a town called Nazareth, where Mary and Joseph lived.

 Mary and Joseph enter.

Narrator 4: One day, angels from heaven visited Mary.

 

Track 2: ON/OFF MUSIC

 

The Angels enter.

Narrator 4: The angels brought wonderful news – Mary was going to have a baby!

 

Track 3a: MARY'S HAVING A BABY (instrumental)

 

Track 3b: MARY'S HAVING A BABY (vocal)

 

Verse 1     

Mary’s having a baby, Mary’s having a child. Mary’s having a baby, Mary’s having a child.

Chorus       

Ev’rybody sing along, ev’rybody sing along. Ev’rybody sing along, ev’rybody sing along.

Verse 2      Repeat Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 3      Repeat Verse 2


Track 4: ON/OFF MUSIC

 

 

The Angels exit.


Scene 3: The Road To Bethlehem

Mary and Joseph are standing on one side of the stage.

Narrator 1: The next magic word is “Donkey”.

A Child (or a Narrator) holds up a large piece of card marked with the word “DONKEY!”

Narrator 2: Mary and Joseph had to go on a very long journey to Bethlehem. There were no cars 2000 years ago, so they had to travel by donkey!

The Donkey enters.

Everyone: (Pretending to be donkeys) Ee-or!

 

Track 5a: FOLLOW THE DONKEY (instrumental)

Track 5b: FOLLOW THE DONKEY (vocal)

 

Verse 1

Follow the donkey, follow the donkey, plodding to Bethlehem.

Follow the donkey, follow the donkey, plodding to Bethlehem.

Chorus       

No time for stopping, no time for stopping, no time to stop, clip-clop.

No time for stopping, no time for stopping, no time to stop, clip-clop. Hey!

Verse 2     

Follow the donkey, follow the donkey, trotting to Bethlehem.

Follow the donkey, follow the donkey, trotting to Bethlehem. 

Chorus

Verse 3     

Follow the donkey, follow the donkey, rushing to Bethlehem.

Follow the donkey, follow the donkey, rushing to Bethlehem.

Chorus

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. Hey!

 

Scene 4: No Room At The Inn

Mary, Joseph and the Donkey are standing on one side of the stage.

Narrator 3: The next magic word is “Bethlehem”.

A Child (or a Narrator) holds up a large piece of card marked with the word “BETHLEHEM!”

Narrator 4: It was a very long way to Bethlehem, so Mary, Joseph and the donkey were very tired when they arrived.

All the Children yawn loudly.

Narrator 4: But they couldn’t find anywhere to sleep – all the inns were full up!

All the Children: Sympathetically) Aaaah…

 

Track 6: ON/OFF MUSIC

 

The Innkeepers enter.

 

Track 7a: I HEAR YOU KNOCKING (instrumental)

Track 7b: I HEAR YOU KNOCKING (vocal)

 

Chorus      

Knock, knock – I hear you knocking. Knock, knock – why don’t you stop?

Knock, knock – I hear you knocking. Knock, knock – why don’t you stop?

Verse 1       

We’re full up, we’re full up, we’re full up – go away!

We’re full up, we’re full up, we’re full up – go away!

Chorus

Verse 2      Repeat Verse 1

Chorus

 

Track 8: ON OFF MUSIC

 

 

The Innkeepers exit.


Scene 5: The Stable

Mary, Joseph and the Donkey are standing on one side of the stage.

Narrator 1: The next magic word is “Stable”.

A Child (or a Narrator) holds up a large piece of card marked with the word “STABLE!”

Narrator 2: The only place Mary and Joseph could find to sleep was in a stable, with all the animals!

Everyone: (Sympathetically) Aaaah…

 

Track 9: ON OFF MUSIC

 

The Animals enter and stand behind Mary and Joseph, who are watching over the sleeping baby Jesus.

Narrator 3: And it was here, in the stable, where Mary had her baby – a little boy, called Jesus.

Narrator 4: A magical star appeared in the sky over the stable.

Everyone: (Impressed) Ooooo!

 

Track 10: ON OFF MUSIC

 

 

The Star enters.

Narrator 4: The star shone heavenly light down on the little baby, asleep on the hay.

 

Track 11a: ROCK-A-BYE (instrumental)

Track 11b: ROCK-A-BYE (vocal)

 

Verse 1     

Little star, little star, little star in the sky,

And the baby asleep, and the baby asleep.

Little star, little star, little star in the sky,

And the baby asleep on the hay.

Chorus      

Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye, little baby don’t cry.

Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye, little baby don’t cry.

Verse 2      Repeat Verse 1

Chorus

Baby don’t cry.

 

Track 12: ON OFF MUSIC

 

 

Everyone exits.

 

Scene 6: The Shepherds

Narrator 1: The next magic word is “Shepherds”.

A Child (or a Narrator) holds up a large piece of card marked with the word “SHEPHERDS!”

Narrator 2: On the hills, not far from the stable, some shepherds were looking after their sheep.

 

Track 13: ON OFF MUSIC

 

 

The Shepherds enter.

Narrator 2: Suddenly, the angels appeared!

Everyone: (Impressed) Ooooo!

 

Track 14: ON OFF MUSIC

 

 

The Angels enter.

Narrator 3: The shepherds were very scared, but the angels said, “Don’t be afraid – we bring wonderful news! A very special baby has been born in a stable. He will grow up to do wonderful things  – you must go and worship him.”

 

Track 15a: ANGELS FROM HEAVEN (instrumental)

Track 15b: ANGELS FROM HEAVEN (vocal)

 

Verse 1     

Angels in the sky, angels in the sky, angels in the sky from heaven.

Verse 2     

Angels bringing news, angels bringing news, angels bringing news from heaven.

Verse 3     

Angels in the sky, angels in the sky, angels in the sky from heaven.

From heaven.

 

Narrator 4: So the shepherds set off to find the baby Jesus.

 

Track 16: ON OFF MUSIC

 

 

Everyone exits.

Scene 7: The Three Wise Men

Narrator 1: The next magic words are “Wise Men”.

A Child (or a Narrator) holds up a large piece of card marked with the words “WISE MEN!”

Narrator 2: The magical star still shone over the stable where Jesus had been born.

Everyone: (Impressed) Ooooo!

 

Track 17: ON OFF MUSIC

 

 

The Star enters from one side of the stage.

Narrator 3: Three wise men had come from very far away, following the star.

The three Wise Men enter from the opposite side of the stage.

 

Track 18a: WE ARE THREE KINGS (instrumental)

Track 18b: WE ARE THREE KINGS (vocal)

 

Verse 1     

We are three Kings going very far, we are three Kings going very far,

We are three Kings going very far, just to see the baby.

Verse 2     

We are three Kings following a star, we are three Kings following a star,

We are three Kings following a star, just to see the baby.

Verse 3      Repeat Verse 1


Narrator 4: The three wise men had heard about the birth of Jesus, and they wanted to give him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. So they set off again, following the magical star.

 

Track 19: ON OFF MUSIC

 

 

The three Wise Men exit in the direction of the Star.

 

Scene 8: The Stable

Mary, Joseph, the Donkey, the Animals, and the Angels enter and gather near the Star; they all watch over the sleeping baby Jesus.

Narrator 1: (Whispering) The next magic word is “Baby”. Shhhh!

All the Children:   Shhhh!

A Child (or a Narrator) holds up a large piece of card marked with the word “BABY!”

Narrator 2: Inside the stable, the baby Jesus was sleeping peacefully on the hay, when the shepherds and the wise men arrived to worship him.

 

Track 20: ON OFF MUSIC

 

 

The Shepherds and the three Wise Men enter and worship Jesus.

Narrator 3: Everyone knew that Jesus was a very special baby who would grow up to do wonderful things and bring peace to the world.

 

Track 21a: HELLO BABY JESUS (instrumental)

Track 21b: HELLO BABY JESUS (vocal)

 

 

Verse 1     

Hello, baby Jesus, hello, baby Jesus,

Welcome to the world, hello, baby Jesus.

Verse 2      

Ding, dong - bells are ringing, ding, dong - bells are ringing,

Welcome to the world, hello, baby Jesus.

Verse 3     

Hello, baby Jesus, hello, baby Jesus,

Welcome to the world, hello, baby Jesus,

Hello, baby Jesus, hello, baby Jesus.

 

Narrator 4: This is the story of Christmas, and of why, every year, we celebrate the birth of a very special baby.

Narrator 1: And that’s why our very last magic words are “Happy Christmas!”

Everyone holds up large pieces of card marked with the words “HAPPY CHRISTMAS!”

Everyone:             Happy Christmas!

 

Scene 9: Hope You Enjoyed Our Show

Track 22: MEDLEY (OPTIONAL)

 

Congratulations, everyone – the end of a successful show! The instrumental Medley plays as the cast leave the stage and the audience disperse, full of happy memories…