Christmas Themed Scripts
Find the right script to perform for your church, school or next event.
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What If?
What If?
A series of questions proposing what would have been missed if the shepherds had used excuses to not visit the baby Jesus. Those questions parallel the excuses people use today to avoid meeting Jesus in a personal way.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes
It’s a Madison County Christmas
It’s a Madison County Christmas
“It’s a Madison County Christmas” is a play about a local TV show called “Live! With Ed and Lurleen.” Set in Madison County, Arkansas in Ed and Lurleen Jackson’s basement, this “Regis and Kelly-like” show is complete with guests, singing, and a cooking segment! This play is perfect for your holiday dinner theatre.
- Characters: 8
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 35-45 minutes
Dad vs Bike
Dad vs Bike
A Dad gives up on the directions that came with his child’s bike the night before Christmas as the Mom draws the parallel that God never wanted us to put together our lives without help.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 4-5 minutes
At the Cross: Mary and the Baby Jesus
At the Cross: Mary and the Baby Jesus
Mary has many questions about what God has planned for her little baby boy, Jesus.
- Characters: 1 + crowd
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1 minute
The Birth of Christ: Responsive Reading
The Birth of Christ: Responsive Reading
From Luke 2, the story of Christ is read with verses of praise in between. This reading gives your congregation reason to actively participate in your Christmas worship service.
- Characters: 1-2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-5 Minutes
Journal of a Mad Christmas Mama
Journal of a Mad Christmas Mama
A mom gets so caught up in all the activities of Christmas that she forgets to be thankful for why we celebrate Christmas in the first place.
- Characters: 1 Female
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 8-9 minutes
A Strange Night To Be A Shepherd
A Strange Night To Be A Shepherd
Two Bethlehem shepherds recall their visitation with an angel the night Jesus was born.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 5-7 minutes
Merry Christmas, Grace
Merry Christmas, Grace
A busy wife and mom gets a reality check during the holidays when God
suddenly sends a very special new friend into her life.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-5 minutes
Between the Giants: A Christmas Play
Between the Giants: A Christmas Play
Set in a coffee shop, modern day characters from the Christmas story come to life as they celebrate Christmas and realize there’s more to our Christian lives than just living between the giants of Christmas and Easter.
- Characters: 9
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 30 minutes
Family Matters
Family Matters
Three very different sisters and their families spend Christmas (or Thanksgiving) together, personalities clash, and some things never change.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 8-10 minutes
Give The Gift Back: A Christmas Play
Give The Gift Back: A Christmas Play
This play begins by portraying the typical “manger story” telling of Christmas in a sort of tongue in cheek way. A Wiseman is picking his nose, the shepherds are “baaaaing” too loudly and Joseph almost drops baby Jesus, to name just a few. The audience is led to believe that they are actually watching what they came to watch. But soon the action turns not to the Christmas pageant play they just witnessed but to the players and what Christmas Eve looks like in their homes when the show is over and exactly where the Christmas spirit can be found when the manger is put into storage for another year.
- Characters: 10
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 25-30
He Came to Get Messy
He Came to Get Messy
Do you ever feel that God is nowhere near and can’t understand your pain? Over 2000 years ago, Jesus, God’s Son, came into the world, not as royalty but as a baby born in a stable full of muck and animals. This script reminds us of the sacrifice that Jesus made by humbling himself to become one of us. It was a dirty job and he didn’t have to do it…but the world is changed because he did.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes
The Life of Christ: Responsive Reading
The Life of Christ: Responsive Reading
Through different phases of Jesus’ life, this responsive reading exemplifies the
characteristics of an amazing Savior.
- Characters: 1 + crowd
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes
Sticky Jesus
Sticky Jesus
As a mother and son unpack the Christmas decorations they also unpack some less than happy memories involving the manger scene and some peanut butter covered fingers.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 6-8 minutes
One of Those Crazy Holidays
One of Those Crazy Holidays
A teen attempts to show her extremely distracted family the true meaning of Christmas.
- Characters: 5
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 8-10 Minutes
Let Your Light So Shine
Let Your Light So Shine
Eddie is trying to take down the Christmas lights from his house, but is that just a symbol of what he’s trying to do with Jesus?
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 6-7 minutes
It’s A Wonderful Fruitcake
It’s A Wonderful Fruitcake
A family receives their yearly fruitcake from a dear-old aunt, but never opens them. This year they discover they’ve been missing the real gift.
- Characters: 4
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 5-7 minutes
The Bell Ringer
The Bell Ringer
In this skit, a bell ringer stands outside collecting money for charity. She/he tries different approaches to no avail.
- Characters: 5
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-2 minutes
The Innkeeper’s Dilemma (Duet Version)
The Innkeeper’s Dilemma (Duet Version)
This drama tells the story of Stuart, an innkeeper, and his quest to find meaning in his life. Along the way he encounters some shepherds, a wiseman, and his family who help him see that God has provided purpose in the little baby that has been born in the stable.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 12-15 minutes
The Innkeeper’s Dilemma (Youth Version)
The Innkeeper’s Dilemma (Youth Version)
This drama tells the story of Stuart, an innkeeper, and his quest to find meaning in his life. Along the way he encounters some shepherds, a wiseman, and his family who help him see that God has provided purpose in the little baby that has been born in the stable.
- Characters: 8
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 20-25 minutes
The Innkeeper’s Dilemma (Original Version)
The Innkeeper’s Dilemma (Original Version)
This drama tells the story of Stuart, an innkeeper, and his quest to find meaning in his life. Along the way he encounters some shepherds, a wiseman, and his family who help him see that God has provided purpose in the little baby that has been born in the stable.
- Characters: 7
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 20-25 minutes
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
Set during World War II, this two act play tells the story of a wife hoping her husband can make it home for Christmas Eve.
- Characters: 11
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 2 Act Play/Musical
