Scripts in Category: 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.

Actors: 8 Minutes: 35-45 minutes

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.

Actors: 2 Minutes: 4-5 minutes

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.

Actors: 1 Female Minutes: 8-9 minutes

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.

Actors: 1-2 Minutes: 3-5 Minutes

Two Bethlehem shepherds recall their visitation with an angel the night Jesus was born.

Actors: 2 Minutes: 5-7 minutes

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.

Actors: 9 Minutes: 30 minutes

A busy wife and mom gets a reality check during the holidays when God suddenly sends a very special new friend into her life.

Actors: 2 Minutes: 4-5 minutes

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.

Actors: 10 Minutes: 25-30

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.

Actors: 1 Minutes: 4-6 minutes

Through different phases of Jesus’ life, this responsive reading exemplifies the characteristics of an amazing Savior.

Actors: 1 + crowd Minutes: 4-6 minutes

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.

Actors: 3 Minutes: 6-8 minutes

A teen attempts to show her extremely distracted family the true meaning of Christmas.

Actors: 5 Minutes: 8-10 Minutes

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?

Actors: 2 Minutes: 6-7 minutes

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.

Actors: 4 Minutes: 5-7 minutes

In this skit, a bell ringer stands outside collecting money for charity. She/he tries different approaches to no avail.

Actors: 5 Minutes: 1-2 minutes

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.

Actors: 8 Minutes: 20-25 minutes