CHRISTMAS PAGENT 2005

PROGRAM

PRODUCED BY DELIA SOCCI SKIDMORE

                        NARRATORS = GIOVANNI-JOE JOE-ERIKA-ARIANA SAMANTHA

            OPENING –when Rome was a great city –Italian and English

                JO JO ARIANA SAMENTHA E GIOVANNI

SONGS   JINGLE BELLS -JOY TO THE WORLD –ASTRO DEL CIEL

 Poesia Linda= Vigilia di Natale- Silvana- String of lights ]

[SONGS       SILVER BELLS- BIANCO NATALE]

               JO JO-GIOVANI in the sixth month

[SONGS: DECK THE HALLS O’CHRISTMAS TREE ]

(The visit of  Mary  a Santa Elisabetta. –Joelle.only if needed)

             Dina = the little black dog- Stephanie =I bring you my heart

            SONGS: O’ HOLY NIGHT   AWAY IN THE MANGER

ENTER MARY AND JOSEPH  DIM LIGHTS AS SONG IS FINISHING

            MARY : LINDA        JOSEPH : JO JO go to manger in dark NO MUSIC

          Enter Stephanie with star-goes over Baby Jesus followed by all other angelsturn lights back on Baby is born

             .RING BELLS Sing Gloria  Gloria ring bells

SONGS  TO SCENDI DALLE STELLE –CARO GESU BAMBINO

BRIANA                 THE BELL

JESSICA ;       when the angels had departed...

GIOVANNI      shepherds with gifts  a little lamb

            SONGS : ADESTE FIDELIS- AVE MARIA

ERIKA    Announcing the Re Magi soft background music

            ERIKA  the Magi    brings gift to baby.

JESSICA:   the little drummer boy comes in from beyond

DELIA :         one solitary life.

            Closing hymns: we wish you a Merry Christmas- solo prima strofa

  Santa and the gifts …………………..refreshments

 When Rome was a great Empire ruled by Caesar Augustus and Israel was governed by King Herod, in the village of Nazareth lived Joseph  and Mary. Joseph was a carpenter and Mary was a young virgin who would become his wife. Mary told Joseph of a dream in which she was visited by an angel who told her she had been chosen to bear the Son of God and his name was to be Jesus.

  One day the emperor sent notice that all persons were to register for a new tax. They were instructed to return to the towns of their birth. Joseph and Mary left Nazareth for Bethlehem. Mary who was with child, and close to the birth, rode on a donkey while Joseph walked beside her. They travelled for many days and only rested at night.

 When they reached Bethlehem it was night. They looked for a place to rest but there were no empty rooms when they reached the inn. As they were being turned away Joseph mentioned that his wife was with child and close to birth. The inn keeper took pity on them and told them of some caves in the nearby hills that shepherds would stay with their cows and sheep.

        So Joseph and Mary went up into the hills and found the caves. In one cave was a stable room. Joseph cleaned it and made beds of fresh hay. He found a feeding trough which he cleaned and filled with hay to use as a crib. The next night Mary gave birth to a son and they named him Jesus, as the angel had said.

 When the child was born a great star appeared over Bethlehem that could be seen for miles around. In the fields nearby shepherds were tending their flocks. An angel appeared to them surrounded by bright light. The shepherds were frightened and tried to run.

 "Fear Not", said an angel, "For I bring you tidings of great joy. For unto you is born this day in Bethlehem - a Saviour who is Christ the Lord".

And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."

 Suddenly the sky was filled with angels, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, goodwill towards men".

After the angels departed the shepherds set out for Bethlehem. When they reached the cave they found the stable and inside was the child wrapped in swaddling clothes.

 As the star shined over Bethlehem, in the east three kings would see it. They knew it was a sign and they set off to follow the star. There was Caspar - the young King of Tarsus, Melchior - a long bearded old man and leader of Arabia, and Balthazar - the king from Ethiopia. They travelled on camels for many days over the mountains and through the deserts and plains. Always following the bright star.

        When they finally arrived in Bethlehem they found the child in the manger. The three kings bowed their knees and offered gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. They would stay the night in the cave and the next day returned to their lands to spread the news.

 In quei giorni un decreto di Cesare Augusto ordinò che si facesse il censimento di tutta la terra.

 Questo primo censimento fu fatto quando era governatore della Siria Quirinio. Andavano tutti a farsi registrare, ciascuno nella sua città.

  Anche Giuseppe, che era della casa e della famiglia di Davide, dalla città di Nazaret e dalla Galilea salì in Giudea alla città di Davide, chiamata Betlemme,

per farsi registrare insieme con Maria sua sposa, che era incinta.

 Tu hai scelto Giuseppe, l'uomo che ti ama: egli non è un ribelle, egli ubbidisce agli uomini sapendo che sei tu che muovi la storia.!

 Ora, mentre si trovavano in quel luogo, si compirono per lei i giorni del parto.

 Diede alla luce il suo figlio primogenito, lo avvolse in fasce e lo depose in una mangiatoia, perché non c'era posto per loro nell'albergo.

C'erano in quella regione alcuni pastori che vegliavano di notte facendo la guardia al loro gregge.

 Gesù, tu rifiutato dagli uomini, non considerato uno di loro, fin dalla nascita il tuo rifugio è nel luogo degli animali, e tra essi ti fermerai nel deserto per prepararti alla tua manifestazione.

  Un angelo del Signore si presentò davanti a loro e la gloria del Signore li avvolse di luce. Essi furono presi da grande spavento,

 ma l'angelo disse loro: «Non temete, ecco vi annunzio una grande gioia, che sarà di tutto il popolo: oggi vi è nato nella città di Davide un salvatore, che è il Cristo Signore.

Dashing through the snow
On a one-horse open sleigh
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way;
Bells on bob-tail ring
making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Jingle bells
jingle bells
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh

A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank;
Misfortune seemed his lot;
He got into a drifted bank
And we
we got upsot
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh

A day or two ago
the story I must tell
I went out on the snow
And on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh
He laughed as there
I sprawling lie
But quickly drove away
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh

Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob-tailed bay
two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you'll take the lead
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.

Astro del ciel, Pargol divin,  
mite Agnello Redentor!
Tu che i Vati da lungi sognar,
Tu che angeliche voci nunziar,
luce dona alle genti
pace infondi nei cuor!
luce dona alle genti,
pace infondi nei cuor!

2. Astro del ciel, Pargol divin,
mite Agnello Redentor!
Tu di stirpe regale decor,
Tu virgineo, mistico fior,
 

luce dona alle genti,
pace infondi nei cuor!
luce dona alle genti,
pace infondi nei cuor!

3. Astro del ciel, Pargol divin,
mite Agnello Redentor!
Tu disceso a scontare l'error,
Tu sol nato a parlare d'amor,
luce dona alle menti,
pace infondi nei cuor!
luce dona alle genti,
pace infondi nei cuor