Christmas season is about spending time together with family and friends. One terrific festive outing to enjoy while supporting the community is attending a Christmas play, concert, or performance. The whole family can attend together and get into the Christmas spirit by enjoying a special event. The best part is that usually you can find a Christmas play being performed somewhere close to home so you don't have to travel very far. Look for announcements of these plays at local schools, churches, or community centers.
Budding actors, singers and neighborhood musicians like to display their talent for their special Christmas play. Many themes of these performances include the Nativity Story and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. You will often see churches and schools hosting a complete concert series including a simple play with cast of children or students as well as choirs, soloists and band performances of Christmas carols and other seasonal songs.
The fun part is that the cast in these local Christmas performances is often recognized as members of the community. Among the performers there may even be some of your own family members. When simple Christmas carols and songs are performed with a flexible cast of school aged children and a simple set designed for the interior of a school's cafeteria, the singing and acting can only be described as angelic and heavenly. Local talent can be seen not only in the performers but those who direct and cast the plays as well as design the set, work on the sound system, costuming, and more.
Many piano studios have an end of year recital where many accomplished pianists will be performing different piano arrangement of popular Christmas songs and carols. Another plus for these Christmas plays and performances is that there is usually no admission price so it is a low cost way to enjoy an afternoon or evening. Your children will be introduced to the arts and be ready to celebrate the Christmas season.
If you prefer to see a professional performance, keep your eyes open for advertizements where you can buy tickets for Christmas plays displaying a cast of professional talent. You will probably find a professional company within minutes of your home. The works of popular playwrights will be on stage in Christmas plays at this time of year.
If you love music you are sure to have a lot of performances to choose from at Christmas time. Local choirs will be singing carols while you shop at the mall or visit nursing homes and hospitals. There will also be concerts with orchestras and choirs, perhaps for a benefit concert.
Another advantage of attending these Christmas plays, concerts or musical performances is that it helps develop an appreciation for the arts. Every play you see will be a different variation due to casting, set alterations and the creativity in each performance. Often this can be the first exposure to theater, drama, and music, that leads to a lifelong love of the arts. It can inspire your family to maybe pursue a career on the stage.
Whether you are going to get inspired in the arts or to simply enjoy getting in to the Christmas spirit, watching a Christmas play will provide great entertainment for your family and is a great way for the family to spend quality time together around the holiday season.
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