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• It is traditional for many Christian church groups to put on skits and plays during Christmas. Many Christmas plays for church will centralize around the Nativity story and the birth of the Christ child, while others will explore the theme of drawing lost souls back to the church through Christmas miracles.

• Fast Facts

  1. Christmas Day is December 25
  2. Christmas 2009 falls on a Friday
  3. Christianity is a religion based on the Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ
  4. Christmas is a holiday that was established to celebrate the birth of Jesus
  5. 1038 A.D.: called Cristes mæsse (Christ's mass)Catholic Encyclopedia: Christmas
  6. 33% of the world's population are ChristianNational Geographic: Muslims "Overtake" Catholics (March 31, 2008)
  7. Popular Christian stories can be adapted to plays

• The Nativity Plays

  During the middle ages people started to lose interest in celebrating the Christmas holiday. In the year 1223 St. Francis of Assisi combined interactive theatre with Christmas carols and created the earliest Nativity plays. During those early plays, people in the audience could get involved and sing along, while performers acted out the story in each song.Why Christmas?: The History of Christmas Carols

• More Christmas Fun

  • Christmas Plays and Skits
  • Christmas Poems
  • Christmas Quotes
  • Christmas Sayings
  • Christmas Songs
  • Christmas History

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