Ok so I am at school right now and i just had to come and write this down. I have been put in charge of writing the Christmas program here in the kindergarten. They do not celebrate Christmas here and thought that my input would be very valuable. However, it is difficult communicating and discussing the program with a language barrier in between us.
So, they told me to capture the "Spirit of Christmas." I thought, "Oh good, maybe I can do a play about the birth of Jesus because that really is the true 'spirit' of Christmas." Well, that bubble was quickly burst when I was told that there should be nothing religious in the program. They wanted to have the character of Santa. Santa needed to be in the play. So my revolutionary new Christmas program is as follows: It is a snowy day at the North Pole. Elves are tinkering away in the workshop getting ready for the coming Christmas Day. An elf comes to the workshop and starts talking about some vistors that are in town. These visitors turn out to be missionaries. These missionaries are so good that they come to Santa's house, tell him the gospel and Santa gets saved. In turn, Santa realizes what he has done. He has taken humanity's focus away from the real meaning of Christmas! He quits his job, shuts down the North Pole, and sends all the elves home with New Testaments. He goes public and confesses to the world the true meaning of Christmas. He starts an evangelistic tour around the world.....And that's the play. Any takers?? ;)
So, they told me to capture the "Spirit of Christmas." I thought, "Oh good, maybe I can do a play about the birth of Jesus because that really is the true 'spirit' of Christmas." Well, that bubble was quickly burst when I was told that there should be nothing religious in the program. They wanted to have the character of Santa. Santa needed to be in the play. So my revolutionary new Christmas program is as follows: It is a snowy day at the North Pole. Elves are tinkering away in the workshop getting ready for the coming Christmas Day. An elf comes to the workshop and starts talking about some vistors that are in town. These visitors turn out to be missionaries. These missionaries are so good that they come to Santa's house, tell him the gospel and Santa gets saved. In turn, Santa realizes what he has done. He has taken humanity's focus away from the real meaning of Christmas! He quits his job, shuts down the North Pole, and sends all the elves home with New Testaments. He goes public and confesses to the world the true meaning of Christmas. He starts an evangelistic tour around the world.....And that's the play. Any takers?? ;)
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