Holy Cross Primary School

Christmas Celebration 2014

Wednesday 3
rd
December
Holy Cross Parish Church
6:00pm

Holy Cross Christmas Celebration 2014
This years theme is The King is Born & a sub-theme of Christmas Tree Giving. The night
will be an upbeat, fun and engaging celebration capturing both Christ centered Catholic
traditions and festive elements as we wait in anticipation for the King of Christmas to arrive.

Of course a Christmas celebration down under is not complete without an Aussie flavour,
nor is it complete without tradition carols such as Silent Night, both of which feature in this
years celebration.

Overview of Concert

Introduction & Welcome - Kerrin

Year 2
Prepare Ye & Maranatha Presentation of Advent Candle & Liturgical Dance
Idea Advent Candle is set-up and students set the scene invoking a prayer for Jesus to
come and be with us.
Notes Procession of sacred materials and lighting of candle, selected singers, and liturgical
dancers

Fr Bede Blessing, lighting Advent candle & Christmas message

Year 6 (& Yr5)
Song Christ the King of Christmas
Idea Set the Christmas Tree
Notes Students decorate Mr Jones like a Christmas Tree, whole group singing

Year 5 (&6)
Songs Deck the Halls with bits of Wattle
Idea Aussie Christmas
Notes: easy audience participation with fa la la la la, ties in with classroom learning on
Aussie slang. Whole group singing and dramatisations.

Year 1
Songs - I Saw Three Ships & Christmas Greeting/Blessing
Idea Traditions (Old Traditional Songs)
Notes Students sing and play ukuleles.

Year 3
Song On that Very First Christmas
Idea King of Christmas is Born
Notes Elvis the King appears in some confusion between Jesus the King and the King of
rock n roll. Whole class singing. Lead vocalist to play Elvis.

Year 4
Song Silent Night
Idea Cant not have silent night
Notes Played on Glockenspiels, soloists lead and encourage everyone to join in. Singing in
Italian too?

Year Kindergarten
Song Under Your Star or Traditional Carol (Away in a Manger, First Noel)
Idea Setting the Nativity & the arrival of the King
Notes Students can dress up as characters.
Musicians Dancers, Choir & Selected Solo Vocalists
Song Bells Are Ringing
Idea St Vincent de Paul Food Hamper Donations

Staff:
Joy to the World??? OR Feliz Navidad???

Dance Group - Santa Comes
Song Run Run Rudolph
Idea Santa arrives
Notes Students do a reindeer dance to the song & Santa arrives as it ends

Whole School Finale
Feliz Navidad??? OR We Wish You a Merry Christmas???



General Notes:
Suggestions are negotiable should you prefer to do something different.
Each performance should go for 5-10 minuntes.
Resources can be found at http://hchre.weebly.com
Consider the audience ages 5 through to 60+. Engaging performances through song,
dance, drama are ideal. Try to encourage audience participation.