Christmas Entertainments

								


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=Charity.=
By JAY BEE.



    (Seven little girls daintily dressed carry a bell in the right

    hand, with the initial on it which begins her line. The bells

    are rung lightly during the speaking)



    First child: Cheerily ring the Christmas bells!

   Second child: How joyfully their jingling tells

    Third child: All peace and kindness on the earth,

   Fourth child: Ringing out, singing out, laughing with mirth!

    Fifth child: In every home is joy profound,

    Sixth child: The echo of this merry sound.
Seventh child: Yet Charity must remembered be,

                        And that is why we have this tree.

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=Merry Christmas.=
By M.D. STERLING.



    (Seven boys and seven girls with good voices and some

    sprightliness of manner are required. Each carries a wand,

    to the upper end of which is fastened an evergreen wreath

    surrounding a large, gilt letter. Ranged in order the letters

    will spell the word "Merry Christmas." The verse for each is

    sung to the air, "Buy a Broom." The children enter only one at

    a time, using a polka step, boys and girls alternately. While

    singing they take steps and wave wand in time to music. At

    third line of each stanza the boys bow and the girls make a

    courtesy, right and left. The chorus at the end of each verse

    is sung by the entire school. The boy with letter M comes in

    first, sings, and takes position on platform. He is followed

    by the girl with E. So continue until the line of children is

    complete.)


First boy:
M stands for merry--oh' let us be merry;

    M stands for merry--right merry am I.
(Bowing.) With a bow to the right, sir, and a bow to the left, sir,

    Come, now, and be merry, all sadness defy.


Chorus (by school, to the refrain of "Buy a Broom").--


Christmas dear now draws near,
With song and with evergreen welcome it here.


First girl:
E stands for evergreen, beautiful evergreen,

    E stands for evergreen, never to fade.
(Courtesying.) With a courtesy to right, sir, and a courtesy to left, sir,

    Bring evergreen garlands for Christmas time made.--Cho.


Second boy:
R stands for rollicking--come, then, be rollicking;

    R stands for rollicking--fun's in the air!
With a bow to the right, sir, and a bow to the left, sir,

    In Christmas-day rollicking take now a share.--Cho.


Second girl:
R stands for rally, a grand Christmas rally,

    R stands for rally, where Christmas trees grow!
With a courtesy to right, sir, and a courtesy to left, sir,

    We rally where Santa is likely to go.--Cho.


Third boy:
Y stands for youthful--rejoice, now, all youthful;

    Y stands for youthful--quite youthful am I.
With a bow to the right, sir, and a bow to the left, sir,