Christmas Entertainments

On a frosty morning, the Snow Brigade marches in with shovels, offers to clear your walk for fifteen cents—and ends by hurling snowballs at the audience. The snow is cotton, but the mischief is unmistakably real.

Alice Maude Kellogg’s Christmas Entertainments turns the schoolroom and holiday stage into a place of jingling bells, eager children, and Santa Claus on his way. Songs, recitations, acrostics, and lively drills give young performers plenty to do: one child dreams of a stocking big enough for a hobby-horse, while another reminds the crowd that Christmas is a time to share. The pieces move from playful bustle to reverence and kindness, inviting children to sing, march, speak, and make a celebration together. Which act will bring the house to its feet—and what will the audience carry home besides the tune?‌

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