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For ages 5 to 14

6 Minute Nativity (A Mini-Musical) - By Sarah Watts and Rowena Gibbons

Here is the Christmas story, condensed into a six-minute musical performance which is sung all the way through (cantata-style) to Sarah Watts� entertaining and jazzy tunes.

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For ages 3 to 7

5 reviews

A Little Nativity - By John and Ruth Kenward

This has to be one of the easiest nativity musicals to produce - and one of the most adorable! Even the costuming is easy, as nearly everyone can simply wear their pyjamas! The perfect answer for those wanting to re-tell the Nativity story in a direct and simple way that even the youngest may understand.

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For ages 3 to 7

A Really Noisy Nativity! - Alison Carver

A Really Noisy Nativity! for Early Years, Foundation Stages and Lower Key Stage 1 is a fun, lively and interactive Christmas musical, written to get children to sing, join in with sound effects and generally be loud!

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For ages 5 to 11

4 reviews

A Way In A Manger - By Ruth Kenward and Caroline Kimber

Set within a story from old English folklore, this musical is a simple explanation of the Christmas message, that Jesus was born in human form to show mankind the character of God. A refreshing new look at what lies at the heart of the Christmas story - something completely different.

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For ages 3 to 7

7 reviews

A Wriggly Nativity - By Peter Fardell

One of the UK's favourite nativities, A Wriggly Nativity is designed for children who just can't sit still and tells the Christmas story almost entirely through catchy songs, actions, movement and dance!

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For ages 5 to 11

1 review

Amazing Advent Calendar, The - By Tom Kirkham and Matthew Crossey

This thrilling nativity musical follows Nicholas Mistletoe as he tumbles back in time to the days surrounding the birth of Jesus. Dressed in his pyjamas and slippers, can Nicholas make it to the stable to observe the new-born baby or will the distrustful Roman soldiers evict him from Bethlehem?

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For ages 5 to 11

4 reviews

Baa Baa Bethlehem - By Daisy Bond and Ian Faraday

In this imaginative new nativity musical, we discover that wonderful things do indeed come in small packages! For four young shepherds, being �bottom of the heap� is no fun. They never get to leave the hillside and take the sheep to market and are never allowed to sit near the fire on cold evenings - such treats are reserved for the older shepherds.

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For ages 5 to 11

6 reviews

Babushka (The Musical) - By Ruth Kenward

A charming version of the 'Babushka' tale, with lots of different roles to involve plenty of children. The show is very picturesque and the songs are delightful, with actions provided. Simple to produce and a real audience-pleaser!

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For ages 5 to 11

Ballooning Around The World! - Alison Hedger (Book and CD)

Finding foods in Scotland, Russia, Spain, Egypt and Jamaica in the Caribbean - a balloon adventure in song, dance and poems!

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For ages 5 to 11

7 reviews

Behind The Stable Door - By Sarah Baker and Andrew Oxspring

Why are a cat, a dog, an ox, a donkey, a sheep and three camels all sitting outside a stable on a chilly, starry night? Well, the innkeeper�s wife has a bee in her bonnet and has declared her stable �out-of-bounds� to all animals!

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For ages 3 to 7

Bella-Bella Cinderella, Bitesize Golden Apple - Alison Hedger

A short, ten-minute musical for 3 to 7 year olds.

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For ages 5 to 11

Bethlehem Baby! - Sheila Wilson

This nativity musical from Sheila Wilson (Hosanna Rock!, Rock Around The Flock!) is another gem, guaranteed to entertain your children and audience!

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For ages 5 to 7

4 reviews

Bethlehem's Buzzin' - By Daisy Bond and Ian Faraday

This witty yet sensitive adaptation of the traditional nativity story is a delightful reminder of the true message of Christmas.

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For ages 3 to 7

Billy No Buzz - Niki Davies

Billy No Buzz is a delightful musical for little children with a big message: tolerance and acceptance of others who may be different to ourselves.

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For ages 5 to 11

Blooming Gorgeous - By Debbie Campbell

This lively musical is a great resource for school gardening projects and the study of food chains and life processes.

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For ages 5 to 11

Bossy Christmas Fairy, The - By Patricia Lee

A Christmas musical with seven new songs. This humorous musical teaches children about Christmas customs and the moral that being bossy and judging only by appearances is not acceptable.

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For ages 5 to 11

3 reviews

Bumper Harvest - By Nick Perrin

Bumper Harvest is a versatile collection of mini-musicals brilliantly adapted for use as a Harvest presentation and equally appropriate for other times of the year, for example, as part of a literacy project, World Book Day, etc.

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For ages 3 to 7

1 review

Chilly Milly - Sara Ridgley and Gavin Mole

Your snowman's standing tall in the garden. But wait a minute, he's shivering! What's that about? You can't believe it. Then you find he's not a Chilly Billy. He's a Chilly Milly! A snow-girl. And she needs a hat, a scarf, a coat and gloves. Who's going to help her dress up for the weather? We are!

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For ages 5 to 7

2 reviews

Chocolate Shop, The - By Ruth Kenward and Caroline Kimber

Easter eggs and bunnies jostle for position in the Chocolate Shop. A 'sweet' and simple tale of conflict resolved! Colourful, picturesque and easy to learn, ideal for KS1 to perform. A chocolatey story with a message of forgiveness - what a winning combination for Easter!

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For ages 5 to 11

Christingle Rock! - By Sheila Wilson

This is an original and wonderful new version of the traditional Christingle service for young people or people of all ages. It has been set for 26 narrators but any number, large or small, could be used. The songs unwrap the traditions and meanings of the Christingle and Christingle oranges can either be made up as it develops or brought on at the end.

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For ages 5 to 11

6 reviews

Christmas Recipe - By Peter Fardell

Christmas Recipe imagines all the ingredients that go to make a wonderful Christmas being mixed together in a bowl! With this unique concept and a host of colourful 'ingredients' (robins, presents, snow, Father Christmas, and much more) this little musical offers the opportunity to create a very special Christmas performance.

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For ages 5 to 11

1 review

Christmas Stars! - A Nativity Musical by Sheila Wilson

This fun new Christmas musical has God auditioning all the traditional characters for the Nativity. But there are no losers (apart from Herod!) and the musical ends with a beautiful tableau scene. It is suitable for KS1+ and 2, or all KS1 ages if your staff and children are confident. It is set for a cast of approximately 30, but can be freely adapted for more or less. Permission is given for the play to be adapted as well (and KS1 suggestions are included).

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For ages 5 to 7

Donkey For Sale - By Niki Davies

Donkey For Sale is a delightful retelling of the Biblical Nativity as experienced by a donkey called Alfie.

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For ages 5 to 11

3 reviews

Donkey Seller, The - By Carrie Richardson and Clare Jones

This delightfully entertaining nativity introduces a group of bored donkeys, whose lives are transformed by the journey they make to Bethlehem. The play is full of humour, yet there is also a real sense of the Christmas message, making this a wonderful choice for 5-9 year-olds. (Two scripts included - one for age 5 to 7, and one for age 7 to 9.)

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For ages 5 to 11

Easter Children (Tell The Story) - By Sheila Wilson

Easter Children (Tell The Story) has seven original songs and includes a simple but dramatic play, which portrays the intrigue and mixed emotions of the Easter story. It has been set for a cast of approximately 25, although this can be varied to suit your children. Readings are also provided as an alternative to the play.

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For ages 5 to 11

Easter Praise! - By Sheila Wilson

A lovely Easter musical for schools and churches, suitable for younger children (KS1), with extra material for older children (KS2). Up to eight songs which can be used individually or as a concert or a play.

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For ages 5 to 11

Easy Peasy Harvest - By Sheila Wilson

Easy Peasy Harvest is suitable for young children aged 5 to 12 years but will be enjoyed by all ages. This joyous Harvest Festival celebration for schools or churches has five easy-to-learn songs which are both fun and thought provoking.

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For ages 5 to 11

Elves And The Shoemaker, The - Sara Ridgley and Gavin Mole

An enchanting Christmas Musical for young children to star in, learn from and enjoy. It is easy to stage for a class of 30 children ideally aged 6 to 9 (Upper Key Stage 1 / Lower Key Stage 2) and the story is based on a well-loved traditional tale, told through original lyrics and lively music to present a complete theatrical experience to a school.

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For ages 5 to 11

1 review

Emerald Crown, The - By Debbie Campbell

This musical explores the diversity of a rainforest with colourful costumes, lively songs and dances and a rapping script.

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For ages 5 to 11

Ffinlo - By Mary Gentry

It's a special night for the circus because Santa is bringing his helpers along as a treat, before their busy night. But the performance is set to begin, and Ffinlo the clown has a problem; he has lost his red nose.

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For ages 5 to 11

Fiends Reunited - By Debbie Campbell

You are invited to the spookiest, freakiest, most bewitching reunion ever!

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For ages 5 to 11

First Kids In Space, The - By Debbie Campbell

This musical is a great resource for a class space project. Space Cadets are sent to Moonbase X to repair the resident Androids that have a virus. During the flight, the Cadets experience the loud blast off, smooth silent orbit and bumpy landing!

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For ages 5 to 11

Fisherman's Wife, The: Bitesize Golden Apple - Alison Hedger

Moral: Being greedy won't make you happy. A ten minute musical, adapted from the traditional Brothers Grimm tale, featuring a mixture of song, chanting in rap style, choral speaking, improvised percussion, mime and narration.

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For ages 5 to 11

Fit For Fun!, Bitesize Golden Apple - Douglas Wootton

Everything you need for a great show! Bitesize Golden Apple musicals are short, effective, tuneful mini-musicals suitable for school assemblies or as part of a mixed performance.

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For ages 5 to 7

7 reviews

Flutterpillar - By Sarah Baker

A little caterpillar wishes she could flutter about like a butterfly. She tries fluttering her legs, but that just makes the animals laugh, telling her she'll never be a butterfly because she's got no wings! Trying to be kind, they say perhaps she's a 'flutterpillar', although of course there is no such thing.

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For ages 3 to 7

1 review

Follow The Star - By Niki Davies

Follow the Star as it leads a caravan of kings, attendants, camels and sheep towards the little town of Bethlehem and the new-born baby Jesus. With an engaging script and seven beautiful, original songs perfectly conceived for young singers, Follow The Star twinkles with charm and is a perfect nativity musical for 4 to 7 year olds.

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For ages 3 to 7

Frog's Harvest Party, The Little Green - By Caroline Hoile

The delightful story of the little green frog and his hibernating friends.

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For ages 5 to 11

4 reviews

Gabriel's Big Break - By Daisy Bond and Ian Faraday

A brand new Christmas and Nativity musical for KS1 and KS2.

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For ages 5 to 11

1 review

Gentle Beasts - By Debbie Campbell

The traditional English carol The Friendly Beasts has been adapted by Debbie Campbell to create a heart-warming and amusing Christmas musical, describing the Nativity from the point of view of a bunch of rather comical animals!

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For ages 5 to 11

Gingerbread Man, The (A Very Clever Biscuit): Bitesize Golden Apple - Alison Hedger

Moral: A little bit of clever thinking can get you out of a sticky situation. In this ten minute musical by Alison Hedger the Gingerbread Man escapes uneaten!

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For ages 5 to 11

1 review

Goblin Next Door, The - By Fran Carpenter

Just what you need for your 6-9 year olds! Set in fairy woodlands, this hilarious 40 minute musical is easily adapted for spring, summer, autumn or Christmas.

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For ages 5 to 11

Gold, Frankincense And Mirth! - By Sheila Wilson

Laughter is a precious gift. In this heartwarming new nativity musical, the wise men bring joy a-plenty, along with their traditional gifts. Children will love the entertaining play and the seven catchy songs, including a hand-jiving finale and the cool backing tracks. Gold, Frankincense And Mirth! features all the favourite Christmas characters, from Gabriel to Herod, and creates a warm and uplifting end of term celebration for children, teachers and parents. It�s another gem from Sheila Wilson, composer of �Hosanna Rock!�, �Rock around the Flock!�, �Scrooge� and �Christmas Stars (The Xmas Factor)�.

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For ages 3 to 7

Grumpy Sheep, The - By Caroline Hoile

The traditional Christmas Nativity story centred around a grumpy sheep who is not only cross but lazy as well and has totally the wrong idea of what to expect about Baby Jesus.

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For ages 5 to 11

Harvest ... It's A Little Bit Corny! - By Sheila Wilson

This latest harvest musical from Sheila Wilson promises to be every bit as popular as her previous shows. It has five great songs, which combine with the readings to provide schools and churches with another easy, impressive and successful ready-made harvest festival.

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For ages 5 to 11

Harvest Rock! - By Sheila Wilson

At last, another new Harvest musical from Sheila Wilson, composer of 'Hooray for Harvest!' and 'Easy Peasy Harvest!'. 'Harvest Rock!' has five songs plus a reprise, for key stages 1 and 2, encompassing Autumn, nutrition and harvest themes.

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For ages 5 to 11

Harvestsong - By Sheila Wilson

Harvestsong is a brilliant harvest festival for Key stages 1 and 2 from Sheila Wilson. It contains five varied songs and also provides all the linking narration, this is an easy but impressive Festival celebration.

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For ages 3 to 7

1 review

Helping Humpty Dumpty - Sara Ridgley and Gavin Mole

A Nursery Rhyme of Note! for 3 to 6s from the creators of The Tale of the Christmas Tree and Shepherd Little. Script book and enhanced CD containing performance and backing tracks, printable piano score, simplified top-line music and other free resources.

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For ages 5 to 11

Here Comes Jesus! - By Sheila Wilson

A wonderful 25 minute Easter musical suitable for ages 5 to 9 year olds (Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2).

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For ages 3 to 7

Higgledy Piggledy Nativity - A Joyful Nativity Musical by Niki Davies

Squeeze into the stable in Bethlehem as oxen, sheep, mice, chickens, turkeys and goats try to settle down for a quiet night�s sleep. But when news of imminent arrivals comes to their attention, a quick tidy up is needed if the stable is to be presentable for their visitors!

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For ages 3 to 7

Honky Tonky Donkey - By Niki Davies

From the brilliant Niki Davies comes Honky Tonky Donkey, a charming nativity perfectly pitched for 4-8 year olds. With seven toe-tapping songs and a simple and adaptable script, this delightful new nativity will captivate young performers and offers plenty of scope both for smaller and larger casts.

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For ages 5 to 11

Hooray For The Little Red Hen - By Debbie Campbell

In the spring, an industrious Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat and asks her friends, the Cat, Rat and Pig to help her grow them. But they refuse so she does it herself. By autumn the grains have grown into golden wheat. Again she single-handedly harvests and threshes it before taking the grain to the windmill to be ground into flour. When at last she bakes a delicious loaf of bread from the flour, her hungry 'friends' are disappointed that they are not asked to share it with her! The moral of the story is that it's much more fun to share the work as well as the food!

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For ages 5 to 11

Hooray In A Manger - By Jane Carr and Geoff Lawson

Seven beautiful new songs and a lovely script make Hooray In A Manger the perfect nativity musical for 5-9 year olds.

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For ages 5 to 11

Hosanna Rock! - By Sheila Wilson

A popular nativity which conveys the true meaning of Christmas, for children of mixed ages and abilities.

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For ages 5 to 11

Humpty Dumpty - By Julie Stanley and Mary Green

Humpty Dumpty, suitable for any time of the year, takes an enjoyable judicial look at how Mister Dumpty fell off the wall. Was he pushed or did he fall? Accidents can happen, saying sorry, making friends.

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For ages 3 to 7

1 review

I-SPY Christmas - By John and Ruth Kenward

A game of I-SPY reveals all the major characters in the Nativity story - and a few surprising ones as well! Easy to teach and for the children to learn and, most importantly, it's fun! Age guide 3-6 years. 7 songs.

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For ages 5 to 11

It's A Census, Get Me Out Of Here! - By Matthew Crossey and Tom Kirkham

The cameras roll as Abi and Seth, renowned television presenters of It�s A Census, Get Me Out Of Here!, broadcast live from a bustling Bethlehem during the Roman census. As the inns fill with visitors and the local residents contemplate running for the hills, two late-comers - a young couple and their donkey - will take any shelter they can find. Even a stable.

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For ages 5 to 7

2 reviews

It's A Nativity - By Andrew Oxspring

The nativity story told through narrations, a simple script and seven delightfully-catchy and easy-to-learn songs ... that�s it, in a nutshell!

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For ages 5 to 11

2 reviews

It's Chr-i-i-i-stmas! - By Andrew Oxspring and Ian Faraday

This 'pop-tastic' musical will make you feel like you're at the coolest Christmas party ever! Set against the background of a festive chart show, the traditional Nativity is told by a delightful variety of 'bands' and 'artists', all key characters in the familiar story. Through wonderful pastiches and parodies of our favourite seasonal rock and pop anthems, and a simple but witty script, the first ever Christmas is presented like never before and is guaranteed to get your whole school rocking as we count down the hits to see who is top of the festive pop charts!

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For ages 5 to 7

Jack Frost - Peter Canwell

Complete Vocal Score to this delightful Christmas Musical by Peter Canwell, with piano arrangements from Barrie Turner.

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For ages 5 to 7

Jack's In His Box - By Ali Dee

Jack's in his box � but wishes he could pop up and pop out to play with Tilly. Strange and wonderful things happen when his wish comes true! This magical musical for 4-7 year olds has 10 catchy songs, many of which can stand alone to be used throughout the year for different purposes - action songs, songs about weather, toys & play and songs to play instruments to.

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