Synopsis
Teachers frequently try to celebrate the holiday season, but it's not easy to do so without leaving someone out. The Winter Holiday Show solves this problem by describing the traditions and celebrations of Christmas and Hanukkah from the perspectives of the goofy animals that tell the story. (The play introduces other winter celebrations as well).
Preview the script and songs!Key Concepts
We include five traditional songs, but we've also written a handful of songs about the holidays from the animals' perspective. We've got a latke-loving bear, beavers who steal Christmas trees, and a squirrel who wants to pull Santa's sleigh---not to mention Superbadgers and some shady skunks. If you teach in a public school, then you owe it to yourself, your students and their families to consider this play!
The Winter Holiday Show is a wonderfully fun way to celebrate the winter holidays. And, like all of our plays, this show can be used to improve reading, vocabulary, reading comprehension, performance and music skills, class camaraderie and teamwork, and numerous social skills (read about it!) -- all while enabling students to be part of a truly fun and creative experience they will never forget!
Aligned with national standards! View the standards and vocabulary.Publication Info
Author: Ron Fink (Composer) and John Heath (Book and Lyrics)
ISBN:
978-1-886588-22-6
© 2002
Bad Wolf Press, LLC
LTD4Kids (verified owner) –
Children in grades 3rd – 5th performed the "Winter Holidays" along with "The Nutcracker" as a Holiday Show for the school. The children got into the Winter Holiday show quickly. The story was charming, fun and educational. The music was exciting and easy to learn. The children had lots of fun working on the show and performing it. The audience loved it.
Mrs. Duley (verified owner) –
My second graders performed this musical and it was well received by the audience! The students loved the songs and had a lot of fun with the characters (especially the skunks). We did face paint for all the animals which turned out great, and I felt it was easy to costume (but I'm crafty). Not to mention, everyone in our school learned new things about all the holidays!
Jenny Lynn Elementary 2018 Holiday Show (verified owner) –
We used this for our small private school's holiday program with 36 students in grades 1-5. It was WONDERFUL. We had all ages of students participating in full speaking parts and smaller parts. Students learned their lines quickly and thoroughly enjoyed this amazing presentation. It was great to have the 2 sets of music. We learned with the singing set and practiced and performed with only the music. Shy students became excellent speakers! Our families were thrilled with this presentation and asked how we were ever going to top this performance! Keep making these musicals for December holiday season!! We loooved this!!
Rachel14 (verified owner) –
I love this play I have done it several time. I finally scratched the CD so badly I had to buy the songs again. I would suggest it to anyone!
Kat Ware (verified owner) –
I have purchased 4 plays from Bad Wolf Press over my 16 years of teaching. They always create a memorable event for my students. We just performed "The Winter Holiday Show" for our school and families last month. Not only was it thoroughly entertaining, but it also taught my students about the many different holidays celebrated by many different cultures. I had one teacher at our school tell me that she almost cried because the show was so inclusive of other cultures that are not predominant in our community. Thanks, Bad Wolf Press, for giving me the tools I needed, as a "timid teacher", to give my students an experience they will remember for years!