Let's celebrate the holidays around the world! After a joyous title song, your students will then enjoy presenting traditional songs and carols from 15 different countries. The optional script (10 narrators per song) describes the seasonal customs and traditions that occur in each country during the holiday season. Why not travel the globe this Christmas? This is an excellent choice for schools---and church youth groups, too. Teacher's Handbook is 100% reproducible. Reproducible student pages and color cover art are included as PDF files on the enhanced CD. Titles: A World of Christmas * Caroling on Christmas Night (England) * Two French Carols (France) * O Christmas, We Greet You (Scandinavia) * Rocking Carol (Czech Republic) * Ring the Bells, Little Children (Germany) * Come Now, Rejoicing (Poland) * Fum, Fum, Fum (Spain) * A Still, Silent Night (Austria) * Carol of the Bagpipers (Italy) * An African Celebration (Africa) * Dedushka Moroz (Russia) * Din, Din, Din (Venezuela) * The Search for a Room (Mexico) * Huron Carol (Canada) * Shepherds, Go Tell! (USA). Learn More

This original, heartfelt song seamlessly weaves Dona Nobis Pacem, contemplating the peace that Christ brings at Christmas and always. The cherished carol Silent Night is included in the climax of the piece, which also offers optional congregational involvement. Beautiful! Learn More

Director Stageright and Music Director Highnote are busy leading the final rehearsals for the annual Christmas pageant and holding a few last-minute auditions. Will they be able to find just the right trio to play the three wise men? Will Harold and the Angel Choir make their entrances on time? Appropriate for both schools and churches, the score of this simple-to-stage production features traditional carols and occasionally invites the audience to sing along! Works well with performers of any age. Titles: Fanfare * Silent Night Sing Along * Mary Had a Baby * The Friendly Beasts * Fanfare/Hark! * Rise Up, Shepherds * We Three Kings. Learn More

Music by one of the most popular performing groups of our era is tearing up the Broadway stage in the groundbreaking production of American Idiot. Four songs from this Grammy-winning musical are featured in this six-minute medley. Learn More

There are only three rehearsals until the holiday concert when dedicated choir director Miss Myers hatches a plan to boost the Christmas cheer of her singers---a secret Santa gift exchange! With a little help from their supportive school principal, six featured students (plus as many extras as your risers can accommodate) soon find themselves fully invested in the spirit of the season, just in time for their performance. Straightforward production notes at the beginning of the delightful script, and complete choreography notes for the seven upbeat original songs lead the way to a festive and heartwarming 30-minute holiday show. Now that's a gift worth sharing! Recommended for grades three and up. Learn More

Following the success of her first collection, Seeds to Grown on Too, Ruth Elaine Schram has created another book of praise for God's young singers. As with the first book, this compilation is again set in order of the church year, with anthems for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Palm Sunday, Easter, Baptism, Mother's Day or Father's Day (Parent Appreciation Sunday), and four general anthems to round out the season. These 12 new additions are as much fun as the original set and will spread joy in your choir room as well as to the congregation. Contains: I'M GONNA SING MY PRAISE (General) * SIMPLE GIFTS (General) * FOR EVERYTHING, A SEASON (General) * COME TO EARTH, O TINY KING (Advent) * MARY HAD A BABY BOY! (Christmas) * BY CANDLELIGHT (Christmas/Epiphany) * GOD LOVED US SO MUCH (Lent/General) * WE'RE LEADING THE WAY FOR THE KING OF KINGS (Palm Sunday) * JESUS IS RISEN! (Easter) * WILL YOU PRAY FOR ME? * (Baptism/Dedication/General) * WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS! (Parent Appreciation Sunday/Mother's Day/Father's Day) * DON'T WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW (General). Learn More

Who can resist this all-time favorite fairy tale, told with fun and flair? Our acting troupe takes over the stage area, playing rhyming Narrators, singing Villagers, friendly Animals, charming Royalty, energetic Messengers, the haughty Stepmother and Stepsisters, the irresistible Fairy Godmother, and lovely Cinderella. Of course, once the charming Prince discovers the proper owner of that famous sparkling slipper, everyone lives happily ever after! Recommended for grades 3 and up. Learn More

It's a casting call for the annual holiday revue and a host of familiar North Pole faces are lined up to audition, headshots and resumes in hand. Three Elves, a not-so-famous Reindeer, a stage-worthy Snowman, Mrs. C. herself, and regular kid Cameron make the first cut and are put to test by their never seen but consistently heard through a sound system director---Santa Claus! Fantastic Broadway-style songs (complete with easy dance routines) and a simple script (that requires almost no scenery or props) bring this fabulous musical to life. Visit alfred.com/achristmasline to see the title song routine and to purchase additional complete choreography videos. Recommended for grades 3 and up. Learn More

Arabian Dance * Chinese Dance * Dance of the Reed-Flutes * March * Miniature Overture * Waltz of the Flowers. Learn More