The invitations asked people to pretend that it had snowed in Carmichael (something it does every 10 years) and they had just eaten a good Christmas Eve dinner. They were gathered around the fireplace (and we actually had one of those realistic portable ones) on pillows and blankets to listen to the story of Christmas as told with several different media.
We got the whole Santa thing out of the way at first by making it a photo op while people were still arriving.
And while the kids were sitting on Santa's lap getting a candy cane, the adults were at the desert table getting brownies and cookies and other sweet lumps of calories. With the food and Santa out of the way, we could get to the program.First there was a story "The Crippled Lamb" read by one of the best storytellers in the ward. That was followed by singing of carols with the choices shouted out by the congregation. And instrumental number followed - a saxophone solo of "What Child is This". I think it's a good opportunity to let someone show their talent this way when they can't play in Sacrament meeting. The Primary Children sang a couple of numbers ending with "Picture a Christmas," which led right into a brief presentation of Jesus's birth and life. About 12 people had various speaking parts like Mary and Joseph and John the Baptist. I was responsible for showing slides that illustrated the various parts of the story. It ended with the congregation singing 'Silent Night".
During the Santa and dessert part of the program, I had a slide show of snowy landscapes while music played in the back. And I also displayed the illustrations of "The Crippled Lamb" while it was being read.
Carolyn, of course, was running the evening but Tonya (left) to MC so she could be the chorister for the carols as our original chorister came down with laryngitis. Carolyn Troyan (right) directed the dramatization of Jesus's life.All in all we thought it was a good evening.
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