Заключительный концерт в виде рождественской истории «To Meet Santa» прошел 25 декабря в 16:00 и стал завершением декады английского языка. Идея собрать вместе Санта Клауса, Деда Мороза, Итальянскую ведьму Бефану, гавайцев и эскимосов с тем, чтобы показать, как люди в разных странах празднуют Рождество и Новый Год, была поддержана. Сценарий был полностью на английском языке, за исключением Российского Деда Мороза. Сценарий отличался от всех традиционных новогодних сказок новизной и современным взглядом и интерпретацией. Учащиеся с удовольствием репетировали и получали удовольствие от процесса подготовки.

Сценарий:

A girl (Rayana) is sitting at the table at writing a letter to Santa:” Dear Santa, all year I was a very good girl! I was a diligent student at school. I always did my homework. I always obeyed my Mom and Dad. I helped with the housework! I would like to ask you to bring joy and happiness to my family and all my relatives. I would like all people in the world to be able to ask about help and to get this help. It is very important to manage to ask about what you need. I wish all people’s dreams come true. I wish peace stay on the Earth and we all appreciate what we have. But my biggest desire is to meet you personally! I am sure we will be very good friends!
…

(Her brother Stas enteres the room)

What are you doing? (Stas)

I am writing a letter to Santa. (Rayana)

Writing a letter? In the 21st century? All people have computers and the access to the Internet. Why not to write an e-mail to him? (Stas)

E-mail? What’s this? (Rayana)

An electronic letter. You type it and sent from your computer. The letter immediately enters the Santa’s mailbox…By the way, have you known before that Santa has his own website? (Stas)
- Website? What website? (Rayana)

Oh, my God! Check this out, Rayana, you type www.santaclaus.net and …Stop! What Santa are you writing to? (Stas)

What do you mean “What Santa”? (Rayana)

Rayana, do you think there is the only Santa in the world? (Stas)

Why not? (Rayana)

You still don’t know so many things, Rayana! OK, I will tell you what I know myself as your older brother. People in different countries celebrate Christmas and New Year in different ways. And by the way they have their own Santas. (Stas)

I can’t belive it! Who are you kidding? No, no, no, it’s totally unacceptable! Santa is unique and special! (Rayana)

Yes, he is but… Stop, I know how to prove it. Look! With help of virtual space we’ll travel around the world and see how people celebrate Christmas. (Stas)

Christmas in the Great Britain.

Santa (Ahmed) is sitting at the desk among the piles of letters from children all over the world. (As a background Jingle Bells sounds)

Everyday is the same! I feel like a robot! I get up at 5 o’clock, have cookies and milk for breakfast, go to my Christmas workshop and check what my elfs make for kids all over the world. Then I have cookies and milk for lunch, sleep a little bit and again at 5 o’clock pm have cookies and milk… I am fed up with milk and cookies! I wanna meat, coffee without milk, bananas and lemonade at least.

What I have to listen every day? Me? Who was the most talented Santa in the class? Who played in rock band? Jingle Bells? (He sits at the piano and plays Warriors Imagine Dragons) See! That’s what I like. We live in the 21st century! By the way, my transport, how I move, by reindeers, ridiculous! (Ahmed)

Santa, Santa, your main elf is late because he got stuck in a terrible traffic jam! (Elf)

Traffic Jam? How is that possible? Are sky roads gridlocked? (Ahmed)

But, Santa, you have recently turned all your reindeers into Mersedeses. (Elf)

Oh, I forgot! You never know what is better! I need to visit my sister Befana, I haven’t seen her for ages! She lives in Italy and I will eat pizza, cheese and spaghetti! (Ahmed)

Who are you and why you entered my house? Oh, no, stop, it was from another play who are you, my little child, and what do you need from me? (Ahmed)

Santa, it was my dream to see how people celebrate Christmas all over the world. Please, take me with you! (Rayana)

OK! No problem! We still have no my helper but I have a driving license! (Ahmed)

No, Santa, let’s go by reindeers! (Rayana)

Oh, I am too kind sometimes! Ok, lets! (Ahmed)

Christmas in Italy with the witch Befana

Befana (Alua) wearing bandana and shorts with a big broom walking along her room back and forth and screaming: “Mama mia, tradizione idiota! I should fly on a broom whereas il mio fratello Santa Claus flies on a sleigh with funny reindeers! I should eat pizza and spaghetti whereas il mio fratello Santa Claus eats cookies and milk? I hate it! (Then she sees Santa and guests)

Amore mio, il mio caro fratello! Ciao, ciao, come stai? (Alua)

Molto bene, grazie, mia sorella! (Ahmed)

Stop! Let’s fence first! (Alua)

Fence! Are you kidding, Befana? (Ahmed)

Come on, Klaus, I will prick you!

They are fencing, at last Befana wins.

You are losing your shape, carissimo! (Alua)

That’s what I am talking every day, Bef! I am eating only cookies and milk! (Ahmed)

Then Befana sees Alex and Stas:

Who are they, russo turisto? (Alua)

Turisto, but not russo! (Ahmed)

Oh, dear lady Befana, I am so happy to meet you! I have never known about you! (Rayana)

You haven’t known about me? Questo e impossibile! Questo e koshmar! (Alua)

Calm down, sorella! Let’s sing our favorite song! (Ahmed)

They sing a song together Flyleaf.

Listen, I have never known that witches can be so cool! She is gorgeous! I like her so much! (Rayana)

Yea! Pretty cool old eternal lady! But we have to visit two more countries and now we will visit Hawaii. (Stas)

Hawaii? Stas, you are pulling your leg! People in Hawaii cannot have Christmas because they have no snow! (Rayana)

Alex, you will be really surprised to see how they have a blast during this holiday. Come on, let’s go, you will see everything yourself! (Stas)

Christmas in Hawaii!

I am tired, Stas! We have just visited three different countries! What else? (Rayana)

What else? Let me think, Oh, I know, Russia! (Stas)

Oh no! (Rayana)

Why? What’s wrong with Russia! (Stas)

It’s very cold there! (Rayana)

Rayana, cold is better that rain at Christmas Eve! Come on! (Stas)

Christmas in Russia with Father Frost!

Дед Мороз (Дима Маклецев) ходит по сцене и воспитывает снежинок. Дима должен сыграть как режиссер, типа: «Не верю, сколько раз повторять вам, не убедили вы меня, что это за танцы, вы к детям собрались или на дискотеку? Ну-ка еще раз по местам, занять свои позиции» Снежинки с Некитом танцуют свой танец.

Райана и Стас хлопают и кричат «Браво!», Дед Мороз поворачивается к ним и говорит: «А это еще что за диво дивное, зачем пожаловали?»

We would like to see how you live and people in your country! (Райана и Стас)

Иностранцы что-ли? Отправлю-ка я их в Африку, вот смеху то будет! (Дима Маклецев)

Но и сам попадает в Африку!

Там сталкивается лицом к лицу с папуасом дед морозом. Оба орут: «АААА»

Потом танцуют и поют Эскимос и папуас)

Затем Дед Мороз просит прощения у ребят и летит с ними назад, номер Российский дед мороз!

Well, Rayana, now you know that in different countries there are different magicians and traditions. Have you chosen who you is gonna write your letter? (Stas)

I have changed my mind, Stas! I wanna see all of them one more time! (Rayana)

I can do it in one go! (Stas)

You? You know what? You are the greatest show-off I have ever met in my life! (Rayana)

Me? Show-off? Rayana, don’t forget, we live in the 21st century and I will only press the button ‘ENTER’ and Abracadabra… (Stas)

All four magicians come out and greet Rayana! Then one of them asks Rayana!

Have you already made your New Year’s Resolutions? (Ahmed)

Have I made what? (Rayana)

Stop, stop, may I tell the world about this great New Year’s tradition!

Before the clock strikes 12 times people all over the world make their New Year’s resolutions and decide to do something new at the beginning of the New Year! Let’s all make our New Year’s resolutions. I am sure New Year will bring all of us happiness and new productive and efficient life! (Stas)

People take a small piece of paper and write down their New Year’s Resolution then roll it into the small rolls! Then we all burn candles.

Candles and small glasses and the song “Last Christmas” of Wham.

Калижанова Анна Николаевна,ЧСОУ "Friendship", г. Караганда, р. Казахстан, заместитель директора по английской программе

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Книга, создавшая праздник: Чарльз Диккенс

Образ английского Рождества хрестоматиен: за окном метель, в натопленной комнате накрыт стол, горят десятки свечей, красиво наряженные дети поют рождественские хоралы и получают подарки... Этот образ мало связан с реальностью - хотя бы потому, что в декабре на улицах современного Лондона проще увидеть клумбы с цветами, чем сугробы. Творцом «английского Рождества» стал Чарльз Диккенс, а точнее - его первая и самая известная праздничная повесть «Рождественская песнь в прозе». Необычное русское название прижилось в нашей культуре благодаря переводу Татьяны Озерской, сделанному в ХХ веке. А в XIX веке повесть Диккенса, переведенная почти мгновенно после выхода оригинала в 1843 года и ставшая невероятно популярной в России, называлась «Святочная песнь». И это название более точно отражало суть книги, ведь в оригинале она называется «A Christmas carol». Carol - это аналог русских колядок, народных духовных куплетов, которые и взрослые, и дети распевают на Рождество.

Хотя большинство современных российских детей с повестью Диккенса незнакомы, имя ее главного героя им прекрасно известно. Это банкир Скрудж, образ которого студия «Дисней» позаимствовала у Диккенса для своих анимационных сериалов. Имя Скрудж происходит от английского глагола screw (притеснять, скряжничать, скаредничать) и давно уже стало нарицательным обозначением скряги-грубияна. Повесть Диккенса посвящена чудесному преображению Скруджа из злого монстра в щедрого благотворителя, которое происходит в Сочельник. Помогают Скружу три святочных духа, которые показывают ему истинную суть его прошлой, настоящей и будущей жизни.

Диккенс в «Рождественской песни» создает яркий и запоминающийся портрет «старой доброй Англии», который складывается из зажаренного гуся («величиной с ребенка»), пудинга, огня в очаге, игры в фанты, крепкого эля, танцев. Это исключительно семейный праздник; «троица молитвы, еды и питья», как выразился знаменитый писатель Гилберт Кий Честертон. Вдохновленные красотой образа доброго, спокойного, семейного праздника, британцы в середине XIX века начали активно воплощать его в жизнь и продолжают делать это до сих пор. Почти в каждой современной английской семье есть «Рождественская песнь» Диккенса, часто в сочетании с другими его рождественскими текстами (позже он написал «Сверчок за очагом», «Колокола», «Битва жизни», «Одержимый»). Во время Адвента Диккенса читают маленьким британцам в детских садах и в школах, причем нижней возрастной границы для такого чтения не существует.

Воспоминания о Рождестве: Дилан Томас

Российский Новый год сложно представить без фильма «Ирония судьбы». А английское Рождество отмечено обязательной декабрьской радиотрансляцией повести Дилана Томаса «A child"s Christmas in Wales», русский перевод которой был опубликован под названием «Детство. Рождество. Уэльс». Имя Дилана Томаса прекрасно известно всем ценителям поэзии, ведь он - один из лучших английских поэтов ХХ века, к тому же очень любивший выступать по радио.

Если Диккенс создал идеальную картинку английского Рождества, то Томас автобиографически воссоздал реальность этого праздника. «Детство. Рождество. Уэльс» - небольшой прозаический текст, своего рода «поток сознания», мгновенно переносящий автора и читателя в заснеженный Уэльс начала века. «Наш снег не так вот просто-напросто лили с неба из ведер с белилами, он шалью стлался из-под земли, он выплывал, он вытекал из древесных стволов, и побегов, и веток; и все крыши за ночь порастали нежным и снежным мхом, белый плющ мигом обегал все стены, и немое, штормовое, белое крошево рождественских открыток обрушивалось на входящего во двор почтальона…» Подарки, гости, пудинг, пожар от очага, ветер над заледеневшим морем, снежки и сугробы, замерзающие птицы - все эти картины наплывают одна на другую, создавая удивительную иллюзию подлинности. И хотя, на первый взгляд, Дилан Томас пишет сложно и непрозрачно, многие взрослые англичане признаются, что именно «A child"s Christmas in Wales» было в детстве их любимым рождественским чтением.

Письма Рождественского деда: Джон Рональд Руэл Толкин

Английское Рождество, как и многие наши отечественные праздники, возникло на стыке христианской и язычески-народной традиций. Дата 25 декабря совпала с древнегерманским Йолем, языческим праздником зимнего солнцестояния, «возвращения солнца», главным героем которого был Прадедушка Йоль. Ну и кто же мог лучше всех выстроить связь между Йулем, Санта-Клаусом и Христом? Конечно, сэр Толкин - оксфордский профессор, знаток англосаксонских древностей…

У Толкина было четверо детей: Джон, Майкл, Кристофер и Присцилла. В книге «Семейный альбом» Джон и Присцилла вспоминают детство: «В рождественское утро - подобно тысячам других детей - нам разрешалось заглянуть в чулки и развернуть тщательно выбранные для нас подарки. Однако, кроме подарков, мы каждый год получали письмо от самого Рождественского Деда, со штемпелем “Северный полюс” и самой что ни на есть настоящей “северно-полюсной” маркой!»

Автором этих писем-картинок был отец, глава семьи. Первое письмо от имени Father Christmas, Рождественского Деда, Толкин написал трехлетнему Джону в 1920 году. Последнее получила 14-летняя Присцилла в 1943-м. Это были не банальные поздравительные строчки, а живой и очень личный диалог: Дед радовался успехам детей, жаловался на задержки с оленями, интересовался семейными новостями, рассказывал о жизни на Северном полюсе. Дети Толкина бережно сохранили эти письма и опубликовали их после его смерти. Сегодня на английском языке существует несколько изданий «Letters from Father Christmas» и в виде книг, и в виде коробочки с конвертами, откуда вытаскиваются сами письма. На русский язык переведен только текст; изумительных картинок Толкина русскоязычные дети пока увидеть не могут.

«Письма Рождественского деда» интересны не только как рассказ об английском Рождестве. В первую очередь, это интереснейший памятник семейной культуры. Попробуйте ежегодно писать и рисовать каждому из своих детей письма, наблюдая за их жизнью как бы со стороны! Это неоценимый психологический опыт, причем важность его велика и для детей, и для родителей. Ведь именно так воспитывается у человека умение дарить, а не «отдариваться по поводу», умение получать нежданные, не прошенные подарки, умение вместе радоваться и удивляться.

Рождественские дары и подарки: Беатрис Поттер и О.Генри

Во всем христианском мире Рождество - единственный из всех религиозных праздников, считающийся праздником детей. И во всем мире в этот день детям дарят подарки. Смысл этих традиций очевиден: в этот день родился Божественный младенец, и вся земля склонилась перед ним со своими дарами. В небе засияла Вифлеемская звезда, волхвы принесли в пещеру золото, ладан и смирну, пастухи привели свои стада. На протяжении многих столетий дети разных народов получали подарки два раза в год: в день собственного рождения и в день Рождества Иисуса. Поэтому редкая рождественская книга обходится без темы подарков. Но подарки бывают разные. Российским читателям хорошо известны рождественский рассказ О.Генри «Дары волхвов». Правда, в нашей стране эта бессмертная история о бескорыстном дарении считается подростковым чтением, а вот в Англии ее читают и пяти-, и восьмилетним детям.
Еще одну очень популярную детскую «подарочную» историю рассказала и нарисовала Беатрис Поттер. Хотя в России уже издано несколько книг этой писательницы, повесть о портном из Глостера («The Taylor of Gloucester») с иллюстрациями автора у нас пока можно прочесть только в интернете. Эта бесхитростная история повествует о том, как в день Рождества мыши помогли бедному портному в срок закончить важную работу в благодарность за то, что он спас их от кота. И с той поры он стал богатым и известным.

Почему так важно прочесть детям эти истории? Потому что речь в них об одном и том же: о подарке-действии, подарке-поступке. Книги О.Генри и Беатрис Поттер показывают ребенку истинную сущность подарка и немного уводят его от потребительски-коммерческого отношения к празднику.

Чудо Рождества: Оскар Уайльд

В Англии, в отличие от России, никогда не было гонений на христианство, и религиозная «сердцевина» рождественско-новогодних празднований совершенно естественна для современных британцев. Суть Рождества - чудо: каждый год христианский мир отмечает чудесный приход Иисуса в земной мир. Поэтому вполне закономерно появление религиозных тем и персонажей в детских рождественских книгах. Один из примеров -сказка Оскара Уайльда «The selfish giant», которая в русских переводах называется по-разному: «Эгоистичный великан», «Злой великан»; «Великан-эгоист», «Великан, который думал только о себе». Этот необычайно красивый текст рассказывает о саде, принадлежавшем одному великану. В саду всегда царила зима, поскольку великан обнес сад высокой стеной и не пускал в него детей. Но вот однажды… «Он увидал поразительное зрелище. Через небольшое отверстие в стене дети пробрались в сад и сидели на ветвях деревьев. На каждом дереве был маленький ребенок. И деревья так радовались возвращению детей, что тотчас же покрылись цветами, и нежно качались их ветви над головами малюток. Всюду порхали птицы и восторженно щебетали, и цветы выглядывали из зеленой травы и смеялись. Это была прелестная картина; только в одном углу по-прежнему царила зима. Это было в самом отдаленном углу сада, и там стоял маленький мальчик. Он был так мал, что не мог достать до ветвей и только ходил кругом дерева, горько плача. Бедное дерево все еще было покрыто инеем и снегом, и Северный Ветер бушевал и ревел над ним». Великан помог малышу забраться на дерево, и оно тут же покрылось цветами необыкновенной красоты. Много лет стареющий Великан ждал возвращения малыша. Это случилось перед самой его смертью; ребенок предстал перед Великаном с двумя ранами от гвоздей на руках и ногах, назвав их «ранами любви»…

Христианская этика входит в сознание британцев с самого раннего детства, не прячась и не скрываясь под маской светской морали. Сказочные притчи о милосердии, добре, внутренней красоте писали Оскар Уайльд, Клайв Льюис, Джон Толкин. Чтение этих сказок в рождественские дни совершенно естественно для британцев и вызывает неоднозначные ощущения у эмигрантов из России. Вот как их описывает Наталья, десять лет назад переехавшая из Петербурга в Манчестер и воспитывающая троих детей: «У нас сказки Уайльда читают, в лучшем случае, в школе. Здесь, в Британии, его дарят двух-трехлетним детям. В первые годы я не могла читать “The selfish giant” своим маленьким дочкам. Ведь у нас никто и никогда не говорит с детьми о религии легко и спокойно. Либо звериная серьезность учебников, храмов, музеев, либо пофигизм и атеизм семьи. А вот так, взять и просто прочесть трехлетнему ребенку про райский сад и раны любви… Я не могла, в ужасе думала, как мне это объяснить дочке, начала лепетать что-то про Христа, Распятие. А муж вдруг остановил меня: “Не надо ничего объяснять. Уайльд уже все сказал”. И так и есть. Вот ведь как британцы умеют - не мораль читать, а сказку рассказать. И все ведь ясно, правда? Наверное, это и есть те самые христианские ценности, которые европейцы впитывают с детства…»

Анна Рапопорт

Материал для подготовки общешкольного мероприятия - Рождественского спектакля на английском языке с номерами.

The story of Grinch and Santa Claus

РОЛИ
1 Speaking Magic creature 1

2 Speaking Magic creature 2

3 Speaking Magic creature 3
4 Speaking Magic creature 4

5 Speaking Magic creature 5 (
6 Speaking Fir Tree 1
7 Speaking Fir Tree 2
8 Speaking Snowman
9 Speaking Little bear
10 Speaking Snowflake 1
11 Speaking Snowflake 2
12 Speaking Snowflake 3
13 Speaking Snowflake 4
14 Speaking Tree 1
15 Speaking Tree 2
16 Speaking Tree 3
17 Speaking Tree 4
18 Speaking Tree 5
19 Speaking Rudolph
20 Speaking Penguin 1
21 Speaking Penguin 2
22 Speaking Grinch
23 Speaking Santa Claus
24 Speaking St Nicholaus
25 Speaking Girl 1
26 Speaking Girl 2
27 Speaking Girl 3
28 Speaking Narrator

НОМЕРА
1 Song with movements Make a circle
2 Poem and movements Chubby Snowman
3 song A bear went over the mountain 1A
4 Snowflake dance A song with movements 2nd girls
5 Rudolph song + dance Rudolph the red nose reindeer - 2nd class
6 Song+dance Penguin song 1st V
7 Song with movements 2nd class
8 Final song “Santa Claus is coming to town”

The Beginning
Narrator: this is the story of Santa Claus, or Saint Nicholaus and how he, a real person, became in the modern world Santa Claus;
St. Nicholas: I"m Nicholas, Bishop of Myra. That"s in Turkey.
Narrator:: I don"t care for turkey myself. I prefer chichen with salad.
St. Nicholas: I don"t eat Turkey. I lived there. Now I am a Saint?
Character 1: Why?
St. Nicholas: I did lots of good things for people. My parents were rich, but I gave away my inheritance. I did miracles that helped people.
Character 1: like what?

THREE girls appear on stage:

Three girls together: Remember us, Bishop Nicholas?
Girl 1: Our family was very poor.
Girl 2: Our father had no money for our dowries; so we could not find husbands.
Girl 3: We were ready to go out on the streetsto beg money, and become slaves
Girl 1: You came by our house in the dark of night, and you left a bag of gold for each of us.
Girl 2: You threw it into our chimney so nobody would know
Girl 3: And it landed in the socks that was getting dry by the fire
Girl 1: And these presents saved us all!
Girl 1: I found a wonderful husband.
Girl 2: I used mine to get a good education.
Girl 3: I started my own business.

All Girls: You were so kind, Saint Nicholaus (singing, leave the stage)
Saint Nicholaus: Does that remind you of something?
Narrator: But You don"t look like Santa Claus.
Saint Nicholaus: LikeA distant cousin, I should say.
in Holland and Germany.
On the feast day, I would come through the villages
after the children were asleep
and leave candies and coins in their shoes.
I wanted them to have a little taste of the wonderful gift
on Christmas day.
European settlers brought me across the sea to the New Land.
the American genius for advertising gave me a new life

Santa Claus is a good hearted soul.
But Sometimes he forgets where he came from.
Narrator: Oh, I see. This is how the story should ben told. And now let’s follow Santa to the magic forest where he is getting ready for Christmas

SCENE 1
Magic creatures are appearing one by one on the stage, reading poems, hugging each other.
Magic Creature 1:
Merry Christmas!
Isn’t it fun
To say “Merry Christmas”
To everyone?
Magic Creature 2:
Time for a party
And presents and things
That makes all happy
And give their hearts wings!

Magic Creature 3:
Trimming trees in stocking feet
Eating all we want to eat.
Giving presents to our friends
This is how the whole year ends.

Magic Creature 4:
Santa comes
To bring us toys
Giving us many
Christmas joys.

Magic creature 5:
I like to visit Santa Claus
When Christmastime is near.
It’s fun to climb up on his lap
And whisper in his ear.

Magic Creature 1: Look! There is a note hanging from the Christmas tree!
Magic Creature 2: Let’s read it! Maybe it’s a present for us

All come to the Christmas tree. Horrible music sounds, then A voice reads out the message: “I hate Christmas! I’ve taken Santa Claus from you! You will have no Christmas!
Magic Creature 3: No Christmas?
Magic Creature 4: No Presents?
Magic Creature 5: No candies?
Magic Creature 1: We must do something!
Magic creature 2:Let’s find Santa!

Two Fir tree come out on stage.
Fir Tree 1Up, down, all around
You run ,sing, jump and play!
Fir tree 2:I know that you
Like dancing too
Can you please
Dance for us today!
Magic creature 3: Let’s dance for the trees!
Magic Creature 4: maybe it will help
Magic creature 5: Let’s call our friends to help us!

Magic creatures call the “O form” to dance and sing a Christmas song.
“Make a circle…”. In the end they put Christmas decorations on the trees.
A Fir tree:
Look what We see
You’ve decorated the tree!
Now I’ll help you
As you helped me!
A fir tree gives a piece of a map to one of the creatures. As the “0” leave the stage, the voice reads out:
This is the first part of the map where Santa is kept. Follow it to make Santa free. You should help elves (?) and they will give you the rest of the map
All creatures leave the stage.

Scene 2
Magic creatures come out one by one on stage
Magic Creature 1: Where are we? This is a strange place!
Magic Creature 2: Look at the map! Are we at the right place?
Magic Creature 3: I think we are. But I’m not sure.
Magic Creature 4: Look! Someone is coming! Maybe he knows where we are!
Magic Creature 5:Let’s ask him to help us. Maybe he knows the way!
A snowman appears on the stage
A snowman:
A chubby little snowman
Had a carrot nose.
Along came a rabbit
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny,
Looking for his lunch,
ATE the snowman"s carrot nose.......
Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!
Magic Creature 1: Why are you so sad?
A snowman: A bunny ate my nose yesterday and nobody wants to play with me (crying)
Magic Creature 2: We want to play with you!
Magic creature 3:We like playing games!
Magic creature 4: Our friends enjoy games too
Magic creature 5: Form 1! Come and play with us! We know, that you like playing!
1form comes on stage singing a song about a snowman.
The first formers bring a carrot as they appear on stage. They pass the carrot from 1 person to another and then finally give it to the snowman. The snowman turns away and appears with the new nose!
Snowman: I am so happy now! I’ve got a new nose and new friends! Let’s play a game!
The snowman comes down from the stage and shows the movements to the 1st formers. The 1st formers repeat after the snowman
A chubby little snowman
Hold your arms in a circle to make a fat belly .
Had a carrot nose.
Point your forefinger out from your nose.
Along came a bunny.
Hop like a bunny
And what do you suppose?
Turn palms upward and shrug in disbelief.
That hungry little bunny
Rub your tummy.
Looking for his lunch
Shade your eyes, as if looking into the distance.
Ate that snowman"s carrot nose
make a movement as if eating a carrot
Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!
Jump and clap your hands

A snowman: Thank you, little ones! I am happy again. And can I help you in any way?
Magic Creature 1: Oh, we’re looking for a Santa. Grinch took him away!
Magic Creature 2: We need another piece of the map.
Magic creature 3:Do you know where to find it?

Magic creature 5: And without Santa Claus there will be no presents, no fun, no sweets!
A snowman: It happens so that I’ve got a map …somewhere…Oh, let me see… (takes a piece of the map from his pocket) Here it is! Take it!
Magic creatures: Thank you. (Everybody leave the stage

Scene 3
Scary music. Magic creatures appear on stage
Magic creature 1: What a creepy place!
Magic creature 2: Where are we now?
All stop. You can hear weeping….
Magic creature 3: Listen! Somebody is crying!
Magic creature 4: Look! A bear! And he is crying!
All creatures come to the bear
Magic creature 5: Dear bear, why are you crying?
Baby bear: I’m lost! I can’t find my family
Magic creature 1: I think I saw a family of bears on our way!
Magic creature 2:Let’s go and call them!
Magic creature 3: We need to help all good creatures on our way.
Magic creature 4:Then we can find help ourselves.
Magic creature 5: And free Santa from Grinch!
Two magic creatures run away from the stage and come back with the 1stformers who are dressed as a bears (have a bear mask) and are singing a song: “A bear went over the mountain”


The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
To see what he could see.
To see what he could see
To see what he could see

The other side of the mountain,
The other side of the mountain,
Was all that he could see.
Little bear: Thank you! I am with my family and friends now. By the way, what are you doing here in the middle of nowhere?
Magic creature 1: We’re looking for Santa Claus!
Magic creature 2: Grinch took him away!
Magic creature 3: We need a map to continue our way!
Magic creature 4: We want to have a Christmas party!
Magic creature 5: There will be no fun without Santa Claus and his bag with presents!
Little bear: Wait! I think I saw a piece of a map near my tree (goes from the stage and reappears with another part of the map). Is that it?
Magic creatures fit the part of the map, say goodbye to the bears and leave the stage. The bears leave the stage from the opposite side.

Scene 4
Sound of gusts of wind. Magic creatures appear on stage
Magic creature 1: This place is full of snow.And a strong wind is blowing!
Magic creature 2: It’s so cold!I’m freezing!
Magic creature 3: Me too! What are we doing here?
Magic creature 4: I am scared! I don’t like this place.
Suddenly they hear sound of music. The stop at the end of stage and watch snowflakes appear to the music.
Form 2 appears on the stage dressed as snowflakes. They dance a snowflake dance (to the sound of music - waltz? Snowflake dance from nutcracker).
When snowflakes see magic creatures, they stop
Snowflake 1: Who are you? Why are you here?
Snowflake 2: What are you doing in our kingdom? Who let you come to this place?
Snowflake 3: Let’s turn them into the icicles! They will stay here forever.
Snowflake 4: Let’s freeze them into statues! They will make good decorations for our kingdom!
Magic creature 1: Wait! Don’t turn us into statues!
Magic creature 2: We want to learn how to dance!
Magic creature 3: And you dance so well!
Magic creature 4: Teach us how to dance!
Magic creature 5: We want to dance like you!
Snowflake 1: I like their words.
Snowflake 2:I think this creatures are kind!
Snowflake 3:Let’s call our friends from the forest….
Snowflake 4:And teach them our magical dance!

Snowflakes call the 2nd formers. They dance (the girls) and the boys sing the song

Snowflake 1: You are good students!
Snowflake 2: We like your dance!
Snowflake 3:We know what you are looking for.
Snowflake 4: Here is a prize for you (gives magic creatures a piece of the map, everybody leaves the stage)
Scene 5
Sounds of creepy music. Magic creatures appear on the stage. Students (3rd form) dressed as trees appear from the other side
Tree 1: Stop where you are!
Tree 2: Freeze!
Tree 3: Don’t move!
Tree 4: We won’t let you pass until you solve our riddles
Tree 5: Are you ready to test your minds?
Magic creature 1: We’ll try…
Magic creature 2: And if we can’t find the answer….
Magic creature 3: Our friends (looks at the audience) will help us
Magic creature 4: Because they like Christmas too…
Magic creature five: And we want to have a great Christmas party together!

A pen-guin Creature 1

A pineapple. Creature 2





Answer: Cupid. Creature 5

Answer: Comet. Creature 1

Tree 1: What a brainy team you are!
Tree 2: And you’ve got a lot of friends!
Tree 3: (turning to the other trees, with its back to the creatures)I think we can help them too.
Tree 4:It’s a good idea!
Tree 5 (coming in front of all the trees): We know, you’re looking for something!
Magic creature 1: Yes! You are right! Grinch has stolen Santa!



Magic creature 5: So we need a map
Magic creature 1: …to find his hiding place
Magic creature 3: Help us, please
Tree 1:
Look in the Hollow
In the trunk of the tree
You’ll find what you need
If you follow me!
The trees takes away the creatures….Trees and magical creatures leave the stage
Scene 6
Magic creatures appear on stage
Magic creature 1: We’re getting nearer and nearer..
Magic creature 2: and the closer we get…
Magic creature 3: …the creepier it feels…
Magic creature 4: We should be more cautious now…
Magic creature 5: Unless we want to get in a trap…
Magic creature 1: …set by this horrible Grinch…

Grinch appears from the other side
Horrible! Terrible! Awful Grinch
Your words make my body itch!
So there you are! Get what you deserve
You, silly, touched my nerve!
Roars in terrible way!
Magic creature 1: Look, what we’ve done!
Magic creature 2: We made him even angrier!
Magic creature 3: Now he won’t give us Santa Claus back.
Magic creature 4: Shhhhh!!! I hear some noise! Looks like somebody is crying…
Magic creature 5: And Here it comes….
Rudolph the Reindeer appears on the stage, crying
Rudolph:
I am so upset,
My nose is no longer red,
Grinch made it brown
Santa will not need me now!
Wails
Magic creature 1: I think we can help him!
Magic creature 2: Do you remember our Christmas song?
Magic creature 3: About Rudolph…
Magic creature 4: If we sing it together for him….
Magic creature 5: His nose will be glowing again…Let’s call our friends to help us sing the reindeer song!
4rd formers come on stage and sing the song. Some of the students dance around Rudolph, and while they are Dancing Rudolph puts on a shining Red nose.
had a very shiny nose
and if you ever saw it
you would even say it glows

all of the other reindeers

they never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games

then one foggy Christmas eve
Santa came to say:

you"ll go down in history."

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose
and if you ever saw it
you would even say it glows
all of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names
they never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games

Rudolph:
I am happy today
I can guide your way
Grinch from now on
Has to step away! (with his horns to the audience)
Let’s go and find Santa! I think I know where to go!

Scene 7 (At the gates of Grinch’s cave)
Magic creature 1: Well, this looks like it!
Magic creature 2: Are you sure?
Magic creature 3: Let’s look at our map
Magic creature 4: We don’t need a map, silly
Magic creature 5:We’ve got Rudolph with us!
Rudolph: yes, I can smell that Santa is here
Penguins appear on stage:
Penguin 1:
I am a bird you know quite well,
All dressed in black and white.
And even though I do have wings
They"re not designed for flight.

Penguin 2:
I"m a little penguin

I"m a little penguin
(Do a "penguin walk" in place.)
On the ice.
(Point down to the ground.)
I think cold is very nice.
(Wrap your arms around your chest and smile)
Then I hop around once, then twice.
(Hop up and down.)
I think that ice is very nice.
(Nod your head and smile.)

Penguins (1st formers appear singing a song)
Ten Little Penguins
(tune: Ten Little Indians)

Ten little penguin chicks.
!
1st formers stand by the Big penguins
Penguin 1:
Who are you and what do you want?
Aren’t you afraid of us a lot?
We can make you run away
We do not want you to stay!
Penguin 2:
This is our hiding spot
So tell us now - what do you want?
Magic creature 1: Grinch has stolen Santa!
Magic creature 2: We have no presents now!
Magic creature 3: We’ve got no sweets!
Magic creature 4: We’ve got no Christmas tree!
Magic creature 5: We can invite you to our party if you help us….
Magic creature 1: …to bring Santa Claus back…
Magic creature 3: …because when there is no Santa….
Magic creature 2: … there is no Christmas and no fun!

Penguin 1: Will you really invite us to the party?
Magic creatures (all together): Yes!
Penguin 2: Cap, shall we let them through?
Penguin 1: Yes, boss! I want to have a party!
Magic creatures and penguins leave the stage

Scene 8 (At the Grinch’s cave)
Magic creatures, Rudolph and Penguins appear from one side, Grinch from the other
Grinch:
I’ve got Santa but no fun!
Oh where, oh where is everyone?
Where are crackers, candies, cake?
Is Christmas happiness just a fake?
Grinch starts crying
Magic creature 1: We can make you happy!
Magic creature 2: We can make you laugh!
Magic creature 3: Join us for some fun!
Magic creature 4: Elves! Snowflakes! Squirrels! Help us make Grinch happy!
Magic creature 5: If we make him happy, he’ll let Santa Claus free
Magic creature 1: We’ll have a big Christmas party
Magic creature 2:We’ll have a lot of fun.
Magic creature 3:We’ll have a lot of presents!
Magic creature 4:We’ll have candies and cakes!
Magic creature 5: And we’ll be happy again!

2nd formers) come on stage. They sing a song. While singing Grinch starts laughing and singing too.


Let"s all do a little clapping,
Let"s all do a little clapping,
And spread Christmas cheer.

(A variant - if you happy and you know it….

If you"re happy and you know it clap your hands.

If you"re happy and you know it clap your hands.

If you"re happy and you know it and you really want to show it.
If you"re happy and you know it stomp your feet.

If you"re happy and you know it and you really want to show it.
If you"re happy and you know it nod your head.

If you"re happy and you know it and you really want to show it.
If you"re happy and you know it shout "Hooray!"

If you"re happy and you know it and you really want to show it.
If you"re happy and you know it turn around.

At the end of the song Santa Claus appears on the stage to the tune Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus: Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas everyone! I am free! I am back! Let’s celebrate!
At the end of speech all actors come on stage and to the stage and sing a song
Santa Claus is coming to town…
The end

0form Make a circle
Time to make a circle.
Make a circle, big bigbig.
Small smallsmall.
Big bigbig.
Make a circle, small smallsmall.
Hello hellohello.

Make a circle, round and round.
Round and round.
Round and round.
Make a circle, round and round.
Hello hellohello.

Make a circle, up upup.
Down downdown.
Up upup.
Make a circle, down downdown.
Now sit down.

1Б1Г
The Snowman Song Lyrics
I’m a happy snowman,
white and fat.
Here are my buttons,
here is my hat.

Whew, it’s hot as a melt away.

Whew, it is hot!
Hey!
It’s getting cold again.

I’m a happy snowman,
white and fat.
Here are my buttons,
here is my hat.
When the sun comes out you’ll hear me say,
whew, it’s hot as a melt away.

Whew, it’s getting really hot now.
Oh no!

I’m a sad snowman,
wet and flat.
Where are my buttons?
Where is my hat?
When the sun goes down you’ll hear me say,
(Hey, it’s getting cold again! Yeah!)
Hey it’s cold again hooray!
Hey, it’s cold again hooray!

Walk, walk, walk, like a snowman.
Dance, dance, dance like a snowman.
Jump, jump, jump like a snowman.
Turn, turn, turn like a snowman.

Oh it’s getting hot again!
Melt, melt, melt like a snowman.

OR
Five little snowmen standing in a line
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 so fine

Four little snowmen standing in a line
1, 2, 3, 4, (Clap) so fine
Melt in the sunshine with a sigh
We’ll see you next year bye bye

Three little snowmen standing in a line
1, 2, 3, (Clap, Clap) so fine
Melt in the sunshine with a sigh
We’ll see you next year bye bye

Two little snowmen standing in a line
1, 2, (Clap, Clap, Clap) so fine
Melt in the sunshine with a sigh
We’ll see you next year bye bye

One little snowman standing in a line
1, (Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap) so fine
Melt in the sunshine with a sigh
We’ll see you next year bye bye

2nd forms girls dance and the boys sing “Winter Hockey pockey
The Winter Pokey
Tune: Hokey Pokey
adapted by Mrs. Jones

right hand

You take your right mitten out.
You put your right mitten in,
Then you shake it all about.


That"s what it"s all about!

left hand
You put your left mitten in,
You take your left mitten out.
You put your left mitten in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey, (shiver)
And you turn yourself around.
That"s what it"s all about!

right foot
You put your right boot in,
You take your right boot out.
You put your right boot in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey, (shiver)
And you turn yourself around.
That"s what it"s all about!
left foot
You put your left boot in,
You take your left boot out.
You put your left boot in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey, (shiver)
And you turn yourself around.
That"s what it"s all about!

upper body in, hands from neck to end of scarf
You put your long scarf in,
You take your long scarf out.
You put your long scarf in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey, (shiver)
And you turn yourself around.
That"s what it"s all about!

hands over ears and put head in
You put your earmuffs in,
You take your earmuffs out.
You put your earmuffs in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey, (shiver)
And you turn yourself around.
That"s what it"s all about!

hands on head and put your head in
You put your warm cap in,
You take your warm cap out.
You put your warm cap in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey, (shiver)
And you turn yourself around.
That"s what it"s all about!

touch shoulders and sweep to toes and put whole body in
You put your snowsuit in,
You take your snowsuit out.
You put your snowsuit in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey, (shiver)
And you turn yourself around.
That"s what it"s all about!

1а
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
To see what he could see.
To see what he could see
To see what he could see
The other side of the mountain,
The other side of the mountain,
The other side of the mountain,
Was all that he could see.

What kind of bird can write? Tree 1
A pen-guin Creature 1
What do you when if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree? Tree 2
A pineapple. Creature 2
When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving? Tree 3
Answer: In the dictionary. Creature 3
What does a snowman like to eat for breakfast? Tree 4
Answer: Frosted Flakes. Creature 4
Which one of Santa"s reindeer can be seen on Valentines day? Tree 5
Answer: Cupid. Creature 5
Riddle:Which on of Santa"s reindeers can you see in outer space? Tree 1
Answer: Comet. Creature 1
Q: Why can"t the Christmas tree stand up?A: It doesn’t have legs. Tree 2 - Creature 2
Q: What do you call a snowman in the summer?A: A puddle!Tree 3 - Creature 3
Q: Why is Santa so good at karate?A: Because he has a black belt!Tree 4 - Creature 4
What"s at the end of Christmas? The letter S. Tree 5 - Creature 5
Which reindeer is known to be the fastest of them all? Dasher Tree 1 - Creature 1
4th form

had a very shiny nose
and if you ever saw it
you would even say it glows

all of the other reindeers
used to laugh and call him names
they never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games

then one foggy Christmas eve
Santa came to say:
"Rudolph with your nose so bright
won"t you guide my sleigh tonight?"

then how the reindeer loved him
as they shouted out with glee (yippee)
"Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
you"ll go down in history."

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose
and if you ever saw it
you would even say it glows
all of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names
they never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games

1В
Ten Little Penguins
(tune: Ten Little Indians)

One little, two little, three little penguins,
Four little, five little, six little penguins,
Seven little, eight little, nine little penguins,
Ten little penguin chicks.
2nd form (boys and girls) girls sing and boys make movements
If you"re happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you"re happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you"re happy and you know it and you really want to show it.
If you"re happy and you know it clap your hands.

If you"re happy and you know it stomp your feet.
If you"re happy and you know it stomp your feet.
If you"re happy and you know it and you really want to show it.
If you"re happy and you know it stomp your feet.

If you"re happy and you know it nod your head.
If you"re happy and you know it nod your head.
If you"re happy and you know it and you really want to show it.
If you"re happy and you know it nod your head.

If you"re happy and you know it shout "Hooray!"
If you"re happy and you know it shout "Hooray!"
If you"re happy and you know it and you really want to show it.
If you"re happy and you know it shout "Hooray!"

If you"re happy and you know it turn around.
If you"re happy and you know it turn around.
If you"re happy and you know it and you really want to show it.
If you"re happy and you know it turn around.

Variant
Let"s All Do a Little Clapping Sing to: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Let"s all do a little clapping,
Let"s all do a little clapping,
Let"s all do a little clapping,
And spread Christmas cheer.
2. Jumping 3. Twirling 4. Stretching 5. Bending 6. Hugging….

Final song: Santa Claus is coming to town

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SCENE 1.

(The NEW YEAR and the SNOW MAIDEN are knocking at the door. They have presents and a bell in their hands)

New Year:

I am the little New Year, ho, ho!
Here I come jumping over the snow,
Shaking my bell with a merry din

Snow Maiden:

Presents we bring for each and all
Big folks, little folks, short and tall.
Each one from us a treasure may win,
So open your doors and let me in!

New Year:

Some shall have silver and some shall have gold
Some shall have new clothes and some shall have old.

Snow Maiden:

Some shall have water and some shall have milk
Some shall have satin and some shall have silk!

New Year: But each of you a present may win

Snow Maiden: So open your doors and let us in!

SCENE 2.

(Enter Mrs.CLAUS)

Mrs.Claus: Oh, hello dear New Year! Have you got any present for Santa Claus?

New Year: What? A present for our old Santa? No, here are some presents which he must take to children. And he must hurry! He hasn"t got much time to finish his work!

Mrs.Claus: Poor old Santa... Good-bye, New Year. Merry Christmas!

(Exit New Year. Enter ELF 1 and ELF 2)

Mrs.Claus: Good day, my little elves. Come here! Have you, Elves, ever thought what it is like for our Santa on Christmas morning? He works all Christmas night putting presents in children"s stockings, and when he comes back to a quiet North Pole he is so tired! All people are opening presents and having a wonderful time and poor old Santa is so tired that he can"t celebrate!

1 st Elf:

Think about it. It"s almost shocking!
He won"t even have a Christmas stocking.
Is it too late for us to plan
To celebrate with this kind old man?

Mrs.Claus: What a good idea! No, it isn"t to late! Let"s quickly think of the presents we can make!

2 nd Elf:

Let"s give him new gloves and a hat right away
So the cold won"t get him when he is out in his sleigh.

Mrs.Claus: What about some nice tasty things for the holiday lunch?

2 nd Elf: We"ll make up a tasty brew! Can you cook his favourite stew?

Mrs.Claus: Of course! So, I"m going to the kitchen and you hurry for a surprise for Santa!

SCENE 3.

(Enter TOM SAWYER, DOROTHY and ALICE)

Tom: Where are my Christmas presents? There is nothing in my stocking! How awful! Oh, my dear friends, I"m so angry that I forgot to tell you who I am. I am famous Tom Sawyer!

Dorothy: I am Dorothy. Do you know me? You have read about my adventures in the book "The Wizard of Oz". I flew to a magic country in my house with my dog Toto.

Alice: And my name is Alice. Do you know what tale I come from? "Alice in Wonderland", of course!

Tom: Imagine how unhappy I am with these two silly girls following me here and there and everywhere! Woh!

Dorothy: Tom, stop being naughty, please! It"s Christmas Eve!

Alice: It"s Christmas Eve and where are our presents? There is nothing in my stocking!

Dorothy: And my stocking is empty, too!

Tom: What has happened to Santa Claus?

(Enter MRS.CLAUS and the ELVES)

Mrs.Claus: My dear friends, you know how busy Santa is. No wonder he has forgotten!

Dorothy, Alice: Merry Christmas, Mrs.Claus!

1 st Elf: Merry Christmas, everybody! Do you know that we decided to give Santa Claus some presents. He never gets anything on Christmas, you know.

Tom: I"ve got an idea. Old Santa has so much work to do today. What if we help him to take the presents to those children who live not very far away?

2 nd Elf: That will be nice! Here is a bag with presents, the New Year has left it hear. Oh, how heavy it is!

Mrs.Claus: Now everybody has something to do and I am going to make a stew.

Dorothy: Can we help you. Mrs.Claus?

Alice: We would like to do it!

1 st Elf: And I think we must invite children to our party. They will dress up in pretty clothes and we"ll have fun!

Mrs.Claus: But we must hurry - Christmas is coming.

SCENE 4.

(Enter BLACK FAIRY)

Black Fairy: Oh, I knew it! Santa Claus hasn"t even put a stocking for me. He"s forgotten about me! And they are all talking about him - helping Santa, presents for Santa, a party for Santa... And I"m always alone! O.K. I"ll show them what happens if they forget about Black Fairy! I don"t want them to help that old fat Santa Claus. Oh, what"s that? Christmas presents!? Presents for these naughty, noisy, lazy children? I"ll take them and hide in a good secret place. (to the audience) And if you tell them anything you will never get any presents on Christmas! Do you understand? Never again!

SCENE 5.

(Enter Tom, Dorothy and Alice)

Tom: It"s time to go. The children are waiting for their presents. (looking around) But where are the presents? Where is the bag?

Dorothy: Where are the presents?

Alice (crying): Somebody has taken the bag! Now the children won"t get the presents!

Dorothy (crying): Poor Santa Claus. Everybody will be angry with him. We wanted to help and now...

Tom: Never again shall I ask any girls to help me! The only thing they can do is cry and weep! It"s cold today and if you don"t stop you will have icicles on your eyes! Stop crying and let me think. There must be a way out. Yes! A Christmas Fairy - Saula is the only one who can help us! She always comes on Christmas Eve to those who need help.

SCENE 6.

(Distant music and bells are heard, enter SAULA)

Saula: Merry Christmas!

Tom: Saula! I"ve been thinking about you! How do you know that we need your help?

Saula: I heard someone crying. I thought I could help, and here I am!

Alice: Saula, dear, do you know what has happened?

Saula: I don"t, sweetheart.

Dorothy: We decided to help Santa Claus with the presents, you know he is so busy on Christmas Eve...

Saula: How lovely! How kind of you to do it!

Alice: But somebody has taken the bag with all the presents!

Tom: Even I have no idea - who could do such a bad thing!

Saula: Let me think... I guess I know who it is.

All: Do you!?

Saula: Have you ever heard about the Black Fairy of the Christmas Eve?

Tom: Never.

Alice: Yes, I"ve once read about her. People say she is very wicked, nobody loves her and she loves nobody.

Saula: You are right. She always tries to do something bad on Christmas Eve.

Tom: Let me catch her and she will never do anything bad again!

Saula: Don"t be so angry, Tom. Christmas is the time for love and forgiving. Think of how unhappy she is. She"s got no friends, no family. Nobody gives her presents or says Merry Christmas.

Dorothy: Poor thing.

Alice: I"m so sorry.

Dorothy: And what if we give her a present?

Tom: A present for this ...

Alice: Oh, Tom, we must give her a present and say we are sorry nobody wants to be her friend. May be she isn"t as bad as she looks.

Dorothy: We can be her friends.

Saula: You are good girls! That"s just what we must do. Elves! Elves! Have you got one more stocking?

SCENE 7.

(Enter Elves)

1 st Elf: Merry Christmas Saula!

2 nd Elf: Who do you need a stocking for?

Saula: For Black Fairy.

Elves: Black Fairy?

Tom: These kind women feel sorry for her! And she has stolen the bag with Christmas presents! Have you ever heard anything like that!?

Saula: Tom, be a good boy today. Don"t forget it"s Christmas time.

Tom: O.K. I"ll show you that I can be good. I can even give Black Fairy my tooth as a present. And it"s the best thing I have got!

Dorothy: We"ve got some candies.

2 nd Elf: And I have a nice Christmas bell!

Saula: Here is an apple and a beautiful Christmas card from me. Let us put everything into the stocking and call Black fairy all together.

All: Black Fairy! Black Fairy!

SCENE 8.

(Enter Black Fairy)

Black Fairy: I haven"t seen your bag with presents! I"ve never touched it.

Saula: Dear, nobody thinks you have!

Alice: We just wanted to say to you -

All: Merry Christmas!

Dorothy: Christmas is the time for love, friendship and forgiving.

Tom: Here is a present for you, Black Fairy!

Black Fairy: A Christmas stocking? For me? Isn"t it a joke?

1 st Elf: No, Black Fairy, it isn"t a joke. We want to be your friends.

Black Fairy: Oh, thank you so much! And I am sorry. It was me. I took the presents. I didn"t want you to help Santa Claus because he never, never brings me presents. I am so sorry. Here is the bag. Forgive me, please!

Saula: We will forgive you if you help us to take the presents to the children. We must hurry or we"ll be late!

Black Fairy: Certainly, with great pleasure!

Saula: I"m leaving you now. You can do everything yourselves and I must help those who are unhappy today. Good-bye and merry Christmas! (exit Saula)

SCENE 9.

(Mrs.Claus and the Elves)

Mrs.Claus: Everything is ready. We helped Santa with the presents and his stocking is full of presents, too. And the tasty lunch is on the table. But there are no lights on the Christmas tree!

1 st Elf:

We"ll have to hurry to get things done
The computer shows he"s on his last run!

2 nd Elf: Yes, he is coming!

Mrs.Claus: Tom, Alice, Dorothy, come here! (Enter Tom, Alice, Dorothy). I can hear him. He"s going into his bedroom. Let"s turn off the lights and hide. (the stage remains dark and quiet) I"d better go and see what has happened to him. I don"t hear anything! (the lights go up, Mrs.Claus exits and immediately comes back)

Well, little friends, you needn"t hide
Santa"s too tired after his ride
The party food we"ll have to keep
Dear old Santa is fast asleep!

Tom: What if we wake him up?

Alice: Won"t he be angry? He is so tired.

Dorothy: I know a lovely Christmas song about Santa Claus. If we sing it he"ll wake up and won"t be angry.

I"m dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
When the tree tops glisten and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I"m dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.

Петрова Полина. МНОУ "Лицей", Кемерово, Кемеровская область, Россия
Сочинение на английском языке с переводом. Номинация Люди и общество.

The Christmas story

I am the most unusual Christmas character because I am Santa Claus`s bag. Nobody knows where I was born, how old I am etc. But l will tell you my story and describe my most usual day before Christmas.

I with many other bags were born somewhere in northern Finland, in an unknown factory years and years ago. Nobody knows how long I have been living. I was very small when I was bought. Chimney Sweep bought me. He brought me good luck. I lived with him for about two years. Chimney Sweep sold me to the Postman because he needed money.

Postman needed a bag because he had to deliver newspapers and I helpedhim. We delivered newspaper every day, took me very early and we went to work. I liked it very much, but once he lost me. I was very sad, I hoped that he would find me but he didn`t.

One fine day I was found by one of the Santa Clause`s helpers. He brought me to Santa Clause`s Residence and I began to work there. I worked very diligent and soon on one of Christmas Santa Clause came and said:

"My bag is broken, I need a new bag"

"Take this bag, it is very good" offered one of leprechauns.

"Thank you very much" answered Santa.

"Let`s go to give presents for children!" he said to me.

This was the most magical Christmas in my life.

That`s story how I became Santa Clause`s bag. It was a fairy-tale for me, and now making people happy is my work.

Every Christmas we go round the world and give presents for everybody. Santa puts gifts in the stockings hung over the fireplace, but sometimes he puts piece of coals because some children are naughty (this happens very seldom). I have been working for Santa for many years and I have seen different types of presents but I notice something new every year.

I was waiting impatiently for this Christmas because I had nothing to do. Leprechauns began to prepare for Christmas a few months ago. When Christmas Eve came, I was very happy.

That morning I got up very early because I couldn`t sleep, I was excited (I am excited every Christmas).

"Are you ready to give presents for children?" Santa Claus asked me.

"Yes, I am ready, but I am so excited! What can I do?" I asked Santa in response.

"Think about that you bring happiness for children and you`ll stop worrying" he answered me.

I thought about children, they would be happy when they saw presents by Santa. When we passed Denmark Iheard a strange sound. I didn`t understand where it came from. There was a little cat. He was small, grey, fluffy and very pretty.

"Who will get you?" I asked.

"I don`t know this, I hope that my master will be good and kind" said Little Cat.

Santa presented the cat to a girl in one of London`s suburb. A very good girl lives there and I know that Little Cat is very glad to live with her. I see The Cat is very happy, so we meet them every Christmas and we are friends.

Now I am so glad that I was lost so long ago.

Santa and I have presented many different gifts at this Christmas and I am empty now. But I`m not sad because I think that real fortune is to make a lot of people happy.

Я - самый необычный персонаж рождественских сказок, потому что я - сумка Санты. Никто не знает, где я родился, сколько мне лет и тому подобные истории из моей жизни. Но я сейчас расскажу мою историю и поведаю об одном случае из моей жизни…

Я и множество других сумок появился где-то в северной Финляндии на неизвестной фабрике много лет назад. Никто не знает, как долго я живу. Я был очень маленьким, когда меня купили. Меня купил Трубочист, и он принес мне удачу. Я жил у него около двух лет. Но ему понадобились деньги, и он продал меня Почтальону.

Почтальону нудна была сумка для того чтобы разносить газеты, и я помогал ему это делать. Он разносил газеты каждый день, брал меня очень рано и шел на работу. Он мне очень нравился, но однажды он потерял меня. Я был очень расстроен из-за этого и надеялся, что он найдет меня. Но он этого не сделал.

В один хороший день меня нашел Помощник Санты Клауса, он принес меня в резиденцию Санты, и я начал работать там. Я работал очень усердно, и вскоре пришел Санты и сказал:

"Моя сумка порвала, мне нужна новая"

"Возьмите эту сумке, она очень хорошая" предложили Лепреконы.

"Спасибо большое" ответил Санта.

"Пошли дарить подарки детям" сказал он мне.

Это было самое сказочное рождество в моей жизни.

Эта история о том, как я стал мешком Санты. Это сказка для меня, А сейчас делать людей счастливыми - моя работа.

Каждое Рождество мы объезжаем весь мир и дарим подарки каждому. Санта складывает подарки в чулки, висящие над камином, но иногда он может положить туда кусочки угля, потому что дети бывают непослушными (это случается очень редко).

Я работаю у Санты много лет, и я видел много разных подарков, но в этом году я заметил кое-что новое.

Я с нетерпением ждал это рождество, потому что весь год мне нечего было делать. Лепреконы же начали готовиться к рождеству несколько месяцев назад. Я был очень счастлив, когда наступил Сочельник.

В то утро я проснулся очень рано, я не мог спать, я был очень взволнован (я волнуюсь каждое Рождество).

"Ты готов дарить детям подарки?" спросил меня Санта.

"Да, я готов, но я сильно волнуюсь. Что делать?" спросил я в нетерпении.

"Думай о том, что ты приносишь счастье детым, и ты перестанешь унывать" поведал мне Санта.

Я думал о детях, они должны быть счастливы, когда видят подарки от Санты. Когда мы уже пролетали над Данией, я услышал странный звук. Я не понимал, откуда он идёт. Это был маленький котенок. Он был, серый, маленький, пушистый и очень симпатичный.

"Для кого ты" спросил я.

"Я не знаю этого. Но я надеюсь, что мой хозяин будет добрым и хорошим" сказал Маленький Котенок.

Санта подарил Котенка девочке, живущей в пригороде Лондона. Это очень хорошая девочка, и я знаю, что Котенок очень рад, что живет у нее. Я вижу Маленького Котенка часто, мы встречаем их каждое Рождество и стали друзьями.

Сейчас я даже счастлив, что потерялся много лет назад.

Санта и я подарили множество подарков на это Рождество, и я сейчас пуст. Но я понимаю, что настоящая удача - возможность делать людей счастливыми.