Festive Note - Nativity Plays

[Hebby Elf]

June Diamanti wrote:

> This is what we call the kids school play that depicts the 
Nativity,  in the UK.  It's getting closer to Christmas, the shops 
here are  full of it, early Festive Filks have been spotted, several 
people  near where I live have the most vulgar and over the top 
external  Christmas lights on their houses, so...
 
> Nativity Plays.  As a parent, I feel they often provided some of 
the  funnier experiences when my daughter was younger and I like to 
hear  any amusing recollections other people have.

Wendy:

Okay. I have just one, as Connor has only had one Nativity Play 
experience - that was last year, when he was doing his preschool 
year at the primary in our village. This particular production was 
heavy on shepherds and angels . . . of course, the boys were to be 
shepherds, dressed in rather awful robes, with tea towels on their 
heads. The girls were to be angels - a much better deal, if you ask 
me, as they got to wear ballet-type outfits - tights and skirts, 
with angel wings. Very cute.

Well, play practice was moving along just fine - Connor was slated 
to be a shepherd. I was prepared with the tea towel I was to 
provide. But at the dress rehersal, Connor apparently realised that 
he was getting a VERY bad end of the deal. Tea towel? Oh no. 

He wanted wings. 

So you know what they did? They let him be an angel. And not just 
any angel - he was Gabriel. Gave him white robes - and, of course, 
wings. Fantastic. He was so cute - up on the back of the stage with 
all the tu-tu'ed little girls. Waving at me. Saying random things 
that weren't in the script. I think he had a fantastic time. I sure 
loved watching him. I'm laughing now just thinking about it. 

Thanks, June, for reminding me of such a happy memory. 

:-)
Wendy