Best Gift Ever, The

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SONGBOOK CONTENTS*:

  • Give Us A Gift (Shoppers)
  • New Teeth For Christmas (K)
  • Love My Slippers (Gr. 1)
  • Rocks For Christmas (Gr. 2)
  • Christmas Spice (Gr. 3)
  • Why Can't They See? (Bell Ringer)
  • Christmas Wrap Rap (Gr. 4)
  • Christmas Shopping Blues (Gr. 5)
  • The Greatest Gift Of All (Gr. 6)

*CD contains performance and accompaniment tracks for each song

CAST and COSTUME INFORMATION (speaking parts):

  • Mr. Sellmore and Mr. Buymore: business suits
  • Miss Perky: horned rimmed glasses, hair in a bun, a prim blouse and skirt, carries a clipboard
  • Bell Ringer: ordinary clothes, carries sleigh bells, and has a donation barrel
  • Shoppers: (Shopper, Shopper Mom, Ashley, Dad, David, Mother, Jamie, Mike, Andrew, Sara, Lucas, Stacy, and Brian) Shoppers wear ordinary clothes. Some may carry shopping bags or gifts.
  • Santa: Standard Santa costume
  • non-speaking parts:
  • Kindergarten: concert clothes
  • Grade 1: pajamas and slippers
  • Grade 2: concert clothes
  • Grade 3: If you choose soloists, they should dress like the Spice Girls. The rest of Grade 3 class wears concert clothes.
  • Grade 4: Rappers can wear backwards ball caps, black t-shirts, and jeans. Dress a few children up like gifts. Cover cardboard boxes with gift wrap, cut holes for the head and arms and wear them on stage. If you have 'body sacks' they could be worn as gift bags. Attach a gift tag and wear a bow on top of the head. If you wish to, you could gift wrap the entire class.
  • Grade 5: Blues Brothers wear sunglasses, suit jackets, or trench coats. If you can get a class set of felt hats it will complete the effect.
  • Grade 6: Shoppers wear ordinary clothes. Some may carry shopping bags or gifts.

Choreography suggestions are also included.