During our planning meeting in August, I suggested going to see Christmas Stars for our December meeting. Mom and dad were signed up to go see it on a bus tour and it sounded really interesting. They agreed. We picked a Saturday afternoon show.
Christmas Stars is a community wide Christmas program open for students in kindergarten through high school and adults at Xavier High School. Tickets are $17/Adults and $10/kids.
According to their Facebook page, Christmas Stars is "A holiday-themed extravaganza of seasonal music, dance, comedy, with the stunning Living Nativity." It runs the first two weekends in December Thursday-Sunday with 1 show a day except for Saturdays when there are two. We caught the third to last show -- 1 pm on Saturday.
The show was everything that they advertised... music, dance, and comedy. The show consisted of two acts and a 15 minute intermission. There was some continuity between scenes but it did not flow like a play. Everything did fit together nicely though.
My favorite scene was the Special Delivery where the little kids (Cherub choir) did a song and dance dressed as UPS drivers. It was adorable. The Cherub choir was just adorable throughout the whole show.
My least favorite scene was the Living Nativity. It did follow the story of the nativity but with the songs they used I did not care for it. It was not a traditional nativity story and when it comes to the story of the nativity, I'm a traditionalist. I have to say though Baby Jesus was very well behaved and very active.
Father Christmas and one of his elves walked around the show greeting everyone. He was available during intermission for pictures as well.
The show changes slightly every year to keep people coming back. I would highly recommend seeing the show some year. It is great for families. You will laugh and want to sing along.
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