The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

The angel cries out, “Hey everybody, unto you a child is born!” It may be “unorthodox” but is it touching as you read or watch the transformation of bullying street urchins into sensitive, tearful little children.

The transformation starts as a small community church prepares to put on their annual children’s Christmas Pageant for their Christmas Eve service. Things begin to go haywire when the mother who coordinates the pageant is hospitalized and has to hand over control of the event to someone else. The expected casting is thrown to the wind when a tough bunch of kids from a welfare family show up, expecting free food if they participate in the pageant, and wanting to have the lead roles.

The movie version stars Loretta Swit who starred in M*A*S*H and is really fun to watch.

This really is a must see or read for every family, even if you have no children at home.