Catalog of Christmas Plays for Schools, Churches, Community Theatres and Professional Theaters from Pioneer Drama Service

	Christmas Plays Sometimes the smells of pinecones and holly-berries are just the thing to set the mood for Christmas. Or perhaps holiday cookies baking in the kitchen set your heart a-flutter. The truth is, nobody can resist the smell of greasepaint when the family comes together to enjoy a great performance of a holiday play. Christmas Plays from Pioneer Drama Service are proven audience pleasers ... and what better way for the year to end, and a new one to begin.
	Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 73 Christmas plays.
	Angels With Paper Wings Cast: Flexible cast of 5 Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes The Spirits of Christmas Pageants help all realize that personal problems will disappear with the joy of sharing. More...	Sort by: Title Minimum cast size Running time Narrow your results: One act (66) Full length (7) 1-5 characters (9) 6-10 characters (21) 11-15 characters (27) 16-20 characters (16) 21-25 characters (16) 26-30 characters (13) 31 characters or more (9) 15-25 minutes (7) 30-55 minutes (47) 60-85 minutes (18) 90 minutes or more (1) Children's theatre (3) Melodramas (7) Drama (7) Comedy/Lighthearted (67) Spoof or farce (3) Literary classic or adaptation (10) Melodrama/Western (7) Folk or fairy tale (2) Religious (21) Start a new search

	Babushka's Basket Freely adapted from the Russian folk tale Cast: 3M, 5-6W (includes 1 child), optional doubling Set/Time: Very simple set / About 45 minutes Based on the Russian folktale about a poor peasant who misses her chance to meet the king of kings, this character-driven drama is appropriate for Christmas or any time of year. More...

	The Baddest Angel Band Cast: Flexible cast of 4, plus an ensemble of 10 to 24 extras Set/Time: Simple area settings / About 30 minutes Teen angels... Cherry, Spir and Angelina are about to be expelled from Angel School for playing frisbee with the teacher's halo and for insisting that thunder is caused by angel burps. More...

	Believe! A play with traditional Christmas music Cast: Flexible cast of 33 (about 8M, 17F, plus 8 roles that can be either), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Simple set / About 45 minutes Filled with warmth and brightened by traditional Christmas songs sung by the actors, a choir or even your audience members, everyone touched by this play will find they can truly... Believe! More...

	Can Mrs. Claus Save Christmas? Cast: Flexible cast of 13 (3M, 4F plus 6 that can be either), extras Set/Time: Simple area set / About 40 minutes When villain Gil Bates, a multi-millionaire video game manufacturer, lures Santa to Hawaii, supposedly to check out a new video game, he underestimates the determination of Mrs. Claus. More...

	A Candy Kane Christmas Cast: 4M, 6F Set/Time: Single interior set / About 45 minutes Join Candy Kane on her journey of self-discovery as the true meaning of Christmas finds its way into her heart. More...

	Carol's Christmas Cast: Flexible cast of 18 - 29 Set/Time: Simple set / About 50 minutes The ghost of Charles Dickens himself narrates this friendly little seasonal haunting, fitting for all ages! More...

	Christmas Cameo Cast: 2M, 3F Set/Time: One interior set / About 30 minutes Tammy plans her own kidnapping to get her parent's attention. The surprise ending opens the door for a new relationship with Tammy and her parents. More...

	Christmas Carol, Inc. Cast: Flexible cast of 8, plus at least 4 extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes It is Christmas Eve and Scrooge and Marley, Inc. is in a sorry state. “Ebbie” Scrooge and Jane Marley are preparing to fire most of their employees, including their loyal receptionist, Bobbi Cratchit. More...

	A Christmas Carol Cast: 12M, 10F, plus 3 roles that can be either, optional doubling, extras Set/Time: Area staging / About 80 minutes Here is a delightfully refreshing version of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale told from a new perspective — a young boy’s grandfather. More...

	Christmas Choir Cast: Flexible cast of 12 (about 5M, 7F) Set/Time: One simple set / About 40 minutes The Christmas choir has never sounded worse! Perhaps it's because of a lack of talent or not enough rehearsals... or it could be because the choir members aren't honest in their reasons for being there. More...

	Christmas Crisis at Mistletoe Mesa A Holiday Melodrama Cast: 6M, 4F, doubling possible Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 40 minutes Imagine two people so mean they would ban Christmas, rip down all the decorations and outlaw Christmas wrapping. More...

	A Christmas De-Light! Cast: Flexible cast of 23, optional doubling Set/Time: Several simple settings / About 30 minutes This short and sweet Christmas play will come together with just a handful of rehearsals and is perfect for your church or other religious celebration. More...

	The Christmas Dress Cast: 2M, 3F Set/Time: One simple set / About 25 minutes This is a quaint comedy about two elderly sisters who must share one party dress between them. This becomes more of a problem as Christmas party time approaches. More...

	The Christmas Gazebo Cast: 8M, 11F Set/Time: One exterior set / About 45 minutes One simple gesture gives Delia a change of heart as she discovers the true spirit of Christmas. More...

	Christmas in Comfort Cast: Flexible cast of 34 (7M, 18F, plus 9 roles that can be either), doubling Set/Time: Two very simple interior sets / About 1 hour Laughter and the traditional music of Christmas fill the stage with warmth as the people in thof Comfort learn about a child born for everyone. More...

	Christmas Tea Cast: 1M, 2F, off-stage voice Set/Time: One simple set / About 15 minutes You’re invited to a most unusual tea party. The guests are two dolls and a teddy bear. A difference of opinion almost ruins the occasion till Santa turns up and straightens things out. More...

	Christmas... Unwrapped Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (about 5M, 6F), extras Set/Time: Single set / About 30 minutes Perfect for church or Christian school functions, this creative allegory unwraps the true meaning of the season — it’s not about all the gifts, but about God’s gift to mankind. More...

	Christmas With Little Women Adapted from Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Cast: 2M, 7F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes The beloved characters of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, Little Women return again in this charming portrait of two holiday seasons. More...

	A Cowhand's Christmas Carol or... 'Twas Plum Tired of Pudding Cast: Flexible cast of 6 (roughly 3M, 3F) optional extras Set/Time: Simple set / About 30 minutes When the villain plots to take deadly and drastic action with an explosive plum pudding, Silverado Sterling overcomes a blizzard, wolves and a bomb to save the day. More...

	CSI: Christmas Scene Investigators Or... Who Stole Santa Claus? Cast: 8M, 12F Set/Time: One simple set / About 45 minutes The cast of a Christmas show discovers that the Santa Claus statue has been stolen! In the end, they reveal just why the true meaning of Christmas is all that really matters. More...

	The Day Christmas Disappeared from Evergreen Town Cast: 5M, 7F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes Everyone loves Christmas for the mayor. When he was a boy, he didn’t get a toy truck for Christmas. How the mayor gets the toy makes this a magical play brimming over with holiday spirit. More...

	Ebenezer's Christmas Carol Cast: Flexible cast of 13-20, plus extras Set/Time: Interior area staging / About 40 minutes This version of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol strikes the perfect balance between a traditional retelling of the classic tale and a lighter touch. More...

	The Ghost of Christmas Presents Cast: 7M, 13F, plus optional extras (doubling possible) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes In this sweet and warm-hearted holiday yarn, a disgruntled employee in the exchange department at a department store learns about the wonder and joy of the yuletide season. More...

	The Gift Cast: Flexible cast of 1 to 5F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes Five women, in turn, come into possession of an ornately carved wooden box. How the box travels from owner to owner makes this a stunning holiday piece. More...

	Gift of the Magi Based On The Short Story By O. Henry Cast: 1M, 1F Set/Time: One simple set / About 35 minutes Based on the short story by O. Henry, when hard times come and Christmas approaches, a couple ends up selling their most valuable possessions in order to buy the other's Christmas present. More...

	God Bless Us, Every One! A traditional "Christmas Carol" adaptation Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (about 13M, 9F plus 3 that can be either), doubling Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes Rediscover the magic of A Christmas Carol in this beautifully written adaptation, complete with a hardy dose of comedy to accompany Scrooge’s heartwarming transformation! More...

	God Rest Ye, Gerry Mentlemen Cast: 5M, 21F, plus 3 roles that can be either, extras Set/Time: Bare stage / About 1 hour Gerry Mentlemen has everything, but he wants more and he doesn’t care who he steps on to get it! More...

	Happy Hollandaise! Cast: 4M, 4F, plus 1 role that can be either Set/Time: One interior set / About 75 minutes The true Christmas spirit shines bright in a surprise ending, which involves transformation, forgiveness and a beautiful new beginning. More...

	Hark! Harold the Angel Sings Cast: Flexible cast of 4 major characters plus an ensemble of 4 to 20 extras Set/Time: Simple area settings / About 25 minutes Bosheep, Woolworth and Lambster are three lambs with a mission: find Christmas. Harold, an angel who is trying to make a new name for herself, aids the three lost sheep in their quest. More...

	How Santa Got His Christmas Tree Cast: Flexible cast of 9 or more Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes A Christmas tree has been ordered for Santa. When two mean toy makers are banished from Santa's Village for shoddy workmanship, they steal the tree and won't give it back. More...

	If Angels Were Mortal Cast: Flexible cast of 8 (roughly 3M, 5F), plus any number of extras Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 40 minutes Here is a light-hearted comedy that will leave your audience simply delighted as well as being gently reminded about how the Lord intended us to celebrate the birthday of His son. More...

	I'll Be Cloned for Christmas Cast: Flexible cast of 8, plus an ensemble of 5 to 24, creating a variety of smaller roles Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes Three space/time travelers experience a host of holiday adventures and come back with plans to celebrate Christmas on their own planet when they return. More...

	Jamz' Christmas Carol Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (6M, 4F, plus 5 roles that can be either), optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 45 minutes No, this isn’t your grandma’s Christmas Carol, but this modern, urban take on the Dickens’ classic is sure to hit home with a young generation. More...

	Jason's Gift Cast: 4M, 2F, (may be 3M, 3F) Set/Time: One simple set / About 30 minutes A man whose wife is about to give birth seeks shelter. Through a boy' insistence, his father allows the couple to stay in their barn where one miracle leads to another. More...

	The Jingle Bell Mystery Cast: 5M, 5F, 1 child Set/Time: One interior set / About 50 minutes With a message that echoes Jesus Christ’s teachings about love, peace and charity, this charming Christmas mystery is perfect for church or school functions. More...

	Jingle Bells Jury Cast: Flexible cast of about 30, optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes A trial is being conducted in Candy Cane Courthouse and your audience is the jury! More...

	Keep the Home Fires Burning Cast: 5M, 5F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes It's a Christmas melodrama! Santa saves the day as he gives an elderly woman needed mortgage money, and the villain winds up enveloped in Reynolds Wrap... “foiled” again! More...

	Last Stop Till Christmas Cast: Flexible cast of 20, optional extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes When city workers place a Christmas tree near a bus stop, a girl makes a promise to the others. If they put the ornament on the tree, whatever they wish for will come true. More...

	The Least of These Cast: Flexible cast of 3 major characters, plus an ensemble of 3 to 10 extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes This is the story of a journey during which three young people experience a Christmas miracle. More...

	Life 101 Cast: Flexible cast of 12-26 Set/Time: Simple area set / About 30 minutes Audiences of all ages will laugh, identify and grow along with Jesus in the hilarious classroom in the clouds where he prepares for his time on Earth. More...

	Lights... Camera... Christmas Cast: Flexible cast of 12 Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes J.D. is making a Christmas film, but his performers don't understand it. When the studio boss decides to close down the film, the actors discover what J.D. has been trying to say and save the picture. More...

	A Little Christmas Spirit Cast: 3M, 4F, plus 2 children and one spirit Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour The greedy Horace Lattimer has instructed his housekeeper to keep Holly, his Christmas spirit, locked away so he can concentrate on business matters...even if it means not being happy. More...

	A Mall and the Night Visitor Cast: Flexible cast of 18, extras Set/Time: One simple set / About 45 minutes Last-minute shoppers flurry around the mall like snowflakes in a blizzard and the high school's student council charity drive is getting the cold shoulder. More...

	Misdeeds at Mistletoe Mine Or... The Sanity Clause Cast: 3M, 4F plus 1M non-speaking role Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes Here's a fun, versatile melodrama that’s great for Christmas... or any time of year! More...

	The Missing Jesus Cast: 4M, 6F, plus 1 girl Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 25 minutes A manger scene is being set up for Christmas. Everything is finished except that the Christ child is missing. In the end, however, everyone realizes that Jesus is never really missing. More...

	A Modern Christmas Carol Cast: Flexible cast of 6-8M, 15F Set/Time: Basic area staging / About 45 minutes This heartwarming story puts a modern twist on the Dickens' traditional Christmas Carol tale, making it perfect for a young, contemporary cast. More...

	Mr. Scrooge's Christmas Cast: Flexible cast of 12 to 20 Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 1 hour Emphasizing the ghost story aspect of A Christmas Carol, the play is narrated by Jacob Marley who has been dead for seven years. More...

	Not on this Night Cast: 2M, 1F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes Alone on Christmas Eve, 18 year old Jacqueline is startled by the sudden appearance of two lost soldiers who confront each other in her farmhouse kitchen. More...

	O Holy Knight Cast: Flexible cast of 27-42 (8-9M, 18-32F, plus one that can be either) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour This touching play has an inspiring Christmas miracle to warm everybody’s heart. This easy-to-cast and stage tale is sure to become a holiday favorite the whole family will adore. More...

	On Christmas Day in the Morning Cast: Flexible cast of 19-33, optional extras Set/Time: Simple set / About 1 hour As Christmas Day dawns, each person discovers what it means to be a family — and a child of God. More...

	On the Worst Day of Christmas Cast: Flexible cast of 25-38 (9M, 12-13F, plus 4-16 roles that can be either) Set/Time: Simple representational sets / About 1 hour When Christmas time stress and distress disrupt the small, peaceful town of Appleville, it becomes a Christmas miracle when the town is reminded why the angels sang that Christmas night so long ago. More...

	Once An Angel A play with traditional Christmas music Cast: Flexible cast of 41 (about 12M, 20F, plus 9 angels that can be either), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour You’ll have the perfect celebration of the season when you combine the familiar songs of Christmas with this funny, sweet story of a faith tested. More...

	The One and Only Santa Claus Cast: Flexible cast of 12-33 Set/Time: One simple set / About 1 hour When a family is startled to find host Yul Tide literally in their living room, the show begins. In a series of hilarious and heart-warming sketches, Yul Tide explores what Santa really represents. More...

	The Only Christmas Pageant in Town Cast: Flexible cast of 41 (about 12M, 20F, plus 9 roles that can be either), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes Every year, the commanding Olive Green directs the Christmas pageant for the Little Church in the Vale, but there is always something missing. More...

	Out of the Kitchen, Mrs. Claus Cast: Flexible cast of 11 Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes When Santa throws his back out , Mrs. Claus and Elf Olaf “ho, ho, ho” away on the sleigh. More...

	The Plight Before Christmas A melodrama with music based on characters from Dickens' Christmas Carol Cast: 4M, 3F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour This Christmas Melodrama based on the Dickens' classic story will have your audience rolling with laughter. More...

	The Rented Christmas Cast: 4M, 7F, plus carolers Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour John Dale hasn't enjoyed a “real Christmas” for years. So, on the spur of the moment, he decides to “rent” a Christmas. More...

	Rollin' In Dough In Mistletoe Or... Don't Crack Jingle Bell Rock Cast: 3M, 4F Set/Time: Simple set / About 20 minutes It’s Christmas Eve in Mistletoe, but everyone is far from “Holly Jolly.” More...

	Santa and the Wicked Wazoo Cast: Flexible cast of 12 (may be 2M, 10F), plus extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes This Christmas one-act will delight all ages with its gentle lesson about "being yourself," More...

	Santa Sees a Shrink Cast: 5M, 8F Set/Time: One simple set / About 45 minutes Santa has given up and “thrown in the towel.” The demands of his job have driven him to the point of a nervous collapse. More...

	Santa’s Big Trouble Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 10F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes When Santa refuses to give a new toy his stamp of approval, the children are angry. However, in the end, the children realize what a bad toy it is and the children make amends. More...

	Scrooge Makes Up! Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (about 5M, 6F plus 4 that can be either), extras as carolers Set/Time: Area staging / About 45 minutes Bitter Ebenezer runs Scrooge and Marley Cosmetics without the help of his business partner Marley, who had tragically died from a reaction to their new anti-aging cream. More...

	Snow Child Adapted from a Russian folk tale Cast: 2M, 6F, plus a narrator Set/Time: Single unit set (exterior/interior) / About 1 hour Once upon a time in faraway Russia, the villagers believed that every New Year the fairy Babushka would grant every worthy person their special wish for the holiday season. More...

	Tiny Tim's Christmas A Sequel to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Cast: 8M, 7F, extras, optional doubling Set/Time: Simple area set / About 75 minutes Here is a delightful continuation of a Christmas classic. More...

	Too Wrapped Up for Christmas Cast: Very flexible cast of 25, plus 3 offstage voices and any number of extras, doubling possible Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes A club tries to raise money for the homeless. Shoppers, though, are too wrapped up in the hustle and bustle. In the end, touching a magic roll of wrapping paper returns to all the spirit of Christmas. More...

	Toy School Cast: Flexible cast of 13, optional extras Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 45 minutes Toys don't automatically know how to be the perfect plaything. They have to graduate from Toy School, receive their price tags to attain the privilege of being sold at toy stores. More...

	The Velveteen Rabbit Cast: 1M, 2F plus 2 that can be either (includes one child) Set/Time: Single unit set (exterior/interior) / About 1 hour The Velveteen Rabbit is the timeless tale of love and sacrifice as revealed through the story of a small stuffed rabbit given as a gift to a little boy. More...

	The Velveteen Rabbit Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (about 6M, 5F, plus 7 roles that can be either), extras Set/Time: Interior set / About 1 hour With a late-Victorian flavor, this adaptation creatively and beautifully renders for the stage the miraculous story of a stuffed animal made real by a child's love and a little magic. More...

	When Christmas Left Rattler Canyon Cast: 7M, 6F plus extras Set/Time: Simple set / About 45 minutes It’s a sad day in Rattler Canyon when the mayor gambles away the town to Big Bad Ben, the meanest guy in the west. What’s worse is that Big Bad Ben hates Christmas, so he cancels it! More...

	While Shepherds Watched Cast: Flexible cast of 10 (roughly 5M, 1F plus 4 that can be either) Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes A centurion's childhood memory comes to life. Outside Bethlehem, he finds himself about to play an unexpected role the night an angel announces the birth of the Christ child to the shepherds. More...

	A Winter's Gift Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (about 10M, 14F plus 3 that can be either), optional doubling, choir Set/Time: Simple set / About 75 minutes Come be serenaded by a trio of medieval minstrels with original lyrics sung to the tune of well-known Christmas carols! More...

	Yours Truly, Jack Frost Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (roughly 4M, 7F, can be all female), optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes Jack Frost, who decorates windowpanes during the Christmas season, has his office atop the Smiles Department Store. He runs things in an old-fashioned way. More...