Hushaby Nativity

Hushaby Nativity

By Niki Davies

Ages 3-6 years

Duration 25 minutes
Speaking Roles 27
Ideal Cast Size 18-40+

Packs

Book & CD: Book includes full script, character list, curriculum-linked material, sheet music and lyrics. CD includes all songs recorded with children’s voices and full backing tracks.

Book & Digital Downloads: Book as above, with digital downloads that include MP3s of all of the songs and backing tracks, plus a PDF version of the full book. Where available, a complimentary pdf version of the abridged script is also included.

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Licences

Performance Licence: You need a performance licence to perform our show to anyone other than pupils and staff. Our licences are simple - one price allows you to perform the show as many times as you like during a twelve month period.

Filming/Streaming Licence: If you plan to film your performance and manufacture DVDs for distribution, stream content on an internet site or on social media, you will also need to purchase this licence.

Extras

The EDITABLE VERSION of the script in WORD format is not available as a stand-alone purchase. However, it can be purchased alongside one of the Pack options when a performance or filming/streaming licence is also purchased. It is an additional item (script only, no music or production information) and is not a substitute for the main resource.
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Product Details

The animals in the stable have been told to stay quiet, but it isn't easy. After all, a baby is about to be born, right here in their stall. Talk about exciting! Then a bright Shiny Star comes to town, closely followed by some singing shepherds. Peace and quiet seems impossible, until a beautiful lullaby provides the perfect solution. 

With seven lovely songs and a simple, engaging script, Niki Davies’ joyful nativity is ideal for 3-6 year olds. 

Alongside the physical book, the digital download pack comprises all the songs, backing tracks, lyric slides and full book as a pdf. A CD is also available as an alternative or addition to the download pack. For a little extra, the editable Word.doc of the full script can also be purchased when the musical and a performance licence are bought, making it easy to adapt and adjust as you need to.

'A gentle, calming production at a time when noise, chaos and excitement can overwhelm a school.' TEACH PRIMARY MAGAZINE

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Look out for our FREE Sing-along videos on YouTube for this nativity, making learning the songs easy at home.

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  • Overview
  • Songs
  • Synopsis
  • Sample Scripts & Character Info
  • Reviews

Overview

We all know that children can often be excitable and noisy in the run up to Christmas, and remaining quiet and calm can feel like a challenge, so your 3-6 year olds may well understand how the animals feel in ‘Hushaby Nativity’! The traditional nativity story is so well-known, and the characters so familiar, it is easy to forget what it must have been like to witness the events first-hand as the shepherds, then the angels and Magi come to visit the Baby Jesus. But the animals, often bystanders in the nativity story, take centre stage here, and it is through their noisy excitement, and struggle to keep quiet so as not to disturb the baby, that we are reminded of the magic, awe and wonder of the Christmas story.

‘Hushaby Nativity’ offers a humorous, charming and quiet-ish take on the traditional story. 

Synopsis

The announcer calls for peace and quiet, telling everyone that something wonderful is about to happen in Bethlehem — a special baby named Jesus is going to be born. But no one in Bethlehem knows yet. How will they realise they need to be quiet (HUSH)?

The animals in the stable are eagerly waiting for the innkeeper to bring their food. But when he arrives, they get a big surprise — he brings two unexpected guests, Mary and Joseph, and announces that they will be staying in the stable. Unfortunately for Mary and Joseph, when the animals fall asleep, they snore so loudly they wake them up (DID YOU EVER HEAR A SHEEP SNORING?)!

The innkeeper returns to the stable with his wife and suggests the animals should try to be quieter. The animals are confused, so the innkeeper’s wife explains that a special baby is about to be born in the stable. When the baby finally arrives, the animals become so excited with so much mooing, clucking, baa-ing, and bleating, they need yet another reminder to calm down (TIPTOE AND WHISPER)!

Just as everything becomes peaceful again, the Shiny Star makes a grand and noisy entrance. The star is asked to float to the top of the stable and wait quietly (YOU CAN DO IT SHINY STAR).

On a hill outside Bethlehem, a group of shepherds are tending their sheep when angels appear with the joyful news that Baby Jesus has been born. Meanwhile, in the quiet town all is calm — until the same shepherds arrive at the stable, singing happily at the top of their voices (HAPPY SHEPHERDS)!

By the time the animals try to tell the shepherds to quieten down, it’s too late — Baby Jesus has started to cry. Bailey the Donkey comes up with a great idea: they can sing a lullaby to calm the baby (HUSH LITTLE BABY).

As Baby Jesus peacefully sleeps, everyone agrees the donkey should stand guard for any more noisy visitors. When the Wise Men arrive, accompanied by the angels, they already know what to do. With quiet reverence, they make their way into the stable. Together, they marvel at the newborn King, sharing in the joyous celebration of His birth (COME TO BETHLEHEM TONIGHT).

Script Samples

Hushaby Nativity - Sample script

CHARACTER LIST - with lines

The play has been written with 27 individual speaking parts and the shepherds share a group line.  You can have as many shepherds, animals and angels as you like since there are additional group lines for them to say.  The announcement and narration may be challenging for 3 to 6-year-olds, so could be read by a teacher.  However, if you have older children available, they could either learn and perform the narration or read from a script during the performance.

The parts fall into the following groups:

  • Angels and Shiny Star
  • Cows
  • Donkeys
  • Goats
  • Innkeeper and Innkeeper's Wife
  • Mary and Joseph
  • Announcer and Narrator
  • Sheep
  • Shepherds
  • Three Wise Men

 

COWS GOATS Mary2 + 1 joint line
Nellie1Billie1Joseph1 + 1 joint line
Clover1Pepper1Narrator21
Buttercup1Pippin1Shiny Star4
Speckles1DONKEYS Angel 11 + 1 joint line
SHEEP Bailey1Angel 21 + 1 joint line
Puff1Muffin1Angel 3 1 + 1 joint line
Misty1Nutmeg1Melchior2
Curly1  Caspar2
Fuzzy1Innkeeper2Balthazar3
  Innkeeper's wife2Shepherds1 joint line
    Announcer1

 

 

 

Song Samples

 

TitleListen
Hush
Did You Ever Hear A Sheep Snoring?
TipToe and Whisper
You Can Do It, Shiny Star!
Happy Shepherds
Hush Little Baby
Come to Bethlehem Tonight

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