Grace Baptist Christian Academy Students, Staff Stage Annual Christmas Dinner-Theater

Students and staff members of Grace Baptist Christian Academy of Attleboro celebrated the true meaning of Christmas – the birth of Jesus Christ – Thursday night during their second and final performance of a “Kaleidoscope of Christmas” at the Plainville Baptist Church.

                Bedecked in the school’s colors of red and black, students and staff members thoroughly entertained a large gathering on hand with their renditions of traditional Christmas carols, Scripture readings, hand bells, hand chimes, a brief holiday skit and a video, all designed to illuminate their appreciation of the season. The 75-minute performance was part of GBCA’s annual Christmas Dinner-Theater program and was preceded by the serving of a traditional Christmas feast, including turkey, stuffing, vegetables, bread, beverages and dessert.

                GBCA students in Kindergarten through Grade 2 sang “Hush Little Baby” and “Silent Night” and performed “The First Noel” on hand bells. Faculty member Lorraine Bailey narrated a video entitled “The Christmas Train.”

                Students in grades 3 through 6 performed “Deck the Halls,” “O Christmas Tree,” “Silent Night” and “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” on hand chimes and sang “”O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “Go Tell it on the Mountain” and “We Three Kings.” Students interspersed their musical pieces with Scripture readings detailing the birth of Christ.

                Junior high school and high school students produced a skit entitled “All I Want for Christmas” and sang “Festive Fa-La-La,” “Sing We Now of Christmas,” “Carol of the Bells” and “Carol at the Manger,” while the Senior High School/Faculty Ensemble sang “The Holly and the Ivy.” The combined Junior High/Senior High Choir concluded the program by singing “Shepherd’s Joy.”

                Pastor Jeffrey Nichols, GBCA’s principal, delivered brief opening and closing remarks.