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A CHRISTMAS TALE
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A CHRISTMAS TALE
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© 2002 Willow Creek Community Church.
Written by Aaron Reynolds
Edited and Directed by Ingrid DeSanctis
A CHRISTMAS TALE
(Orchestra plays. The music is festive and inviting. One by one the players enter
from various places: upstage center behind the curtain, stage left, stage right and
spread out as the song builds. LEADING PLAYER is the first to enter and to sing.)
(The PLAYERS’ dress is from an undetermined period, theatrical, yet simple. But
they are clearly Players, a group of storytellers, a troupe of sorts. They join into the
song as it goes on.)
LEADING PLAYER: (Crossing down center, sung) here’s a tale we’re here to tell.
PLAYER ONE, LEADING PLAYER, and PLAYER FIVE: Have we got a story for you!
(The PLAYERS continue to enter from the different areas of the stage into their
specific position for the start of the show.)
(PLAYERS spread out from the clump to the original position following the line … for
you!).
(The PLAYERS are all on stage, twelve in all. The LEADING PLAYER comes down
center, through the players. Music underscores as the speaking begins. There is a
strong feeling of ensemble and connection with the PLAYERS; they have done this
many times together...)
LEADING PLAYER: And so it is that both you and we are here, and both you and we
are here……now.
LEADING PLAYER: And it would seem that all of you have ears.
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PRODUCTION NOTES
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A CHRISTMAS TALE
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A CHRISTMAS TALE
Have We Got A Story
For You
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Rhythm
HAVE WE GOT A STORY FOR YOU
Arr. by TMV (Christmas Eve 2002 Prologue)
q»ªº GREG FERGUSON & AARON REYNOLDS
Piano (R.H. only) & Acous. gtr only:
### 4 A5 G5 A5 G ± no3 A 5 G5
& j j j . .
4 œ . œ ‰ œ ≈ œ . œ œ œ . œ ‰ œ Œ œœ Û Û ‰ Û ≈ Û Û Û
œ. œ œ œ . œ nœ œ. œ œ nœ J J
simile:
ÿ
# # # AÛ5 . Û ‰ Û Œ G ±Ûno3 A 5 A5 C 2 no3 D D5
?
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
4
J cont. rhythmicallY: rhythmicallY:
A /C
/F F 2 no3 /G# œ
œ /A /A /F F 2 no3 /G D >
? ### Û n œ Û ‰ œj œ œ 42 Û n œ Û & 44 Û . Û ‰ Û ≈ Û . Û Û . ?
nœ nœ J J
9
A 5 œj œj . œ . œ œj Ÿ
? # # # œ œ . œ . œ œ & ‰ Û ≈Û . Û . Û ‰ Û ’ ’ ’ ’ A’5 ’ ’ ’
‰ /A A A
≈ ‰ 5 etc. 5
œ œ œ œ
12
J J J cont. simile: cont. simile:
A A
/F F 2 no3 /G /A /A
/F F /G D 2 no3
? ### Û n œ Û œ Û œ Û . 42 Û n œ Û & 44 Û . Û ‰ Û ≈ Û . Û Û . ?
nœ nœ J J
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DRAMA CUE #1
Flute
slowly
solo __œ
1
bb 4 _œ _œ œ œj w 3
& 4 l l "
F
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GOD OF WONDERS
© 2000 Storm Boy Music/BMI/New Spring
Publishing, Inc./Never Say Never Songs/ASCAP
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GOD OF WONDERS
Keys Marc Byrd & Steve Hindalong/Orch. Noland
Acoustic Gtr. in
1 B b 2(no3)
2 q = 80 4
bb 4 U
’ ∑ 3 ∑ 4
& 4 ! !4 !4 ! !
synth pad
10 A F sus G mi7 E b2
bb ” ” . ” ” ” ” ”. ” ” ”
7l 7l
& l l l l
B
16 B b5 F
bb 7l
” ”. ” ” ” ” ”. ” ” ”
& ! l l
20 7 E b2 B b5
bb C”mi ” . ” ” ” ” ”. ”” ” ” ” . ” ” ” F” ” . ” ” ”
& l l l l
24 C mi7 E b2 Eb F (add4,add9)
bb ” ” . ” ” ” ” ”. ” ” ” ” ”. ” ≈ ” ” ”
& l l l
27 Eb Eb F (add4,add9) E b
bb ” ” . ” ≈ ” ” ” ” ” . ” ≈ ” ” ” ” ” . ” ≈ ” ” ”
& l l l
30 F sus G mi7 E b2
bb ” . 0 ” . ” 0 ” 0 ” 0 0 ”. 0 ”. ” 0 ” 0 ” 0 0
& l l
intro pattern
GOD OF WONDERS
Marc Byrd & Steve Hindalong/Orch. Noland
1 synth pad
U
bb 4 ’ ∑ 3 ∑ 4
FLUTE l& 4 ! !4 !4
l U ! ! !
l bb 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
OBOE
l& ! ! !
l U ! ! !
ENGLISH l b 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
HORN l& ! ! !
l U ! ! !
l 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
CLARINET
l& ! ! !
l U ! ! !
BASS l 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
CLARINET l& ! ! !
l U ! ! !
BASSOON
l bb 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
l? ! ! !
l
l U
FRENCH HORN 4 3 4
’
l&b 4 ∑
!4
∑
!4
1&2 !
l U
FRENCH HORN l b 44 ’ ∑ 3 ∑ 4
l& ! !4 !4
3&4 l
l 4 U 3 4
TRUMPET l&4 ’ ∑ ∑
! !4 !4
l ! ! !
TROMBONE
U
l bb 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
1&2 l? ! ! !
l U ! ! !
TROMBONE l bb 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
3 l? ! ! !
l U ! ! !
l bb 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
TUBA l? ! ! !
l
l b 4 U 3 4
PERCUSSION l/b 4 ’
!
∑
!4
∑
!4
l
l b 4 U 3 4
VIOLIN l&b 4 ’ ∑ ∑
1&2
! !4 !4
l ! ! !
U
l bb 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
VIOLA lB ! ! !
l U ! ! !
l bb 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
CELLO l? ! ! !
l U ! ! !
STRING l bb 44 ’ ! ∑ ! 34 ∑ ! 44
BASS l? ! ! !
l U
LEAD l bb 44 ’ ‰ 3 Œ Ó 4
VOCAL l& ! _œ _œ _œ ___œ __œ __jœ !4 __œ !4
l
l bb 4 U Lord of Hea- ven and Earth
GROUP ’ ∑ 3 4
l& 4 ! !4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ !4
VOCAL l BUb 2(no3) Lord o f all cre - a -
l bb 4 ’ ∑ 3 ∑ 4
RHYTHM l& 4 ! !4 !4
*see individual rhythm parts for more detail
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O Come Emmanuel /
Come Thou Long
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Rhythm
O Come Emmanuel/Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Arr. by GFF & TMV C. Wesley & R.H. Prichard
q»¶§ ÿ-Rubato
b 4 Greg œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œJ œ œ œ œ
Rene
V 4 ‰ œj œ
b œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ ‰ J
O come O come Im - man - ue - l And ran - som cap - tive Is - ra - el That
b Ted All 3: œ
œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Vb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J
‰ J
4
mourns in lone - ly ex - ile here Un - til the Son of God ap - pear Re -
b œ
‰ œJ œ ‰ œJ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ
Vb J œ œ œ œ w &
7
joice, Re - joice, Im - man - u - el Shall come to Thee, O Is - ra - el
All note voicings are for acoustic guitar throughout: Percussion Loop
Transition A5
G5 q»¶§ G5 enters:
Aœm7 Fœ±/A
b b Û . Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û . Û nn œœ œ œ 0 œœœ œœœ
& ’ ’ ’ ’ œ ’ ’
11
simile:
œ Add 2nd acoustic œ œ
Acous. gtr 1 only: guitar:
A5 A5 Aœm7 Fœ±/A A 5
œ œ œ G5 A5
œœ œ œ ’ GÛ5 Û Û AÛ5 C’ ’ G’ ’
œœœ œ ⁄
œ œœ 0œ
œ œœœ
& œ ’ Û ÛÛ Û ’ ’ œ
18 œ œ œ œ œ
Greg
ÿ-Rubato Rene
44 j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
V ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰
Trumpet J œ J
O come O come Im - man - - - ue - l And ran - som cap - tive Is - - - ra - el That
ÿ-Rubato
œ œ œ œ œ œ
Greg œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Rene œ
? b b 44 œ J œ œ œ œ J
Tromb. 1 & 2
‰ J ‰ ‰
A CHRISTMAS TALE
WELCOME TO OUR WORLD
© 1995 Clumsy Fly Music (ASCAP)
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WELCOME TO OUR WORLD
Rhythm Chris Rice/Orch. Noland
E
G# A +4 A
E
B
B A
1
# # # # 3 E œ˙˙ .. _œ _œ œ œ˙ . œ œ œ _ œ œ œ E E
œ œœ .. œj œ œœ ˙˙˙
œ œ .
l& 4 l l l œ l œ !
l l l l l !
l # # # # 3 piano only l l l l !
l& 4 ˙ l _˙ .. œ
l _œœ _˙˙ l _ _œ ˙ l _ _œ ˙ !
__œœ _˙ _
l l l l _œ l __œ !
A 1st verse F# A ∆9
E E E F #m
6 G# A +4 7
C m A#
# C# A +4
# # # # E” ” ” ” ” ”A ” ” ” ” ” ” B B A
” ” ” ” ”
& l l l l __œœœ__œ l l
B w/dialogue
E B E
12 B A2
#### C -5 C dim C # m C # C#m A2 B 7sus E E E G#
E F# A ∆9 E F #m E
18 A +4 C # m7 A # C# A +4 C -5 C dim
#### A B B A B
” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” œœ ” ” ” ” ” œœ œœ b œœ
& l l l __œ__œ l l _œ n_œ _œ l
C 2nd verse
B A2 E
24 2 7sus +4
# # # # ” ” ”C# A” B” ” ”E ” ” E” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ”A
C#m C# m E G# A
& l l l ! l l
add bass
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JOY TO THE WORLD
Choir/Cast Arr. Mervyn Warren/Orch. Noland
q = 55
1 2 8 q = 82
bb 4 Œ ‰.
∑ Ó ‰ œk bbbbb
l& 4 ! ! l b__œ __œ __œ _œ b œJoy > !
l rubato ! vocal starts ! rit. l alto only !
Ev - ry' - bo- dy sing
l ! ! l b_œ !
2 8 b œ œ b œ œ
l bb 44 ! ! ∑ Ól ‰ ! bb b
l? ! ! l all men Ev - ry' - bo- dy sing ! bb
q = 86
13 A
bbbbb ˙‰ >œJ œ b œœ œœ œœ ≈ œ œ œœ
l& “{ . œ œ K- l œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ Ó l
-
l “ > l > K l
joy t o the world for the Lord the Lord is come!
l “ f -œ l _œ l
n_
_œ __œ b_
_œœ __œœ _œ. œ _ >œ b_-œ _œ
l bb b “ Œ ‰ œJ œ ≈ œ K l œ K œ
Ó l
l ? b b “{ joy t o the world for the Lord
l the Lord is come!
l
joy
15 B
>œ . >w
bbbbb ≈ œœ n œœ œjœ ‰ œ œ œ
≈ œ œ œ œ. ∑ Ó Œ.
l& l w ! l jœœ l
l l King! l v
let earth re - ceive her ! and l
19
^ >
bbbbb œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ‰ jœœ l œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œœ œœ ≈ œœ œœ l
l& > . . K- œ. œ œ. K -
l v l > f go tell l
hea-ven and na - ture sing and hea- ven and na - ture sing
peat the sound - ing joy re - peat the sound - ing joy
l - l ^ _ >œ l
_>œœ _œœ _œœ _œœ. _œœ _œœ. K_œœ _œœ ^
b_œ > . -
. b_œ _œ œ
_
_ _ _
l b ‰ Jœ l œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ K œ œ ≈ œ œ l
l ? b bbb l l
l l l
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WELCOME TO OUR WORLD FINALE
Vocal/Rhythm Chris Rice/Orch. Noland
1 A
#### 3
l& 4 ∑ ! œ œ
œ
œ l œ œ œ . _œ _œ !
∑
!
Spoken: "Another most
l ! Frag - ile fing - ers l sent t o heal us ! important part of the !
l U E l A +4 U story."
# # # 3 E add2 ! E G# A
! !
l # 4 ’. ! ” ” ” l ” ” ” ! ’. !
l & use synth pad or ! gtr. only l ! !
guitar to
establish key
5
####
l& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ l ˙. !
∑
! œ œ
œ
œ l
"...another part of the
l Ten- der brow pre - pared for l thorn Ti - ny heart whose l
story to which all other !
U ! part,
l E
l F # ! including this one..." ! A ∆9 E
l
l # ## B C # m7 l A# ! ! C# B l
l& # ” ” ” l ’ !’ . . ! ” ” ” l
l l ! ! l
9
#### œ œ œ. œ œ ∑ œ Ó
l& ! ! œ œ . œj l œ l œ œ œ _œ l
"...have been
l blood will save us ! leading up to." ! un- t o us is l born l un- t o us is l
U
l F #m
! ! E l B
l l
l # ## A +4 A ! ! B C -5 C dim l C # m C # C # m l A 2 B 7sus l
l& # ” ” ” ! ’. ! ” ” ” l ” ” ” l ” ” ” l
l ! ! l l l
B
14
#### U ‰
∑ Œ Œ œ
l& ˙. ! ! _jœ ! œ œ œ l
l born (After about a page of dialogue,
! cue ! So ! wrap our in - jured l
line is: "choose your own
l ! ending, and we leave such ! ! l
l ! choosing to you.") ! ! l
E
l # ## E !U ! E add2 ! E G# l
l& # ’. !∑ ! ’. ! ” ” ” l
l ! ! synth pad or guitar ! l