Emmanuel by Mark Baxter

Emmanuel by Mark Baxter. Assemblies for Christmas.  This resource provides all you need for an easy-to-use musical and dramatic interpretation of the Christmas story. It offers the flexibility to run a series of five assemblies in the busy lead-up to Christmas, a stand-alone act of worship with presentation readings, or an end-of-term presentation in school or service in the local church. The material is ideal for Key Stage 2 assemblies.

Whichever method of delivery you choose, each interpretation comes complete with musical scores for the original songs accompanying the scripted material. There is also the opportunity to purchase a professional recording of the songs and their backing tracks for use during rehearsals or the performance itself.

The project has been developed and performed at Hook-with-Warsash CE Controlled Primary School in Southampton over a number of years and is designed to build up pupils' knowledge and understanding of the story of Christmas. Alongside the five outlines for use before Christmas, a further optional assembly outline is provided to continue the story into Epiphany.