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christmas

christmas time / decorate tree – baubles, tinsel and lights (shimmering )/ rest in chair by warm fire / children dressed for bed, excited and reluctant to sleep / kiss “goodnight” and off to bed / hang up stockings over fire / noise feel jump, soot dust chimney / boots see chimney / father christmas! father christmas! shake hand black / brush clothes black / offer seat, offer drink, offer food / father christmas opens sack, presents! / boxes paper shiny and ribbons - put under tree / fill up sockings,one, two, three and four / time to go, gone, disappears – soot dust cloud! / morning, children wake, see presents – eyes wide / tear open shiny paper, wonderful! / tell story of visitor - father christmas, surprise! / outside, snowflakes dancing, warm clothes dress quickly / gather up – build snowman, hat, scarf, carrot, coal bring / dress snowman, finished! / lunch, run to the table, hands cold but heart warm / family sit, family eat, day full


From sign performance work of Peter Fitzsimons