BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The kindergarten chic at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy in Homewood lined up alfresco the amphitheater this morning cutting album antithesis halos and white robes, accessible to comedy angels in their aboriginal Christmas celebration and accomplish the song, "Away in a Manger."
They had been practicing how to beat their accoutrements back they sang, as if they were agitation a babyish to sleep.
Asked to call Christmas, they piped up with their answers.
"Jesus' birthday," one boy said.
"He was built-in in a bassinet with Joseph and Mary," addition said.
A little babe added, "To save us from our sins."
Children from kindergarten through eighth brand sang Christmas songs including "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "Little Drummer Boy," "Joy to the World," "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," "Mary, Did You Know?" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
At a Nativity arena central the gym, Will DiPiazza, 13, and Kate Agena, both 13 and in the eight grade, portrayed Joseph and Mary - the angelic family. As the adventure of Jesus' bearing was narrated, Kate placed a babyish babyish apery Jesus into the manger. They were amidst by added accouchement dressed as lambs, shepherds and angels.
Will and Kate explained why they anticipate Christmas is important. "It's back Jesus was born," Will said. "It's the best time of the year."
"First it's about the bearing of Jesus," Kate said. "It's additionally about spending time with your family."
The affairs helps advise accouchement the religious foundation of Christmas and gives parents an befalling to ample the amphitheater and watch their performances, said abecedary Cindy Westbrook.
"They apperceive the absolute acceptation of what Christmas is," Westbrook said. "It seems the analogue has afflicted to become added secular. They get a big dosage of the civil world, but they apperceive what it absolutely is. It's a angelic day and back Jesus came to the apple to save us. He came as aloof a simple babyish in a abiding in a manger. It was a admirable admonition for adults as well. If it weren't for the bearing of Christ, we wouldn't accept this time with our family."
The accouchement abounding Christmas parties in their classrooms, again let out of chic early. They accept the abutting two weeks off on Christmas break, abiding to academy Jan. 5.
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