St. Patrick’s Christmas pageant teaches kids true meaning of holiday
Being locked inside a school during Christmas vacation because of a snowstorm isn’t a kid’s idea of fun. But students at Saint Patrick Catholic Academy in Bay Ridge used that concept as the plot of a play about the real meaning of Christmas.
The play, titled “I Need a Little Christmas Vacation,” was the third act of the school’s Christmas pageant, presented on Dec. 13 at the school, located at 401 97th St. The play gave students a chance to show off their acting and singing skills as they portrayed a group of friends trapped in a school during a snowstorm that threatens to strand them there through Christmas break.
Although the main characters know what they’d rather be doing during the holiday week instead of being stuck in school, they grow to understand that Christmas is about more than just presents and vacations. A little holiday magic – and a visit from Santa Claus – makes it possible for them to leave the school and return to their families just in time for Christmas.