The jingle-jangle sound of silver sleigh bells rang out to open the Early Education Christmas program on December 8, getting family members and friends into the Christmas spirit.  The program featured ACS preschool-aged students dressed in their favorite Christmas pajamas singing songs that celebrated the birth of Jesus, interspersed with an interactive reading of the Christmas story by Early Education Director Gail Alford.

The concert began with the infants and toddlers performing “Ring Christmas Bells,” followed by six preschool classes from PreK2 to PreK4 singing and doing choreography to a variety of Christmas songs, including “Jesus, Savior of the World,” “Go Tell it on the Mountain,” “Jump for Joy,” and “Happy Birthday Jesus.”

Between each class performance, Mrs. Alford gathered for a special story time in front of a large Christmas tree to read the Christmas story out loud as several students from Mrs. Bird’s PreK4 class listened and asked questions. The students who were part of the story time were Robert O’Donoghue, Brielle Sabulao, Jackson Sawatzke, Julian Walder, and Johannah Wilson.

ACS school parent Lee Martin presented a Christmas message for the families and friends gathered in the audience, before the PreK4 students closed the concert with an energetic rendition of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” The concert was performed in three separate ticketed events to limit the audience size and ensure safe social distancing. The concert was also live-streamed and recorded. CLICK HERE to view the concert on the ACS YouTube channel.