Project Gutenberg 2006-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 1032 Hare, Walter Ben 1880 1950 The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays The White Christmas Anita's Secret or Christmas in the Steerage Christmas With the Mulligan's The Wishing Man A Christmas Carol or the Miser's Yuletide Dream Her Christmas Hat. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The White Christmas and Other Merry Christmas Plays" by Walter Ben Hare is a collection of festive plays likely written in the early 20th century. This work features a variety of morality plays centered around the themes of kindness, goodwill, and the joy of the Christmas season, making it ideal for holiday performances, particularly by children. The collection includes characters like Mary and Joseph from the nativity story, along with original tales such as "Anita's Secret," featuring a young Italian immigrant girl and the figure of Santa Claus. The opening of the first play, "The White Christmas," sets the stage during a cold Christmas night in Bethlehem, following Mary and Joseph as they search for lodging. Through a prologue, significant themes of hope and the Christmas spirit are introduced, emphasizing kindness and the joy of giving. As Joseph seeks shelter for the about-to-give-birth Mary, we are introduced to various townsfolk and shepherds, hinting at the multitude of characters that will enrich the unfolding story. The ambiance is filled with a blend of magical music and the promise of great joy, which sets the tone for the holiday plays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/19826/19826-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas plays PN Text Christmas Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Religion/Spirituality 431342 2025-08-08T10:51:02.019274 text/html 438237 2011-07-06T10:37:46 text/html 3279155 2025-08-08T10:51:16.299216 application/epub+zip 3281056 2025-08-08T10:51:05.364284 application/epub+zip 202949 2025-08-08T10:51:02.917248 application/epub+zip 3976659 2025-08-08T10:51:21.435140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3919390 2025-08-08T10:51:13.584244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317445 2022-09-09T11:25:42.858601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302985 2025-08-08T10:50:59.911238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302908 2006-11-16T02:46:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302901 2006-11-16T02:46:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20624 2025-08-08T10:51:21.594144 application/rdf+xml 22413 2025-08-08T10:51:03.058247 image/jpeg 3622 2025-08-08T10:51:02.987223 image/jpeg 110195 2006-11-16T02:47:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 3207495 2011-07-06T10:38:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 110172 2006-11-16T02:47:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 3222652 2025-08-08T10:51:02.166225 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog