A Simple Christmas Pageant is a multi-generational Christmas program. It is brief (35 minutes), intentionally simple, and reminiscent of a slower gentler time (think A Prairie Home Companion meets A Charlie Brown Christmas). There are only two speaking parts: a Storyteller and Saint Nicholas. Cindy Sterling and Sheldon Curry have created a hassle-free, inexpensive alternative to big Christmas musicals. It requires little rehearsal time and few financial resources and is extremely family-friendly. For the most part, the music and carols are familiar, and the congregation sings along with every piece. It is intended for folks who want to provide a relaxed Christmas program the whole neighborhood will attend and enjoy. A Simple Christmas Pageant is a warm, community-building Christmas worship event---possibly to become an annual tradition.