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December 16, 2023
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Christmas Story Musical
Psalty's Christmas Calamity - Kids Praise!
Album by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino
And Missional Creative Team Praise Ground Kids
Artists: Debby Kerner, Ernie Rettino
Label: Maranatha! Music
Release date: 1982
Debby Kerner & Ernie Rettino are American musicians best known as the creators of the characters from the Psalty the Singing Songbook in the Kids' Praise! series of Christian children's musical albums. Together, they have also created Solomon the Supersonic Salamander, and Hi-Tops (a musical for pre-teens and teens)
Kerner started off as a solo Christian singer in 1969. She and Rettino met at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in Southern California, where she led worship. They have been making music together since the mid-1970s. They were married in 1976 and named the album they released that year "More Than Friends".
In 1979, the duo created a cartoon character for children by the name of Psalty the Singing Songbook. Psalty was introduced in the "Kids Praise" Series, which was produced by Maranatha! Music between 1980 and 1991.
In 2006, Kerner became Director of Worship Leadership at Saddleback Church; she trains and mentors worship leaders and oversees venues at the church's Lake Forest campus. She graduated from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary with the Doctor of Ministry degree in 2010. She is now Dr. Debby Kerner Rettino.
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Christmas Story Musical
at PG Kids
Every year, the recurring Christmas, the birth of Jesus...
Do you genuinely celebrate the birth of Jesus?
Do you just enjoy it as an annual festival?
This Christmas Story Musical is a story that children reflect on
the birth of Jesus and realize the true meaning of Christmas.
Prologue
This musical began as a contemplation for our songs to become everyone's songs. The adults of PG KIDS, reflecting on our childhood, decided to pass on the songs of Psalty Clubhouse, where the hottest confessions of love for God were made, to the next generation.
Thus, combining the existing songs of Psalty Clubhouse, the musical script from the Korean Shalom Song Mission, and the creation of Act 3 expressing the true meaning of Christmas, a new play, "Christmas Story Musical," was produced, revolving around the theme of Emmanuel.
In particular, remembering the love of Jesus who came to the lowest place, we prepared this musical for the refugees who are sad and in pain. We will stand with them through the faith of Emmanuel.
To help children embrace Christmas story in the Bible, to help them complete a musical by training and cooperating with friends, we went through a seven-month journey of practicing. Through choir rehearsals, solo recordings, acting classes, dance classes, staff workshops, and more than 10 hours of training each week, they completed a musical in the format of both existing and original works.
A total of 8 lead roles, 17 supporting roles, and 15 professional staff members were mobilized. With the passion of the children and the collaboration of the adults, PG KIDS presents its first Christmas musical, "Christmas Story Musical." Join us on this exciting journey into the enthusiasm of PG KIDS' first Christmas production.
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Staff
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Cast - Actors
Yujin Lee/Psalty
Brayden Choi/Asher
Alyssa Jung/Layla
Emmeline Choi/Emily
Angela Jung/Luna
Eliana Lee/Amy
Evelyn Lee/Eve
Elissa Choi/Ellie
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Cast - Dancers
Charlotte Yoon
Dana Kim
Elly Paik
Olivia Lee
Sonia Lee
Tricia Yoon
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Praise Ground Kids Family
Chloe Kim, Yuen Jang, Minha Park, Amy Kwon, Sonia Lee, Sophia Kim, Gianna Choi, Amy Kim, Joyce Uni Cho, Olivia Lee, Hope Kim
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Musical Number Lyrics
Joy to the World
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Additional composer: Lowell Mason
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Arranger: Debby Kerner Rettino and Ernie Rettino
Joy to the world! The Lord is come: Let earth receive her King;
Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room,
And heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.
He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love, and wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders of His love, love, love, love.
Joy to the world, the Savior reigns: Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
Joy to the world! The Lord is come: Let earth receive her King;
Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room,
And heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing!
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Jingle Bells Medley
With Jingle Bells, Here We Come A-Caroling, Deck the Halls, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Silent Night, and Joy to the World
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Here we come a-caroling among the leaves of green,
Here we come awand’ring so fair to be seen.
Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh,
o’er the fields we go, laughing all the way.
Bells on bob tail ring, making spirits bright,
what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Love and joy come to you, and to all your fam’ly too, and God bless you,
and send you a happy new year, and God send you a happy new year.
Deck the halls with boughs of holy, Fa la la la la la la la la.
‘Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la la.
Troll the ancient yuletide carol, Fa la la la la la la la la.
See the balzing yule before us, Fa la la la la la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus , Fa la la la la la la la la
Follow me in merry measure, Fa la la la la la la la la
While I tell of yuletide treasure, Fa la la la la la la la la, Fa la la la la la la la la.
God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay;
Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day;
To save us all from Satan’s pow’r when we were gone astray.
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy; O tidings of comfort and joy.
Ding dong. Ding dong, merrily on high, in heav’n the bells are ringing.
Ding dong, merrily the sky is riv’n with angels singing.
Gloria in heav’n the bells are ringin. Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong.
Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright,
‘Round yon virgin mother and child! Holy Infant to tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace
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Twinkle Medley
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Far Away and O Holy Night
Composer: Debby Kerner Rettino
Arranger: Debby Kerner Rettino and Ernie Rettino
Medley of: Far Away (Psalty's Family Christmas Singalong)
Medley of: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Psalty's Family Christmas Singalong)
Medley of: O Holy Night (Psalty's Family Christmas Singalong)
Part of: Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle little star, Christ is born in Bethlehem far.
Far Away
Far away, far away, far away in the night,
There’s little Child a sleeping and His dreams are pure and bright;
And His mother is signing a soft lullaby:
“Sleep sweetly, my Jesus, lulay luly”
O Holy Night
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining,
it is the night of our dear Savior’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
‘til He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices O night divine!
Oh night when Christ was born.
O night divine! O holy night. O night divine.
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Speak to Me
Lyricist and Composer: Hyemi Oh
A song based on the confessions from Asher, who had only known of Jesus as a fairy-tale, and Salty, whose worship had become habitual without a heartfelt sincerity. It contains their experiences of meeting Jesus and proclamations of a renewed life that spreads His love to the world.
In the midst of silence I heard your voice You called me by name
The stories I’ve heard up until now that did not seem real to me
You have now made it real for me
that you loved me so that You gave Your life
You died for our sins so that I can be with you
I just want say that I hear Your voice
I now believe that You are a Living God came and died for me
You were You are and You will be
always with me till the very end of age
I have been waiting a long time for You to speak to me, to speak to me
To wake my soul to make me new, You came to me, into my heart
The words that I sing mean nothing without Your presence
You breathe life into my voice to make the songs I sing brand new
Your perfect love for me that no words can describe
Can carry me through any storm of this world
Now I want to tell the world about You About Your glory
Your faithfulness Your unfailing love
That You were You are and You will be
always with me till the very end of age
I want to go to the ends of the Earth
to build Your Kingdom on Earth as it is in Heaven
The new life that You have given me
I will lift up for Your glory I will life up for Your glory.
I cannot wait for the day I see You face to face
Making a joyful noise and waking with You with Your hand in mine
My hope is in the day that I will dwell with You
in Your house forever till the end.
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I’m gonna wrap up myself for Christmas
Lyricist and Composer: Debby Kerner Rettino
Part of: Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
I’m gonna wrap up myself for Christmas, and tie me with a big red bow;
That’s what I’m giving to Jesus
It’s a present He’ll like, I know!
My mama keeps trying to tell me
It won’t do any good to primp and fuss,
Cause Jesus doesn’t look at the wrapping
He’s looking for a heart that trusts!
I tried to think of all kinds of presents
that would be good to give to a King;
I thought real hard and I decided, The present He’d like best is me!
I’m gonna wrap up myself for Christmas, and tie me with a big red bow;
That’s what I’m giving to Jesus
It’s a present He’ll like, I know!
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O come, All Ye Faithful Medley
With Away in a Manger and Angels We Have Heard on High
Lyricist and Composer: John Francis Wade
Translator: Frederick Oakeley
O come, all ye faithful, joyful, and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels,
O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
O sing, all ye citizens of Heav’n above;
Glory to God, glory in the highest,
O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
Away in a manger no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head;
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
He’s sleeping, shhh! He’s sleeping, shhh!
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
Angels we have heard on high sweetly singing o’er the plains;
And the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Come to Bethlehem, and see Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come adore on bended knee, Christ the Lord the newborn King.
Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!
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