{"id":16818,"date":"2019-12-09T15:03:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T15:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=16818"},"modified":"2019-12-17T08:57:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T08:57:40","slug":"free-christmas-resources-for-churches-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/free-christmas-resources-for-churches-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Christmas resources for churches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we have pulled together a helpful list of Christmas resources. Please feel free to add in your own finds to the comments at the bottom.<\/p>\n

Free Christmas resources for churches<\/h2>\n

Christmas story narrations –\u00a0<\/a>Fantastic set of narrations of the Christmas story re-written for a variety of contexts. Also a fun story behind the development of these pieces.<\/p>\n

Engage Worship<\/a> – masses of really creative, contemporary resources – poems, songs, readings, prayers, videos<\/p>\n

An Unexpected Christmas:<\/a> contemporary nativity video<\/p>\n

Christmas song\/video<\/a>\u00a0– Who needs a Saviour for Christmas\u00a0– relatively dark and poignant but could be a useful sermon illustration<\/p>\n

Advent meditation<\/a><\/p>\n

Foy Vance and Duke Special<\/a> join the Salvation Army in a rendition of O Holy Night<\/p>\n

Chocolate Christmas<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 children\u2019s nativity talk script with a chocolatey theme<\/p>\n

Advent purple ribbon reflection<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 activity helping to consider the real meaning of Christmas<\/p>\n

Advent liturgy<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 contemporary liturgy on the theme of light<\/p>\n

Jingle Bells Hallelujah Chorus mashup<\/a><\/p>\n

Merry Xmas<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 are we really taking the Christ out of Christmas?<\/p>\n

Creative Advent idea<\/a>\u00a0involving the church and the wider community – Advent boxes<\/p>\n

Does Xmas really mean excluding Christ from Christmas?<\/a><\/p>\n

Songs about Christmas<\/a> – comprehensive list from Resound Worship<\/p>\n

Toybox Charity’s<\/a> Christmas resources – drama, games, entertainment<\/p>\n

Family Worship resources<\/a><\/p>\n

Prayers for Advent<\/a><\/p>\n

Project Christmas<\/a> – resources to help teach Christmas carols<\/p>\n

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Paid for Christmas resources<\/h2>\n

Christmas carols as MultiTrack backing tracks<\/a> – links to all Worship Backing Band’s carol MultiTracks, Split Tracks and Chord Charts<\/p>\n

Musicademy Christmas album<\/a> – HALF PRICE! (MP3 download of some favourite Christmas carols done in a contemporary style)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here we have pulled together a helpful list of Christmas resources. Please feel free to add in your own finds to the comments at the bottom. Free Christmas resources for churches Christmas story narrations –\u00a0Fantastic set of narrations of the Christmas story re-written for a variety of contexts. 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