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Important Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, 12/13 – ACC Dress Rehearsal (7 PM – Worship Center)

Thursday, 12/14 – ACC Dress Rehearsal (6 PM – Worship Center)

Saturday, 12/16 – ACC (1:45 PM - Call Time/3 PM & 6 PM – Music Suite/Worship Center)

Sunday, 12/17 – ACC (1:45 PM - Call Time/3 PM & 6 PM – Music Suite/Worship Center)

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PROMOTIONAL VERBIAGE - Come join us as we celebrate the joy of the Christmas season and the birth of our Savior as our Crossgates Choir, Orchestra, and Band present, “A Crossgates Christmas-NO OTHER KING”. Through music, dance, and creative arts, we will laugh together, sing together, and most importantly, we will celebrate the true love story of the God who came down to earth to die for the sake of humanity. Complimentary tickets are available at tickets.crossgates.org.

Important Cast Info

A Crossgates Christmas 2023       December 16 & 17, 2023 (3 PM & 6 PM)


Choir & Orchestra Rehearsals:
Sunday, 11/12 – ACC Bonus Rehearsal (3:30 PM-5 PM – Music Suite/Worship Center)
Sunday, 12/3 – ACC Bonus Rehearsal (3:30 PM-5 PM – Music Suite/Worship Center)

Other Rehearsals:
Monday, 12/11 – ACC Technical Rehearsal (6 PM-9 PM – Worship Center)

Dress Rehearsals:
Wednesday, 12/13 – ACC Dress Rehearsal (7 PM – Worship Center)
Thursday, 12/14 – ACC Dress Rehearsal (6 PM – Worship Center)

Presentations:
Saturday, 12/16 – ACC (1:45 PM - Call Time/3 PM & 6 PM – Music Suite/Worship Center)
Sunday, 12/17 – ACC (1:45 PM - Call Time/3 PM & 6 PM – Music Suite/Worship Center)

ATTIRE GUIDELINES

Choir & Orchestra:
Wear ALL SOLID black. Your outfit DOES NOT need to be the same for every presentation.
Wear solid DARK black jeans or black slacks with black shoes. NO faded or jeans with holes.

Please make sure your clothing is well fitted and modest.

MEN: Shirts – Collared, full-length sleeve (may roll the sleeves to ¾ length)
(Make sure your shirt has black or darker buttons. NO white or pearl-colored buttons)
Socks – Black (Required)
Shoes – Black (Required) (NO white or light-colored shoes)

LADIES: Tops – ¾ or full-length sleeve
   Jewelry – must be in black/silver color scheme (Nothing too big or flashy!)
   Socks – Black, if worn
   Shoes – Black

THE NO’S
•NO Wrinkled clothing
•NO Holes or tears in jeans
•NO Faded jeans
•NO Patterns, graphics, or logos on clothing
•NO Short sleeves
•NO Fragrances, colognes, perfumes, or scented lotions
•NO White or light-colored shoes
•NO White or light colored anything

A CROSSGATES CHRISTMAS 2023 ORDER

1. STAR OF WONDER (OVERTURE) ORCHESTRA PLAYS/CHOIR ENTERS WITH CANDLES/SINGS AT ENDKINGSINGERS FOLLOW CHOIR INTO POSITIONS

2. JOY TO THE WORLD/HOW GREAT OUR JOY WL with CHOIR/ORCH/PT WITH KINGSINGERS WL WELCOMES AND INVITES CONG. TO JOIN

3. O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL (PLANETSHAKERS) KINGSINGERS SING OPENING CHORUS/WL and CHOIR JOINS 2ND TIME
OFFICIAL WELCOME LITTLES AND SOLOISTS MOVE INTO PLACE ON CUE

4. EMMANUEL (GOD WITH US) -TOMLIN (ARR. DUREN)YOUNG VOICE SOLOISTS/KINGSINGERS/CHOIRLITTLE DANCERS AND OTHERS FEATURED

5. CHILDREN’S FEATURE WITH RACHEL

6. GLORY (EDDIE JAMES ARR.DUREN Rachel sits with children around her. Shares about kid’s gift.

CHOIR WITH SOLOISTKINGSINGERS/DANCERS EXIT DURING VAMP a few remain with Rachel.

Remaining children exit during intro.

7. THERE IS A LIGHT (with Narrative VIDEO (BAND, SOLO, CHOIR, ONLY) SOLO STARTS WITH SPOT/BAND PLAYS UNDER NARRATIVE/CHOIR sings AFTER NARRATIVEAtmospheric projection, lighting with Narrative

8. NOEL (DAIGLE) ARR. DUREN
WITH CHILD SCRIPTURE NARRATIONCHILD NARR. BEGINS/ORCH COMES IN/SOLO with ChoirMANGER SCENE WITH JO AND MARY/MANGER-SARA BEDFORD’S TROUPE

9. EMMANUEL (Rhodes arr.) TRIO with Choir/Orch Sign language team presents verses/ choir joins on chorus

10. WHAT CHRISTMAS REALLY MEANS SOLO with Choir/OrchVIDEO DEPICTION OF LYRICS RUNS DURING SONG

11. NO OTHER KING arr. DurenSolo with Choir

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE with Pastor

12. ENDLESS PRAISE arr. Duren SOLO WITH CHOIR/ORCH. DANCERS, Flags, etc. create a big worship filled scene.