It wasn't a Christmas tradition that lasted for very long, but it is remembered with some fondness. The seven days leading up to Christmas Eve we would sit as a family and take turns reading Barbara Robinson's delightful story, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever." We read a chapter a night. There are only 80 pages, but oh what magic they hold for the reader.
If you haven't discovered this story by all means go out and buy yourself a copy of the book. It is garanteed to make you laugh! A few years ago they made a TV movie of the story, but it just didn't capture the richness of the characters, the hilarious perspective of the Herdsman children nor the insightful understanding of the Christmas story.
Give yourself an early Christmas present ... you deserve it. And, while you are at it, purchase a copy for a friend or two! Or, even better, buy a copy for an enemy, you have the possibility of making them a friend. Enjoy!
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