Christmas Recital 2026

Christmas Recitals 2026

Our in-person recitals will be held at the Event Center at Roto Rooter

1435 Paramount Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35806, United States

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November 16, 17, 18 and 19th, 2026

Overview Schedule of Events that Week (see below for details)

• Monday November 16: 6:00 p.m. (central) Zoom Recital
• Tuesday November 17:  5:00 p.m. Musical Manger rehearsal with all actors
• Tuesday November 17:  7:00 p.m. Regular in-person Solo Recital for 4.5 years and up. 
• New! Wednesday November 18: 4:15 p.m. Regular in-person Solo Recital for 4.5 years and up. 
• Wednesday November 18: 5:30 p.m. Regular in-person Solo Recital for 4.5 years and up. 
• Wednesday November 18: 7:00 p.m. Regular in-person Solo Recital for 4.5 years and up.
• Thursday November 19: 6:30 p.m. MUSICAL MANGER PRESENTATION.  See below for specifics. 

Our office and all schools are closed that week as we are in the Recital! 

SOLO STUDENTS (PRE KNK STUDENTS, KNK STUDENTS AND PRIVATE STUDENTS) MUST SIGN UP FOR YOUR SOLO PERFORMANCE TIME BY NOVEMBER 1st. 

Doors Open to the Public 20 minutes before each event.

Event Fees: All registered students of Perfect Praise Music share in our event costs, regardless of whether you perform or not. The only exception to this guideline are special needs students who are not able to perform, and adults, who are given the option to perform.

The event fee for our Christmas Recital is $55.00 per individual student. For our multiple sibling discount, $100 flat for families of 2 siblings, and  $125 flat per family of 3 or more students. Event fees will be charged out October 15, 2026 on your auto account with Perfect Praise, Inc.  Please notify your paying family members who may not see this posting. 

Schedule of Events that week:

Monday: ZOOM SOLO EVENT

• Zoom Recital; Monday November 16th,  6:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. Zoom Recital for our remote piano and guitar students.  

• Sign up Genius is ready for you to sign up to perform.   Click Here to Sign up! 

• Zoom Code: and  Passcode: to come
• Set up your broadcasting device for Original Sound for Musicians.  This amazing musician’s feature is now available for phones, iPads and all Computers. Please Google how to turn it on before the event and before your sound check. 
• Note:  We will have an audio soundcheck opportunity at 5:30 that same evening. This is your opportunity to get on with us to TEST YOUR AUDIO AND VIDEO SETTINGS, before the actual event. PLEASE TAKE THIS STEP IF YOU ARE NEW TO ZOOM MEETINGS.

Tuesday and Wednesday: IN PERSON SOLO EVENTS: 

• Tuesday November 17th,  7:00 P.M. SOLOS at the Event Center: Piano and Guitar Solos ages 4.5 ages to adult.
• Wednesday, November 18th, SOLOS at the Event Center:  4:15 P.M., 5:30 P.M. and 7:00 P.M.  Piano and Guitar, ages 4.5 ages to adult

Sign up for your Solo Performance Time… Sign up here! 

Other Specifics for In-Person SOLO Recitals: 

• Admission Fee: $5 per person. Cash, checks or QR code at the door. 
• Doors Open:  20 minutes before event start time.
• Come and Stay: Out of respect for all performers, we ask that you and all guests remain for the full recital, expected to last approximately one hour. Please notify your guests in advance.
• Attire: Solo Performers- We ask that your attire be Sunday Best. Please no blue jeans or shorts. Lots of pictures will be taken and we want to look our best!
• Advanced Solo Time Limit: Just a reminder to our advanced soloists of a 4 minute time limit on your solos. 

Thursday: Musical Manger Presentation: November 19, 2026. 6:30 p.m. 

Disclaimer. these specifics are a lot and somewhat messy… please forgive and dig in! 

Early Childhood Music and Perfect Praise students present The Musical Manger, a multimedia event that you will not want to miss!  

• Doors open at 6:10 p.m. 
• Open to the Public- Let’s fill the room! 
• $10 admission fee for all attendees
• Musical Manger Notes:
  • Pre KNK,  KNK and select KNK Graduates who are participating in the Musical Manger WILL also perform a piano solo on another evening. So sign up!  
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC STUDENTS UNDER PRE KNK (AGE 4.5) WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MUSICAL MANGER PROGRAM ONLY. 
  • Students who are taking private lessons in the KNK curriculum are included and expected to perform in the Musical Manger, in addition to their solo performance. 
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Listing Of Characters and Recommended Age Groups: 

• Mary– Silent actress- age 4+ 
• Joseph– Silent actor- age 4+
• Donkey– Silent actor- Must fit costume
• Three Wise Men– Age 4+ Silent actors unless one wants to sing! 
• The Dancing Star– Age 5+ Would be helpful to know beautiful, graceful movement. Will be active the entire show. 
• Tambourine Worshippers– 4.5+ Will rehearse by video, zoom and some Tuesdays at 620 p.m. 
• Shepherds– Guitars from KNK Tuesday 400 and Wed 520 classes
• Sheep– Tots N time and Music N Motion children
• Card Holders 4+ years who will walk center stage between scenes holding scene cards. Must be a good listener and independent (although DANCING STAR can walk with the child, if needed) 

       Angel Gabriel: Taller male from KNK department will speak simple script. (1 LINE) 

       Isaiah the Prophet- Taller Male from KNK department will read from scroll. (3 LINES)

Featured Singers and Singing Groups

Dancing Star sings “What a Wonder” soloist, then Angel Ensemble sings 2nd time. 

• “Little Drummer Boy” soloist
  • Possibly portrayed as one of the Wise Men
• “Into My Heart” soloist
  • Sings once alone, followed by the full cast sings and does motions. 
• Music N Motion and Tots N Time sing:  Away in a Manger, Country Shake, Trot Little Donkey 
• Pre-and KNK students- Soloist- Sleep Little Baby Jesus, Group: Into My Heart, Musical Manger
• KNK students- (Guitars ) Go Tell it on the Mountain, Into My Heart, Musical Manger
• Angels: Hallelujah Kids- Highest Praise with Tambourines, What a Wonder (or solo)
• Entire cast- Musical Manger – Grand Finale 

Costumes:  See Pictures above

Perfect Praise will provide top layers of costumes so we all look alike… Parents will provide the under layers. Please ready specifics and let us know by October 1st, if there is a need for help for your child’s underlayers.  

Tots N Time and Music N Motion (3-4 years) Will be sheep; Parents of TNT and MNM will provide long, black pants, and long black sleeve shirts.  Black socks and black shoes. 

Angels and Head Angel:  Girls ages 4.5 and up. Parents will provide white tights and underslips and ballerina slippers.   White dresses, angel wings and halos will be provided by Perfect Praise. 

Shepherds: (girls and boys) Shepherds have the simplest costumes.  Nothing will be provided by Perfect Praise, as all you need is a housecoat with belt worn over black pants, black shoes, socks and black shirt.  Headdress can be fabric or towel. Let us know by October 1st if you need help with your shepherd costumes. 

Tambourine Worshippers:  Same as angels, except Perfect Praise will provide red sash to go over the angel dress for the Tambourine Dance. 

Narrators, Featured Pianists:  (girls and boys) Black pants or skirts, socks and shoes. White long sleeve shirt, with provided Black Bow tie.  

Sign Up for your INTEREST, ROLE

QUESTIONS?  TEXT DENIE. 256-348-6634

We want EVERYONE to be involved.  Students and Parents! 

Volunteers: We need lots of volunteers to pull this off!  It will be amazing if everyone pitches in!  We need help designing the backdrop, costuments, props, set up, and even help during the actual event.  PLEASE TEXT DENIE IMMEDIATELY TO LET HER KNOW YOUR INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

Sign up for the STUDENT ROLES.  

Look through these lists of rolos. Some are speakers, some are singers, some are pianists, some are dancers, and some are silent actors.   

Text Mrs. Denie your list of interested roles to Mrs. Denie. 256-348-6634.  Include your current classroom, child’s age, and roles interested in. You may submit more than one interest. 

Non-speakers: If we get more than one qualified person interested, we will select by drawing… so have a 2nd and 3rd choice. Be clear in your desires. 

Narrators, Speakers, Vocalists and pianists: If we get more than 1 person interested for a part, we will have an audition process. Proficiency is required on speakers, narrators, vocalists and pianists before October 15th. 

Deadline for ROLE SIGNUP is September 19th, 6:00 p.m.  After that date, roles will be assigned.

Practice Schedule and Streaming Training: Due to everyone’s schedule being so full, we are going to practice by videos, Zoom meets and during classroom lessons.  Some roles will require outside rehearsals.  We encourage all parents to use you Streaming service to learn the ALL SING songs listed by your department.   

WE HAVE ONE GROUP WALKTHROUGH AT RR ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT 4:00-6:15.  THIS PRACTICE IS MANDATORY FOR ALL PERFORMERS.  PLEASE PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.

DON’T SIGN UP FOR SPECIAL PARTS IF UNABLE TO MAKE THIS WALKTHROUGH.

QUESTIONS?  TEXT DENIE. 256-348-6634

Vocalists, Songs, Pianists, and Performers

SONG	PERFORMER(S)	Open for Audition/Volunteers
Christmas & Musical Manger Medley	Jasiel Joseph — piano prelude	Filled
What Child Is This?	Aaron Wales — piano prelude	Filled
Winter Solstice	Philip Madsen — piano prelude	Filled
What Child is This?	Tala Calderon- piano and vocal	Filled
Trot Little Donkey	Music N Motion with sticks	Filled
Moonlight Sonata	Dasha Wilks — piano	Filled
What a Wonder	Vocal solo then group	Open for audition/volunteers
What a Wonder	Pianist to play with soundtrack	Open for audition/volunteers
Away in a Manger	Music N Motion / Tots / Pre KNK soloist or group sing	Open for audition/volunteers
Sleep Little Baby Jesus	Vocal solo then group	Open for audition/volunteers
Sleep Little Baby Jesus	Volunteer pianist	Open for audition/volunteers
Highest Praise	Hallelujah Kids- need 5 students with tambourine worship (practice in class, with video and later in person TBD)	Open for audition/volunteers
Country Shake	3–4 yr. Music N Motion class with bells	Filled
Country Shake	Volunteer pianist to play with soundtrack	Open for audition/volunteers
Go Tell It on the Mountain	KNK guitarists on chorus	Filled
Go Tell It on the Mountain	Rosalia Cortez – Shepherd’s scene head angel also speaks- verse vocalist	Filled
Jazz Ostinato in C-sharp Minor	Aaron Wales — piano underbed	Filled
Little Drummer Boy	Wise Man soloist	Open for audition/volunteers
Little Drummer Boy	Piano accompaniment with soundtrack	Filled
Into My Heart	Young soloist + entire cast together	Open for audition/volunteers
O Come Let Us Adore Him	Levels 4–6 KNK recorder ensemble	All perform with audition for proficiency
It’s a Musical Manger	Entire cast — finale	Filled

 

QUESTIONS?  TEXT DENIE. 256-348-6634

Speaking Parts-

Practice Sessions will be required for narrators (by zoom then in person).

SPEAKING ROLE	PART	Open for Audition
Narrator 1	Speaker — carries the Christmas story	Open for audition/volunteers
Narrator 2	Speaker — carries the Christmas story	Open for audition/volunteers
Isaiah the Prophet	Speaker — reads 3 prophecies	Open for audition/volunteers
Gabriel	Speaker — Angel’s Visit. – one short appearance… could also be guitarist, etc.	Open for audition/volunteers
Head Angel- to shepherd	Speaker—to shepherd- speaks one line but also needs to sing… see above.	Filled

 

 Non-Speaking Roles

Non-speaking roles will be placed based on several criteria.

1. Listening skills in piano class- ability to follow directions
2. Availability for practice/ walk through on Tuesday November 17^th 4-630 p.m. and perform on Nov 19^th.
3. Additional required practices depending on role acquired.
4. Some parts may require audition (i.e. singing wise man, head angel, tambourine worship) and others.

If several qualified students sign up for a part, the part will be placed by random drawing.

Parents may need to supply part of their costume.

 

NON-SPEAKING ROLE	PART	Open for Auditions/Drawing
Mary	Silent featured role	Open for audition/volunteers
Joseph	Silent featured role	Open for audition/volunteers
Donkey	Silent featured role	Open for audition/volunteers
Wise Man 1	Silent featured role	Open for audition/volunteers
Wise Man 2	Silent featured role	Open for audition/volunteers
Wise Man 3	Silent featured role	Open for audition/volunteers
Dancing Star	Silent featured role / movement	Filled
Angels	Angelic Host- must do sign language for What a Wonder, and Sleep Little Baby Jesus – audition video required	Open for audition/volunteers
Shepherds	Ensemble roles	Open for audition/volunteers
Sheep	All Tots and 3–4 year olds	Filled
Card Holders	Introduce scenes with scene cards. 4+ year who are able to walk independantly on stage.	Open for audition/volunteers
Tambourine Praise Troupe	Up to 5 Hallelujah Kids / Highest Praise	Open for audition/volunteers

 

QUESTIONS?  TEXT DENIE. 256-348-6634

Group Singing 

• Tots and Music N Motion Classes will practice in class only. 
  • Trot Little Donkey
  • Country Shake
  • Into My Heart
  • Musical Manger
• KNK Classes will practice GROUP songs together in class – those include: 
  • What a Wonder- with sign language
  • Sleep Little Baby Jesus- with sign language
  • O Come Let Us Adore Him- Recorder – KNK 4-7
  • Go Tell it- Guitar- KNK 4-7
  • Into My Heart- with sign language
  • Musical Manger

QUESTIONS?  TEXT DENIE. 256-348-6634

Musical Manger Full Play is given here, and is passcode protected.  

The Passcode will be texted out to all families for access to this portal will be given when ready to release the information.