Sharpay's Christmas Carol
The Musical
(Act 1. Scene 6. The scene opens to Sharpay, once again, asleep in bed. As the audience watches, the clock strikes two. Sharpay starts awake and looks around slowly.)
Sharpay: Oh, great. The second one?
(She is answered by silence. She takes this as a no, lays back down, and gets comfortable. As she is getting comfortable, laughter rings out across the stage.)
Sharpay: What was that?
(The laughter rings again. The bedroom set lifts up and reveals a street with people walking down it, and Sharpay looking out the window. A very tall man in green robes with a torch and a wreath around his head, The Ghost of Christmas Present, approaches her.)
Sharpay: Who are you?
Ghost: I am the Ghost of Christmas Present. Come here, and know me better!
Sharpay: I am cloooooose enough, thank you.
Ghost: (Chuckling) I insist!
(Sharpay's window rises and disappears. The Ghost approaches Sharpay and motions out to the street.)
Ghost: We shall go out, into the world!
Sharpay: You ghosts like to talk funny, dontcha?
Ghost: It's an idiosyncrasy.
Sharpay: An idioremforme?
Ghost: Never mind.
Sharpay: …K.
Ghost: Have you ever noticed how everyone is so happy around Christmas?
Sharpay: (uncomfortably) Well…no…I mean, I guess I never really looked…
Ghost: By the time the day is done, you will have seen all that you need to. Touch my robe.
(She touches it. Sparks spray out over the stage. More people begin to walk the streets and the Ghost begins to sing "Christmas Medley".)
Ghost: (Pat-a-pan) When the instruments all play
You can feel it's Christmas day
When you hear the fife and drum,
Shoo-bee-doobee-doo, Pat-a-pat-a-pan,
With the ring of Christmas bells
Is a Christmas near to tell,
(Gloucestershire Wassail) Wassail, Wassail a'over the town,
Our cups, they are white and our ail, it is brown,
Our bowl, it is made from the white maple tree,
And wassailing forth, we'll drink unto thee.
(Wassail) Here we come, a wassailing,
Among the leaves so green,
Here we come a pining,
So fair to be seen,
Love and joy come to you,
And to you, your wassail too,
And god bless you and send you a happy new year,
And god send you a happy new year.
(Have yourself a Merry little Christmas) Through the years, we all will be together,
If the fates allow,
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough!
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
(We wish you a merry Christmas)
We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
And a happy new year.
Good tidings we bring,
To you and your kin,
Good tidings for Christmaaaaaas-
And a Hap-py New-Ye-e-ear!
Merry Christmas!
(He picks his torch up on the last line and sparks shoot out of it. Sharpay smiles and follows him down the road and offstage.)
End Scene.