By Sarah Normand, Bronxville Christmas Pageant Committee Dec. 14, 2016: The annual Bronxville Christmas Pageant, first performed 102 years ago in 1914, will be held on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, at 5:30 pm on the hillside of The Reformed Church of Bronxville on Pondfield Road. A community tradition for over a century, the pageant brings together parishioners and clergy from seven Bronxville churches, residents, and visitors to celebrate the living Nativity. The pageant features readings by local clergy, carols led by Bronxville native Dale Walker and accompanied by a brass quartet, an "invisible choir," and tower bells. Villagers of all ages delight as Mary rides in on a live donkey, accompanied by Joseph and the manger angel, to settle in with the manger surrounded by live sheep. There are shepherds, wise men, angels on high, and even a majestic camel. After the last bars of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" fade away, children are invited to run up the hill to meet the Holy Family and pet the animals. The pageant is funded entirely by donations. Contributions may be sent to Bronxville Christmas Pageant, PO Box 397, Bronxville, NY 10708. You may also donate online via the Reformed Church website at http://www.reformedchurch.org/new-page-3/.
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