15-minute family Christmas skit • 4–5 actors 

When a well-meaning family attempts to rehearse their annual Advent drama, everything goes hilariously off-script. The wrong files get printed (Easter! Mother’s Day! Memorial Sunday!), someone keeps singing the wrong songs, and one child is determined to sneak Santa into every scene. In the middle of the chaos, the family slowly rediscovers what Advent is really about: waiting with hope, love, joy, and peace for Jesus—who has come, and is coming again.

Both heartfelt and funny, this skit helps congregations (or families at home) understand why we wait and how Advent shapes our everyday faith.

Perfect for:

• First–fourth Sundays of Advent or a family Christmas service

• 4–5 flexible roles (kids, teens, and adults)

• Simple living-room set and minimal props (Advent wreath, scripts, a few costume bits)

• Leading into Advent candle lighting and a carol like “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

Includes full script with clear stage directions and natural places to add music, candles, or a short devotional.

Why We Wait: A Family Advent Comedy

Cast: 4–5 actors

Length: ~15 minutes

Format: Script text (for downloadable PDF layout)

Cast of Characters

• MOM – Loves Advent traditions, trying very hard to make this “meaningful.” Slightly frazzled, very loving.

• DAD – Good-hearted, a little clueless with scripts and props, throws in corny jokes.

• TEEN – Sarcastic but caring. Thinks some of this is cheesy, but secretly loves the family tradition.

• KID – Younger child (or tween), full of energy. Obsessed with Santa, wants him in every scene.

• GRANDMA / GRANDPA (optional) – Could be either; wise, funny, occasionally mixes things up but somehow lands on something profound.

(If you only use 4 actors, combine DAD and GRANDPARENT into one “OLDER RELATIVE” character.)

Setting

The living room of a family home.

• A small table with an Advent wreath and candles.

• A messy pile of scripts on another table or chair.

• Maybe a few costume pieces (a scarf, a bathrobe “Bible costume,” a construction paper crown, etc.).

• This skit is meant to feel casual, like the audience is peeking in on a real family chaos moment.