The message may be the same, but the way it is delivered has certainly changed as large churches produce more elaborate Christmas productions every year. Sacramento-area churches are staging Christmas shows that often include large casts, theatrical lighting and music, and special guests.
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Members of the Silhouettes perform Friday at Bayside Church in Roseville in the church's Christmas show-service. The Silhouettes were finalists on TV's "America's Got Talent." "We do Christmas around here big because God did Christmas big the first time," says Curt Harlow, teaching pastor.
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Joel Thompson, with daughters Lana, left, and Ella, watches Bayside's pageant. "This was a Broadway production," he said.
