The Christmas Story

The show was energetic. Really enjoyed the sand artist never seen that before.

Highly recommend it. Very touching and meaningful!

The music was great, as was the message. I enjoyed all the many mediums used in the production, spoken word, instrumental music, vocals and even sand art.

I found lots to like about this piece - from the vocals to the interpretive dance to the multiracial/diverse cast to the audience sing-along. But underlying everything was the message of the birth of Jesus in a whole new light. I've never so clearly gotten the message of PEACE in the story. It's given me and my honey (who went with me) a lot to discuss and has even affected how we've dealt with some issues since we saw the show. It really connected with us and made it live for TODAY's audience.

Great performance very personal and inspiring. The performance engaged everyone and the personal story touched the hearts of everyone and let us all know that with Jesus we can raise from our lowest point in life.

I had a great time, thought the choir was amazing, spoken work great

It was amazing spending the time with my wife in the presence of God and His children. It really tell the story of the birth of our Lord and Savior and also reminding us the true meaning of Christmas.

The Christmas Story was an amazing event. I attended the program with my family and firends. I was very impressed with the entire show. The solo singers and choir was outstanding. and I was very impressed with the sand artist who was just remarkable, he has an amazing gift.

A very inspiration and beautiful Christmas celebration. I would love to make this a holiday season tradition.

I really enjoyed The Christmas Story at Willow Chicago. It was an exciting mix of multiple ethnicities and cultures. The music was absolutely amazing! I would recommend this show to all of my friends. I plan on going next year shall it continue.

I really enjoyed it... I look forward to next year.

Oh dear, what a let down. This was advertised as a fusion of musical styles and a celebration of the season. In reality this was a very S_L_O_W paced Church Tent Revival. I had friends who drove in from the burbs for this. A wastes of their time and mine. Yes the tickets were free, but i want a refund for my time. The crying baby 5 rows behind us was a plesent distraction. I get the whole "lets not take Christ out of Christmas" but let's not take Santa and merriment out of the season either. This was not advertised correctly. If I want to go to Church I will go to Church. NOT AT ALL WHAT I WAS EXPECTING. And starting with a boring narrator with stale mother in law jokes, not a way to win the audience. I will never do this again! Once again totally NOT how this was advertised. I felt conned. Total let down!

The show should have been clearly advertised as a church Christmas show that simply happens to be at the Auditorium. It was not the caliber of performance I expect at that venue. It was more like a talent show. Had they publicized it as such, I would have been more tolerant. The dancing was amateur. The sound was badly balanced. Having to read the story onscreen made no sense. I could not take it seriously enough to be disappointed. I appreciated the effort.

This is a good show and my family enjoyed the event

This was my first time at Willow Creek. I came by myself. It was awesome. I really liked how culturally astute the performance was. I love diversity especially in worship. Even the medium used through song dance and music was not linear and could reach a variety of individuals. The performance felt like a worship service and that is not always easy to capture in a performance. Job well done. The message of hope given by the Pastor was on target. Lastly I was sitting next to Adam who is a Willow Chicago member. Greeted me and talked with me. He made me think that Willow Chicago really practices it's mission statement because their member Adam was very hospitable to the point that I will visit the church in the future when I am mot working.

I loved, loved, loved the Willow Chicago event. I loved the diversity - which is what Chicago and Willow Chicago are committed to honoring. Amazing group of talented musicians, dancers and performers.

The best Christmas play put on by a church ever! The music was fantastic!

The music, dance and cultural selections were thoughtful and the message was positive!