The children enter from the rear, girls from the right and boys from the left, or vice versa, carrying pillows under their outside arms and stockings across the same shoulder, and follow lines R and L in [A]. When they reach the dots shown on these lines, all extend their inside arms diagonally up at the side, and grasp the partner’s hand.
When they reach the diagonal lines, they let go hands, and turn on these lines, as shown by arrows, turning again on the front line. When the leaders reach lines R and L, a signal from the piano is given to halt. In halting, each should keep a distance of fifteen inches from the one in front, the same as in marching. This distance should be kept throughout the drill. Another signal is now given to face front, all turning in the direction of the inside arm. They now recite with gestures:
“We are going to hang up our stockings” (holding stockings out toward the audience)
“On the Christmas tree” (turning the body just a little and pointing to the trees),
“And we know old Santa will fill them,
“For we’ve been good” (girls, pointing to themselves)
“And we’ve been good” (boys, pointing to themselves)
“As good as we could be” (all together).
“Then we are going up to bed” (pointing up),
“And go fa-a-a-st asle-e-e-p” (recited very slowly, dropping heads on the pillows).