A Christmas Carol

Last night Lynn and I were invited to watch a play by the First Baptist Academy Senior High Theatre group. It was the funnesssstt and one of the best plays I've seen by young people. They played "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, and one of young men at church, Mr David Robson (yeah, Meagan's brother) played the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge.


Two thumbs up for the splendid performance! As I watched, I was smiling and laughing and crying as I am reminded of the characters in this classic story I read as a child. Brings back memories.

One tear-jerking scene was when Scrooge is taken back by the Ghost of Christmas Past, and he sees himself as a young man engaged to be married, but his fiancee sings a heart-wrenching song and leaves him because he was more in love with his business and making money. The song just broke my heart as the present Scrooge shouts at himself in the past. Excellent portrayal. Bravo!

Another scene that brought tears to my eyes was when the Cratchit family celebrates Christmas present.

At last the dinner was all done, the cloth was cleared, the hearth swept, and the fire made up. The compound in the jug being tasted, and considered perfect, apples and oranges were put upon the table, and a shovel-full of chestnuts on the fire. Then all the Cratchit family drew round the hearth, in what Bob Cratchit called a circle, meaning half a one; and at Bob Cratchit's elbow stood the family display of glass. Two tumblers, and a custard-cup without a handle.

These held the hot stuff from the jug, however, as well as golden goblets would have done; and Bob served it out with beaming looks, while the chestnuts on the fire sputtered and cracked noisily. Then Bob proposed:

"A Merry Christmas to us all, my dears. God bless us."

Which all the family re-echoed.

"God bless us every one!" said Tiny Tim, the last of all.
~ Charles Dickens

Yes, Tiny Tim.
God bless us, EVERYONE.