Mid-Week Music #46 - A Christmas Carol
Today, you’ll be getting a peek
into our family lore. You see, our family is rather different when it comes to
Christmas. Rather than taking down all the decorations on December 26th,
Christmas Day is only the start of our celebration—the first of Twelve Days of
Christmas. A present or two, or a fun event or outing, is had on each day. And
this year brought something extra special: the Treasure Hunt.
On the First Day of Christmas, we
received a letter from Father Christmas himself and the Duke of Derringuard (a fellow who sent us treasure hunts
all the time, back in the day). It told us about a treasure from Father
Christmas, that he’d hidden for us somewhere. And on each Day of Christmas, we
would find a challenge, which, if completed, would reveal a clue—written in
dwarf-runes—to the treasure’s location. We haven’t found the treasure yet, but
I assume we’ll figure out the location on Twelfth Night (the Last Day of
Christmas).
Well, today is the Ninth Day of
Christmas, and our challenge is this:
“For today, something a bit unusual: A Theatre Challenge! This idea came to me because of your recent attendance at a stage play of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Your Challenge is to stage a scene from that story and perform it.
“You may wish to stage two scenes, or perhaps parts of two scenes, so that everyone can have a part. Find costumes and props from among the things you have at home—these need not be perfect, but even a few appropriate items and articles of clothing can do wonders for setting the scene. If needed, you can have your parents participate, but if not, they can be your audience.”
So we’ve been brainstorming which
scene (or scenes) to do, casting, costumes, and of course, the adapting of the
thing. I’d be working on it now, if we could agree on which scene to do.
Actually, this challenge solved a
mystery for us. You see, we knew something special was going to happen today
(though not what), because Daddy gave us a message about it… from the future.
Well, today, really. Not the future anymore. He recorded this message today, on
the Ninth Day of Christmas, and apparently, either he or someone even further
in the future sent the message back to the 18th or 19th
of December. It was very strange.
Future/Present Daddy told us that
we were going somewhere the next day (that’s the past next day, not the Tenth Day of Christmas). We were going to
see a play. A Christmas play! And, as you may have guessed, this was our “recent
attendance at a stage play” referred to in the letter, an adaptation of A Christmas Carol. It was a little
different, of course: this one was An Old
Salem Christmas Carol, which was told (and set) in Old Salem, featuring the
ghost of… well, I won’t spoil that, in case you ever see it yourself. Which you
should! It was a lot of fun, and very interesting.
Well, surely you see the
connection. A theatrical adaptation of A
Christmas Carol—one which we watched, and one which we will perform. Once
we decide on the scenes. And that’s why I chose this song, from another
adaption of the famous ghost story. So, even though it’s not Christmas anymore
(for most of you), enjoy the beauty, all the joy and beauty, that A Christmas Carol (and a merry
Christmas) can bring to you!
Sing a song of gladness and cheer
(Sing of gladness and cheer)
For the time of Christmas is here
(Is here)
Look around about you and see
(Round, round, round and see)
What a world of wonder this world can be
Sing a Christmas carol
Sing a Christmas carol
Sing a Christmas carol
Like the children do
And enjoy the beauty
All the joy and beauty
That a merry Christmas
Can bring to you!
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Sing a song of gladness and cheer
For the time of Christmas is here
Look around about you and see
What a world of wonder this world can be
And enjoy the beauty…
All the joy and beauty…
That a merry Christmas…
Can bring to you!
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