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We have both the power and calling to make others happy, a truth portrayed in stunning fashion in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, one of the great stories of all time. Join John and Sofia for a dramatic reading and reflection on the unforgettable scene of the dance at Fezziwig's warehouse, which sheds a brilliant light on marriage, household, and the joyful meaning of life.https://life-craft.org/

From “A Christmas Carol” (1843) by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge and The Ghost of Christmas Past visit Scrooge's former workplace at Mr. Fezziwigs on Christmas Eve. Seeing the bright face of his former self and Fezziwig's generous nature, Scrooge reflects on the value of generosity. This episode features the story-telling artistry of Christopher Lane, alongside the traditional carols “Soul Cake,” “The Wassail Song,” “All Through the Night,” and “In the Bleak Midwinter,” delightfully performed and arranged by The Rose's in-house musical group, The Gamut.  Recorded in 2023.

For generations, audiences around the world have cherished “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens on the stage and screen. It's a staple of holiday celebrations, and over at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester, they've taken the classic story of the miserly, curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge and re-imagined it with a modern twist while preserving its core message of hope and redemption. Associate Director Annie Kerins joins the show to share details about this year's performances, which run from December 15-22, 2024.

The next time you think about attending a show at The Music Hall in downtown Portsmouth...you may want to think twice. Because you may just come into contact with something that will haunt you forever. In today's conversation from a sketchy cellar in Deadwick's Ethereal Emporeum, Portsmouth's top ghost historian Juniper Pickwick and I discuss: Juniper Pickwick's affinity for ghosts (00:00) What makes Deadwick's special (06:26) Interacting with the ghosts of Portsmouth (08:22) The first stop along the Spectral Stroll (17:10) John Paul Jones' complicated love life (23:25) The Music Hall's haunted history (27:53) The conviction of Ruth Blay (30:35) Smuttynose Murders (33:52) Is Portsmouth spookier than Salem? (38:23) What's your mission? (44:18) Juniper Pickwick is the Director of Visual Artistry and the Keeper of Hearth and Banke at Pickwick's in the Strawberry Banke region of Portsmouth. Adopted into the magical Pickwick family in 2019, Juniper is the leader of the annual Spectral Strolls, and she's a critical part of the machine behind beloved spooky spots Pickwick's, Deadwick's, and Fezziwig's. To book a private Spectral Stroll with Juniper, visit this link here. For more information on the Halloween party mentioned in the episode, send @seacoaststoriespodcast a DM on Instagram. This podcast is hosted, written, researched, and produced by Spotify's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Troy Farkas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To support this show, please leave a review of "Seacoast Stories" on ⁠our Apple Podcasts page.⁠

CUENTO DE NAVIDADUna obra de teatro de Charles DickensLISTA DE PERSONAJES POR ORDEN DE APARICIÓN1-SIMONE FOLCARELLI Charles Dickens y Narrador2-IÑIGO IRIBARNE Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge3-ADELA GARCIA Margaret (vecina)4-IRENE GARCIA Mildred (vecina)5-SIMONE FOLCARELLI Bob Cratchit (empleado de Mr. Scrooge)6-ABEL GARRO Fred Honeywell Scrooge (sobrino de Mr. Scrooge)7-BREOGÁN GÓMEZ Caballero 1 (miembro de una ONG)8-FERNANDO SESEÑA Caballero 2 (miembro de una ONG)9-ÀLEX GARRÓ Niño del villancico10-CHUS GANCEDO Jacob Marley (antiguo socio y amigo de Scrooge)11-KACHO CASAL Fantasma de las Navidades Pasadas12-JOSE ANTONIO PEREIRA Scrooge niño13-IRENE GARCÍA Fanny Scrooge (hermana de Ebenezer Scrooge)14-HARITZ GARDE Mr. Fezziwig (primer jefe de Scrooge)15-IMANOL NIETO Scrooge joven16-XOÁN LOSADA Dick Wilkins (mejor amigo de juventud de Scrooge)17-ADELA GARCÍA Mrs. Fezziwig (esposa de Mr. Fezziwig)18-JORGE TORTOSA Scrooge 30 años 19-ADELA GARCÍA Belle (Antigua prometida de Mr. Scrooge)20-IRENE GARCÍA Hija de Belle y Dick21-ROBERTO CASTRESANA Fantasma de la Navidad Presente22-MARÍA COMES Mary Cratchit (esposa de Bob)23-ÀLEX GARRÓ Belinda Cratchit (hijo de los Cratchit)24-JAN GARRÓ Peter Cratchit (hijo de los Cratchit)25-FERNANDO SESEÑA Mark Cratchit (hijo de los Cratchit)26-ADELA GARCÍA Helen Cratchit (hijo de los Cratchit)27-CHARO FDEZ-VIZARRA Martha Cratchit (hijo de los Cratchit)28-JUANJO ALTEISA “Tiny” Tim Cratchit (hijo de los Cratchit)29-MARÍA COMES Katy Honeywell (esposa de Fred y sobrina política de Scrooge)30-JOSE PEDRO BOTELLA Topper (amigo de Fred y Katy)31-BREOGÁN GÓMEZ Amigo 1 (amigo de Fred y Katy)32-IRENE GARCÍA Amiga 2 (amiga de Fred y Katy)33-ABEL GARRÓ Joe Miller (perista)34-JOSE PEDRO BOTELLA Troom (caballero)35-BREOGÁN GÓMEZ Doom (caballero)36-JOSE LUIS CICUÉNDEZ "CIFU” Bloom (caballero)37-TORSTEN GEISLER Zoom (caballero)38-CHARO FDEZ-VIZARRA Mrs. Dilber (criada de Scrooge)39-ADELA GARCÍA Lavandera40-TORSTEN GEISLER Enterrador41-IRENE GARCÍA Caroline (esposa del deudor de Mr.Scrooge)42-PEPO BUSQUETS John (deudor de Mr. Scrooge)

From “A Christmas Carol” (1843) by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past visit Scrooge's former workplace, “Fezziwigs,” on Christmas Eve. Seeing the bright face of his former self and Fezziwig's generous nature, Scrooge reflects on the value of generosity. This episode features the story-telling artistry of Christopher Lane, alongside the traditional Christmas carols “Soul Cake,” “The Wassail Song,” “All Through the Night,” and “In the Bleak Midwinter,” delightfully performed and arranged by The Rose's in-house musical group The Gamut.

Old Fezziwig sure knew how to throw an office Christmas party. Dickens's description of Christmas Eve in Fezziwig's counting house included vigorous fiddling and elaborate dancing. That style of dance may belong to a bygone time, but it lives on in the annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair. In this special episode, Cathleen Myers joins Christmas Past to explain how Victorians danced their way to Christmas. Mentioned in this Episode The Great Dickens Christmas Fair Period Events and Entertainments Re-Creation Society (Peers) Music in this Episode "Toe Tapper" — Primal House Music, via Pixabay "Ambient Grand Piano for Meditation or Background" — Julius H., via Pixabay

Enter the unearthly visitor, the Ghost of Christmas Past, a luminous entity that defies the bounds of time and mortality. This spectral child, glowing with the innocence and wisdom of the ages, comes to guide our miserly Scrooge on a voyage that will stir the dormant waters of his memory, revealing hidden depths long thought lost beneath the surface of his frigid exterior.Together, they will journey through the snowy lanes of yesteryear, past the merry shouts of childhood friends, and into the bittersweet fragments of a life that might have been. The twinkling lights of Christmases past flicker across Scrooge's vision, illuminating the joyous festivities of old Fezziwig's ball, the tender exchanges with a love once cherished, and the echoing laughter of a family that could have been his own.

We're kicking off the holiday season with a classic adaptation of an even more classic story: 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol! Join in as we discuss the post-Henson history of the Muppets, a weird-looking Ghost of Christmas Past, Paul Williams's great songs (except one), and Ignorance and Want. Plus: Why is "When Love is Gone" only in some versions of the movie? Did Scrooge get dumped on Christmas? Why hasn't Disney relaunched The Muppet Show? And, most importantly, is Belle a Fezziwig? #BellyWig Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: The Christmas Shoes (2002) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens词汇提示1.holly 冬青2.fetch 接3.mince 绞碎4.vanished 消失5.financee 未婚妻原文Chapter III: The First SpiritWhen Scrooge woke up, it was very dark.The church clock struck twelve.'Twelve!' said Scrooge, surprised.'But it was after two o'clock when I went to bed. It's impossible! That clock is wrong.'He got out of bed and went to the window, but he couldn't see much.It was dark, foggy and very cold.He went back to bed and began to think.'Was it all a dream? Was Marley's Ghost really here?' he said to himself.Suddenly he remembered the Ghost's words: 'The first Spirit will come at one o'clock tomorrow morning.'So he decided to wait and see.After a long time he heard the church clock.'It's one o'clock!' said Scrooge.'And there's nobody here!'At that moment there was a great light in the room and the curtains of his bod opened.Yes, a hand opened the curtain in front of his face!He sat up and saw a strange person.It was small, like a child, but it was also like an old man.Its long hair was white but its face looked young.It was wearing white clothes with summer flowers on them.There was a piece of green holly in its hand.'Are you the first Spirit?' asked Scrooge.'Yes, I am,' the visitor replied in a quiet voice.'Who and what are you?''I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.''Whose past?''Your past.''Why are you here?''To help you.''I thank you,' Scrooge said. 'If you want to help me, let me sleep.''Get up and walk with me,' said the Spirit, and it took his arm.Scrooge wanted to say that it was late, the weather was very cold, and his bed was warm.But the Spirit took him to the window.'No, I'll fall!' Scrooge said.The Spirit put its hand on his heart.'If It ouch you here, you won't fall,' it said.Then they went through the wall, and suddenly they were standing on a road in the country.There was snow in the fields.'Good Heavens!' Scrooge cried. This is where I was born! I was a boy here!'And here membered all his old feelings about the place.'Your lips is trembling,' said the Ghost.Are you crying?''No. no...'answered Scrooge.But a tear fell from his eye.They walked along the road towards a little town with a bridge, a church and a river.Some boys came out of a school.They were laughing and singing because it was a holiday.They shouted 'Merry Christmas!' to each other. 'They are all in the past,' the Ghost said.'They are only shadows.'Scrooge knew all of them and he felt suddenly happy.Why did his cold eyes and heart become warm with joy?What did merry Christmas mean to him?He didn't like Christmas!'The school is not empty.' said the Spirit. 'One child is still there. He hasn't got any friends.''I know, I know,' Scrooge said.And there were big tears in his eyes.They went into the school, a big, old, dark place.Inside there was a long classroom.It looked sad and empty, with only a few desks and chairs in it.A little boy was sitting at one of the desks.He was reading a book by a small fire.Scrooge sat down on a chair and cried because he knew that the little boy was himself many years ago.'That's me,' he said.'I was left here one Christmas. Poor boy! Oh, I would like to.... but it's too late now!''What is it?' asked the Spirit.'Nothing. You see, there was a poor boy outside my office last night.He was singing a Christmas carol. But I didn't give him anything and I told him to go away.'The Spirit smiled. 'Let's see another Christmas!'Then everything changed.The boy was bigger, and the room looked older and darker. Scrooge saw himself again.He was walking sadly up and down.Then the door opened and a little girl ran in.She was younger than the boy.'Dear, dear brother!' she said happily.And she put her arms round his neck and kissed him.'I've come to bring you home -home, home!''Home, Fanny?' the boy asked.'Yes! Home for ever and ever!" the girl laughed.'Father is kinder now and he wants you to come home. He sent me in a coach to fetch you. Oh, you'll never come back to this horrible school! And we'll be together for Christmas! I'm so happy!'She began to pull him towards the door.'Bring Master Scrooge's luggage to the coach!' somebody shouted in a terrible voice.It was the teacher, and when he came in, the boy was very frightened.'Goodbye, Master Scrooge!' said the teacher in his terrible voice.'Goodbye, sir,' the boy answered, trembling.But when he got into the coach with his sister, he felt happy.'Your sister had a very good heart,' said the Ghost.'When she died, she left one child - your nephew.''Yes.'Scrooge remembered the conversation with his nephew in his office the afternoon before, and he felt bad about it.Suddenly they were standing at the door of an office in the city.It was Christmas again.'I know this place very well! And there's old Mr Fezziwig - alive again! Oh, dear old Fezziwig!'Mr Fezziwig was a fat, happy man with a red face.He was working at a desk.'Hey! Ebenezer! Dick! 'he shouted.'Stop your work!' Scrooge, now a young man, came in with his friend Dick.'It's Christmas Eve, boys! We must celebrate!' said Fezziwig.'Let's stop work and close the office.'So they put away all the books and papers and made a big fire.Then a man came in and started to play the violin.Mrs Fezziwig and the three Miss Fezziwigs arrived, and then a lot of young people came, and everybody began to dance to the music.Then there were games and more dances; cake and hot wine and more dances.And there was lots of roast beef and beer, and mince pies too.It was a wonderful party.At eleven o'clock, every body said 'Merry Christmas!' and the party finished.While Scrooge was watching all this, he laughed and sang and wanted to dance.He remembered it all and enjoyed it very much.'You and Dick and everybody loved Mr Fezziwig,' the Ghost said to him. 'But why? That party was a very small thing.It cost only three or four pounds.So why did you all love him so much?''A small thing!' answered Scrooge. 'No! 'Fezziwig was our manager, so he could make us happy or unhappy.He could make our work easy or hard.He gave us a lot of happiness - and that was like a fortune in money!'Then Scrooge looked sadly at the Ghost.'What are you thinking about?' it asked.'I... was thinking that I would like to speak to my clerk now...''Come, there isn't much time,' said the Ghost. 'We must be quick.'At that moment the scene vanished and they were standing in the open air.Scrooge saw a man of about forty.It was himself again, and his face showed the first signs of the problems of business and a passion for money.He was sitting next to a young girl dressed in black.It was his fiancee Belle.She was crying quietly.'You love something more than me, Ebenezer,' she said.'Oh? What?''Money. You are afraid of life, you are afraid of the world, and so you do only one thing: make money. Then you feel more secure. Money is your passion now.''No,' he said angrily.'My feelings for you haven't changed, Belle!''But you have changed. When you promised to marry me, you were a different person.''I was a boy,' he said.'And so my love is nothing to you now. You aren't happy with me and you don't want to marry me.''I've never said that.''Not in words, no - but I know it's true. I haven't got any money so you don't want me. Well, you're free to go. I hope you will be happy.'And Belle went sadly away.'Spirit!' Scrooge cried.'Don't show me anymore! Take me home!''There's one more scene.''No! No more! I don't want to see it!'But suddenly they were in a room where a beautiful young girl was sitting near a big fire.Next to her sat her mother.This was Belle, now older.The room was full of children and there was a lot of noise,But Belle and her daughter liked it, and the daughter began to play with the children. Then the father came in with a lot of Christmas presents.He gave them to the children and they laughed and shouted happily.Finally, they went to bed and the house was quiet.The father sat by the fire with his wife and daughter.Scrooge looked at them and thought: 'How sad that don't have a wife and daughter!''Belle,' said the husband to his wife. 'I saw your old friend this afternoon.''Who was it? Mr Scrooge?''Yes. I passed his office window and he was there. He hasn't got a friend in the world. His old partner Marley is dying.''Spirit, take me away!' said Scrooge.'These things happened,' the Ghost answered, 'and they cannot be changed.''Please take me back! I can't watch this anymore!'At that moment the Spirit disappeared and Scrooge was in his bedroom again.He felt very tired, so he got into bed and fell asleep.

In which our hero, like even the best of us, relives his past and cringes in shame. Transcript: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46/46-h/46-h.htm#link2 Featuring the voice acting talents of Andrew Latheron (@AndrewLatheron) as Ebeneezer Scrooge Grainne Noel (@GrainneNoel) as The Ghost of Christmas Past Lauren Tucker (@TheLaurenTucker) as Belle Thomas Mugglestone (@TomMugglestone) as Eben Anna Cristina (@MidHeavenWitch) as Little Fan Trevor Wilson as Belle's Husband, Fezziwig and the Headmaster and Greg Vinciguerra (@Greg_SaysStuff) as Young Ebeneezer

Charles Dickens published the novella A Christmas Carol in 1843. It was an instant success, and he would read the story aloud to live audiences. The classic tale of redemption, charity and cheer has been retold countless times, and now, the team at CJAD 800 has adapted and recorded our own version, set in 1840s Montreal. Enjoy!

Episode 146 - Ghosts of the Past.The episode largely consists of a reading regarding the visit of the Ghost of Christmas PAST from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.  The miserly Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past who takes Scrooge back to his boyood, the village in which he grew up, and is sister.  The Ghost then shows Scrooge an entertainment/dance by Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig, and Scrooge's young love.Where did the Ghost of Christmas Past take Scrooge?Describe the Fezziwiggs.Why did Fran say that Scrooge could go home now?What might Dickens be implying?Why did Scrooge's young love break up with him?00:00 Intro00:50 Thoughts about Marley's Ghost02:35 Ghost of Christmas Past appears07:19 Scrooge enters his childhood village08:57 Scrooge as a young lad reading14:10 Scrooge and sister Fran18:10 Scrooge and warehouse19:18 Fezziwig's celebration26:25 Scrooge and his young love31:39 Scrooge sleeps31:57 Future episode32:13 Sources32:34 Outro

Scrooge's heart lightens when the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him to a happier memory. His old master, Mr. Fezziwig, is throwing a Christmas party. Scrooge has attended in the past, and to his pleasant surprise, he is attending again. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to:https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://themerrybeggars.com/ Get daily episodes sent directly to your inbox during Advent: https://themerrybeggars.com/christmas Give us feedback on this episode: https://airtable.com/shrDyaMNh8ZRwMrMu Follow The Merry Beggars on social media:https://www.youtube.com/themerrybeggarshttps://www.facebook.com/merrybeggarshttps://instagram.com/themerrybeggarshttps://twitter.com/themerrybeggars

In this episode, we discuss: the history of Veterans Day and how it's evolved over the years to honor all military, including those who serve in war time and peace time Friday, Nov 11th @ 11am Veterans Day observance ceremony @ First Baptist Church with Major General Vincent Barker, USA, Chief of Staff, US TRANSCOM speaking. Friday, Nov 11 @ 2pm Veterans Day parade in Downtown O'Fallon. Kicks off at the corner of South Hilgard and E Third Street, heads West down Third Street towards Lincoln, turns R (north) onto Lincoln, passing in front of City Hall, then turns L (west) onto First Street, ending at the VFW. We Love Our Military signs are still for sale (only a handful are left).  The Regency Catering To Go is offering Thanksgiving Day family-style meals. These are a listener favorite! Deadline to order is Nov 21; pick up on Wed (for uncooked turkeys) or on Thurs (Thanksgiving Day for cooked turkeys). Sat, Nov 5 and Sunday, Nov 6 is the OTHS Band Boosters Art and Craft Fair at the Smiley Campus.  Sat, Nov 5 and Sunday Nov 6 are the Holiday Open Houses for several downtown businesses. Fezziwig's  Steven Mueller Florist Lead In applications for the Class of 2023 are open! Candidates must be under age 40 (before January 25, 2023) and live or work in O'Fallon/Shiloh. Deadline to apply is Dec 5th.  Sat, Nov 26th @ 6pm is the Illuminated Holiday Parade in the Downtown District- Save the date!  Have an idea for a podcast topic? Submit it here! Follow us on Instagram @The618Now.

Scrooge is visited by three Ghosts of Halloween, who show him shadows of his past, present, and future in an effort to get him to see the value in giving out candy on Halloween.    Written by Ean Smith (@marcusdayhooray).    Cast:  Matt Storino - Narrator, MarleyDylan Carey (@_groovebox_) - ScroogeAshley Whitehurst (@ashleymdub) - Ghost of Halloween Past, Belinda, Belle, FredinaAlex Cambell (@likethesoup92) - Ghost of Halloween Present, MichaelJeremy DeAntonio (@jeremydeantonio5) - Ghost of Halloween Future, Fezziwig, ClerkSusan Day - Mrs. CratchitEan Smith - Peter

FEZZIWIGSome of Charles Dickens' greatest characters are often forgotten.  Fezziwig is a short play that reminds us there was always kindness and love even in the worst of times….Written by Bart MeehanPerformed by Geoffrey BornyRecorded at ArtSound FM, Canberra.  Broadcast on ArtSound Radio Theatre in January 2022. 

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 227 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website- click here. This week's segments included: Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Brainstorming From the Armchair Knitting in Passing In my Travels KAL News Ask Me Anything On a Happy Note Quote of the Week Off the Needles Unicorn Macaron Amigurumi Pattern: Unicorn Macaron Amigurumi free crochet pattern by Anitha Domacin available on their website. Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted in white and various other colors. Small bit of silver metallic yarn from Stash Hook: C (2.75 mm) My Ravelry Project Page On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Blue Kamakaze Socks Yarn: ThreadHeadKnits Co. Plump Sock (100% Superwash Merino 4 ply- 438 yards/100g) in the Blue Kamakaze Colorway.  Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams $5 on Ravelry.  Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Mr. Fezziwig Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Corriedale Sock in the Mr. Fezziwig Colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Click here for Wiki page on Mr. Fezziwig from A Christmas Carol Kim's Christmas Stocking Pattern: Christmas Stockings to Knit and Crochet from Family Circle Magazine. Available in this web archive link. I've also saved it to my podcast Gmail Google Drive in case it disappears! You can find that PDF here.  Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in Cherry Red, Hunter Green and White Hook: G (4.00 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Brainstorming Check out this Granny Square Chain. It's a free Crochet pattern from Homemade@MyPlace From the Armchair The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases. Knitting in Passing I met my cousin Chris' fiancee's grandmother who will soon be 98 years old. She told me she used to knit and crochet. I found some lovely handkerchiefs at my Mom's. I think some of the edges were trimmed by my grandmother and my great-aunt Rachel. In My Travels Tune in to hear about our trip to NH to Ski at Loon Mountain.  We visited Woodstock Inn & Brewery and One Love Brewery.  We checked out the Three on the Tree Boutique- check out their Instagram feed.  We went to the Ice Castles which was so cool.  We played Penny Drop- available on Amazon (Affiliate Link).  Riley practiced with her new Cat Eye Stamp using the iMethod Eyeliner Stamp- click here for my Amazon Affiliate Link KAL News Pigskin Party '21: is officially over! WOW! Sponsor List (Google Doc) Check out your standings (and others') on the Players Stats Sheet (Google Sheet) 278 on Roster this Season 135 people earned 1-25 entries 66 people earned 26-50 entries 58 people got between 51-100 entries 14 of you earned more than 100 entries or more entries towards grand prizes.  Only 5 did not post any points.  Pigskin '21 Teams & Conferences Our Teams were Part of 2 Conferences this year- Alpaca Conference (Commissioner: Wendy) & Llama Conference (Commissioner: Jen) Llama Conference won- 508,420 points Alpaca Conference had a strong showing with 456,414 points Highest scoring Team was also in the Llama conference- Team 2- Llamaste- 62,849 2nd Place goes to : Team 10- International Llamas- 50,896 In 3rd Place from the Alpaca Conference is: Team 24 Suri Longnecks- 50,721! Congrats to all of our players and teams! Tune in to hear if you won a participation prize or one of our 10 GRAND PRIZES! Ask Me Anything How do you knit for Massachusetts winters (Elisa.knits) Layers! Worsted weight hats and shawls. Make fingerless mitts or mittens. Purchase gloves if you prefer those and the idea of making them doesn't sound appealing. Which fiber did you spin with when you began to spin (kmac0107) Corriedale. Highly recommend! What do you want to hear “my name winning a prize? Smile- Mom updates that you are willing to share” (javajennie) & related question “How's Mom doing? Sending good vibes her way “(bayoumamaLA) She's doing well.  We recorded an update video and shared on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel at the end of January. You can find that video by clicking here. Updates also shared to CaringBridge if you'd like to subscribe-  https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dianelassonde On a Happy Note Random dance parties during Ski weekend. I only fell once skiing in two days! Sharing IPAs with my brother. So much fun with Snapchat filters. Millie made everyone participate. I got to see my friend Laura's new apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. My cousin's fiancee's bridal shower.  Visiting with my former boss & totally losing track of time.  Quote of the Week “You don't have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt with. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you're holding and my dear one, you and I have been granted a mighty generous one.”-Cheryl Strayed Thank you for tuning in! Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Instagram: BostonJen1 YouTube: Down Cellar Studio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio Check out my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel Knit Picks Affiliate Link Bookshop Affiliate Link Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link Music -“Soft Orange Glow” by Josh Woodward. 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Thank you for tuning in to Episode 226 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. This week's segments included: Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Brainstorming From the Armchair Knitting in Passing KAL News Contest, News & Notes On a Happy Note Quote of the Week Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Dotted Rays Pattern: Dotted Rays by Stephen West (Knitting pattern available on Ravelry  for 6 Euros ~$7 US. Also available on Gumroad.) Yarn: Knit Picks Capretta Superwash in the Sagebrush colorway, Knit Picks Palette in Wonderland Heather, Opal Heather, Caribbean, Seafaring, Spruce. Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Pink Moon Sweater Pattern: Pink Moon by This.Bird.Knits. $8 US Pattern available on Ravelry and on the This.Bird.Knits Site. Needles: US 5 & 7 (3.75 & 4.5 mm) Yarn: Sweitzer Fiber Mill unknown (gray)- Rhinebeck 2019 Lisa Daschinger Wools (mustard)- Farm Fiber Day's Russell's Market January 2020 mur yarn merino cashmere fingering (pink)- Barcelona 2019 Rowan Alpaca Classic (pink) Staci's Stitches- LYS Marroon- Handspun Ravelry Project Page The sleeves were too long so I ripped back after the cuff, then did the kitchener stitch in the round to reattach to the sleeve.  Check out this video I used to learn how to do the Kitchener Stitch in the Round Vlog January 29 & 30th – shared a little bit of the process. Fear Less Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Yarn: Emma's Yarn Practically Perfect Sock in the Knit & Stitch Colorway My Ravelry Project Page Story about the yarn: Shortly after my cousin Gayle listened to E222 that I recorded with mom where we talked about her cancer diagnosis, she was out running an errand and the only parking spot she could find was directly in front of a yarn shop. She took it as a sign and asked for something local that would be good for socks.  Knit & Stitch Boutique in Cocoa Village, FL I stitched Fear & Less just before the toes on each sock using stranded color work and a basic chart I made in Excel. Boujee New Years Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Yarn: Yarnable by Hypnotic Yarn in the Boujee New Year Colorway (January 2022 Subscription Box colorway) My Ravelry Project Page Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link Ball Band Cozy Pattern: Ball Band by Jennifer Lassonde (free crochet pattern on Ravelry & LoveCrafts).  Yarn: Aqua- Lion Brand re-up. Green- other kitchen cotton of unknown origin Hook: My Ravelry Project Page Citrus Hat Pattern: Citrus Hat by Laura Treadway (free knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Yarn: Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Zen Colorway Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 6 (4.0 mm) Size: Adult small which is 96 sts. 20″ circumference but I know from experience this cast on count should work.  2×2 rib then a 6×2 rib Stripes- blues, greens, grays.  My Ravelry Project Page Gift for my brother's 40th birthday! Heart Garland Pattern: Heart Garland by Sarahndipities Designs (free crochet pattern available on this blog) Hook: G (4.0 mm) Yarn: Knitters Brewing Company Brewski Worsted Gift for my friend Liz. Mom's Card Heart Garland  Pattern: Heart Garland by Sarahndipities Designs (free crochet pattern available on this blog) Hook: G (4.0 mm) Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted & other worsted weight acrylic yarn from stash- blues, greens, yellows, white and silver.  My Ravelry Project Page Gift for Mom for all of the cards she's received recently.  February Yarnable Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Raspberry Creme Colorway (February Yarnable Subscription Box colorway) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Garret's Nana Blanket My Ravelry Project Page Fixing Garret's Nana blanket. I shared more on a blog post on my Down Cellar Studio Patreon! Caribbean Blue Handspun Cowl- frogged Yarn: Handpun made with Merino Fiber from Beesy Bee Fibers on Etsy in Caribbean Hues Colorway. 5 colors greens/blues. 3 ply yarn Needles: US 7 (4.5) Pattern: None- playing around with stitch pattern for potential design. didn't love it.  My Ravelry Project Page Mr. Fezziwig Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Corriedale Sock in the Mr. Fezziwig Colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Click here for Wiki page on Mr. Fezziwig from A Christmas Carol Finished first sock! Brainstorming Check out this video from Ysolda on Instagram. It shows how you don't need to start with a slip knot to start a long-tail cast on and how that can help you avoid that extra little bump of fabric that slip knot creates. Mind blown! Millie's birthday gifts. Tip: Warm water and white vinegar worked perfectly to get slime off a commercial stuffed animal. It removed the thick, crusted on slime from her handmade but still left a bit of a pink color cast on them. From the Armchair The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link. Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases. Knitting in Passing Kris legwarmer sock. It fits. Now that I know that, I can make second.  Knitting at local brewery turned into a conversation! Finished up my Ice Time Hat Class. I visited Staci's Stitches for the Hypnotic Yarn trunk show last weekend. KAL News Pigskin Party '21: The Pigskin Party is officially over. Thank you to all of you who made it such a huge success! I will announce all of the rest of the winners on Episode 227 at the end of February! Contest, News & Notes Vlog– Vlog January 29 & 30th February Yarnable Unboxing Video.  On a Happy Note We got about 2 feet of snow in 1 storm during the last weekend in January Decorating my very boring laptop shell with stickers Netflix Series: The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Mom's birthday. Sleepover. Spa day. Shopping lunch. Dinner. Presents every couple hours. So much fun! Some good news at mom's recent appointment with her Oncologist. My brother Jeff's birthday fun at Dave and Busters.  Rachel kindly sent me a gift card to try out Silk and Sonder monthly journal.  Wordle– I'm enjoying it! Are you? Quote of the Week “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.”~ Albert Pike Thank you for tuning in! Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Instagram: BostonJen1 YouTube: Down Cellar Studio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio Check out my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel Knit Picks Affiliate Link Bookshop Affiliate Link Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link Music -“Soft Orange Glow” by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 225 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website. Click here. This week's segments included: Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins From the Armchair Crafty Adventures In My Travels KAL News Life in Focus On a Happy Note Quote of the Week Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Winter Carnival Hat Pattern: Winter Carnival Hat by Margaret Stauffacher Yarn: Hedgehog Fibers Merino DK in Genie (multicolored), Pachamama's Alpacas Trixie & Preston Sport (natural), Spunky Eclectic Victoria (100% Polworth) in Sky (Blue) & Ginko (Green) Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm) & US 5 (3.75 mm) Size: Adult Medium My Ravelry Project Page Costume Party Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Sock in the Costume Party Colorway (75% SW Merino/25% nylon) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Ravelry Project Page Plied 2 skeins of yarn: Three Waters Fiber- Forested Hills Colorway- 4 ozs. Split into 3rds but didn't weigh anything. Rhapsody Fiber Arts- 2oz 50% Angora/50% merino no colorway Washed it but I still need to measure, weight etc.  Check out my Ravelry Project Page On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Mr. Fezziwig Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Corriedale Sock in the Mr. Fezziwig Colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Click here for Wiki page on Mr. Fezziwig from A Christmas Carol Finished the first sock Emma's Yarn Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Yarn: Emma's Yarn Practically Perfect Sock in the Knit & Stitch Colorway from Knit & Stitch Boutique in Cocoa Village, FL My Ravelry Project Page Boujee New Years Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Yarn: Yarnable by Hypnotic Yarn in the Boujee New Year Colorway (January 2022 Subscription Box colorway) My Ravelry Project Page Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link Dotted Rays Pattern: Dotted Rays by Stephen West (Knitting pattern available on Ravelry  for 6 Euros ~$7 US. Also available on Gumroad.) Yarn: Knit Picks Capretta Superwash in the Sagebrush colorway, Knit Picks Palette in Wonderland Heather, Opal Heather, Caribbean, Seafaring, Spruce. Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm) My Ravelry Project Page 2022 Fun with Fiber Kingdom Fleece & Fiber Works 100% Tunis Pete's Fleece (light blues, dark blues and whites) Liz from Kingdom Fleece & Fiber Works very kindly sent this braid, and a few others, for me to try out. Check them out on Facebook 1 bobbin full. Started second.  Check out my Ravelry Project Page From the Armchair In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link. Makers Gonna Sell Podcast Cheryl Ham of Hypnotic Yarn and Nicki Avery of Avery Lane Creations.  Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases. Crafty Adventures Taught Millie how to make pom poms to make them into little doggies. She didn't finish but we got the basics of 2 pom poms done.  Knitting in Passing I lost my new ski hat in NH but thankfully was able to find it. Riley got her sweater project back and knit on that during sleepover at my parents and then on our ski trip. Millie brought her cowl and knit a bit in the car… and then per usual got car sick.  Millie wore a granny square jacket mom made for me when I was little, out to dinner the other night! It looks super cute on her.  My friend Laura sends me photos of her feet, warm and cute in her handknit socks which makes me so happy! Now my friend Megg has started doing that too. It's a fun little game. Check out my Reel. Use the Hashtag. Share your knits. Encourage your loved ones to play along too!  #knitgiftwearshare I picked up a bottle of wine for big storm this weekend and received a nice compliment on my Felici Hat. Aran weight slouchy hat I knit out of Duck Duck Wool in the Summer Sidewalk Colorway. Click here for my Ravelry Project Page. In My Travels Tune in to hear a story of our ski trip to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire. PSA: Please wear a helmet! Patrons, check out the Patreon feed for a video vlog from that weekend! KAL News Pigskin Party '21: Official Hashtag: #DCSPigskinParty21 Important Links: Official Rules (Google Doc) Register to Play! (Google Form) Points Tally Form (Google Form) Sponsor List (Google Doc) Questions: Ask in the Ravelry Thread or email Jen (downcellarstudio @ gmail.com) Prizes- see details in this Ravelry Thread Coupon Codes: find details in this Ravelry Thread or on my website (coming soon) Pro Shop Sponsor Exclusive Items: find details as they're posted in this Ravelry Thread or on my website (coming soon) Use the Points Tally form for official entry but celebrate with everyone in the End Zone Dance Ravelry Thread and using #DCSPigskinEndZoneDance Check out your standings (and others') on the Players Stats Sheet (Google Sheet) Fumble your entry on the Points Tally form? Use this Support Form (Google Form) Pre-Game Chatter on Ravelry can be found in this Thread. Tune in to hear if you're a December Participation Winner Life in Focus Tune in to hear an update on my Goals for 2022 and my 22 for 2022 list. On a Happy Note Encanto on Disney Plus. Riley made us a popcorn/candy bar!  Liz & Millie playing guitars I got to see Millie's last session of gymnastics for the season. Meeting up with my friend Melissa and her daughter for lunch.  We bought a book called “Mom Tell Me Your Stories” from Savers. It's a book where you can document answers to questions about your Mom's life.  Riley and Millie are into it. We spent an hour Sunday morning asking Mom questions. Dan bought me a cool new contraption so I can make hot coffee when we go camping. Dan surprising me with dinner one night and lunch another day when my week was really hectic. Not so great- Millie & Mom getting Covid. Happy note- Mom was chosen in the lottery to get monoclonal antibody infusion! Snow is coming!  Quote of the Week “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” —Mark Twain Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Instagram: BostonJen1 YouTube: Down Cellar Studio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio Check out my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel Knit Picks Affiliate Link Bookshop Affiliate Link Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link Music -“Soft Orange Glow” by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 224 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Click here for full show notes & photos on my website. This week's segments included: Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Brainstorming KAL News Life in Focus On a Happy Note Quote of the Week Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Perry's Vase Cozy Pattern: none Yarn: Lily Sugar n' Cream (teal color) Hook: 4.5 mm My Ravelry Project Page Ripped back and repaired toe of Mom's Patons Kroy Deep End Socks. Click here for my Ravelry Project Page. On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins 2022 Fun with Fiber Kingdom Fleece & Fiber Works 100% Tunis Pete's Fleece (light blues, dark blues and whites) Check them out on Facebook 1 bobbin nearly full.  Check out my Ravelry Project Page I shared information from the Livestock Conservancy & from Northwest Yarns.  Citrus Hat Pattern: Citrus Hat by Laura Treadway (free knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Yarn: Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Zen Colorway Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 6 (4.0 mm) Size: Adult small which is 96 sts. 20″ circumference but I know from experience this cast on count should work.  My Ravelry Project Page Dotted Rays Pattern: Dotted Rays by Stephen West (Knitting pattern available on Ravelry  for 6 Euros ~$7 US. Also available on Gumroad.) Yarn: Knit Picks Capretta Superwash in the Sagebrush colorway, Knit Picks Palette in Wonderland Heather, Opal Heather, Caribbean, Seafaring, Spruce. Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Winter Carnival Hat Pattern: Winter Carnival Hat by Margaret Stauffacher Yarn: Hedgehog Fibers Merino DK in Genie (multicolored), Pachamama's Alpacas Trixie & Preston Sport (natural), Spunky Eclectic Victoria (100% Polworth) in Sky (Blue) & Ginko (Green) Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm) & US 5 (3.75 mm) Size: Adult Medium My Ravelry Project Page Emma's Yarn Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Yarn: Emma's Yarn Practically Perfect Sock in the Knit & Stitch Colorway My Ravelry Project Page Knit & Stitch Boutique in Cocoa Village, FL Bayou Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Bayou Colorway My Ravelry Project Page New Years Eve cast on based on ones you all selected on Instagram Want to try Knit Picks? Please consider using my Knit Picks Affiliate Link Mr. Fezziwig Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Corriedale Sock in the Mr. Fezziwig Colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Click here for Wiki page on Mr. Fezziwig from A Christmas Carol Brainstorming Pink Moon Sweater Pattern: Pink Moon by This.Bird.Knits. $8 US Pattern available on Ravelry and on the This.Bird.Knits Site. Needles: US 5 & 7 (3.75 & 4.5 mm) Yarn: Sweitzer Fiber Mill unknown (gray)- Rhinebeck 2019 Lisa Daschinger Wools (mustard)- Farm Fiber Day's Russell's Market January 2020 mur yarn merino cashmere fingering (pink)- Barcelona 2019 Rowan Alpaca Classic (pink) Staci's Stitches- LYS Marroon- Handspun Ravelry Project Page Finished before the last episode. Blocked it again and the sleeves are too long.  I am going to wash and block again, but there's a 95% chance I'll be ripping back the sleeves by a good 4-5 inches.  KAL News Pigskin Party '21: Official Hashtag: #DCSPigskinParty21 Important Links: Official Rules (Google Doc) Register to Play! (Google Form) Points Tally Form (Google Form) Sponsor List (Google Doc) Questions: Ask in the Ravelry Thread or email Jen (downcellarstudio @ gmail.com) Prizes- see details in this Ravelry Thread Coupon Codes: find details in this Ravelry Thread or on my website (coming soon) Pro Shop Sponsor Exclusive Items: find details as they're posted in this Ravelry Thread or on my website (coming soon) Use the Points Tally form for official entry but celebrate with everyone in the End Zone Dance Ravelry Thread and using#DCSPigskinEndZoneDance Check out your standings (and others') on the Players Stats Sheet (Google Sheet) Fumble your entry on the Points Tally form? Use this Support Form (Google Form) Pre-Game Chatter on Ravelry can be found in this Thread. Updates for this episode: December Interception Winner: Congrats to sarahkatsq for Post #10. Thanks to Natalie for hosting the Cozy Up Interception No Interception in January  Monthly Scavenger Hunt (January clues have been posted): Figure out these fun clues and earn points each month. Check out this Ravelry Thread or this Google Doc. KAL ends on February 14, 2022 Life in Focus Word of the Year: Pause Pause: take a time out. Breathe. Relax. Be present.  Pause: put obligations that you may no otherwise, on hold and reprioritize.  Pause: savor the moment. Cherish it. Freeze time if only for a second. Pause: I want the cancer to pause. To stop, if only for awhile, to give us some more time. I know it won't be forever but I am putting energy into this pause.  Pause: a period or time free from engagement Pause: take a breather Pause: take five Pause- and connect. connect my feelings. connect with others.  Primary Goals: Move your body 4 days a week. Any movement for 15 minutes or more counts.  Say Yes to time spent with Mom. Call often. Visit once a week, more if possible. Say yes to things that involve her unless it's interferes with my own mental health or need for rest. Journal about each day of this year. I can write about things a day or two later if need be, but I do want to keep a record. I do want to pause and reflect on things are they happen this year.  22 for 2022 List Check out this episode of Happier with Gretchen Rubin to hear more about this project. Go Skiing (from 2021) Knit a garment out of handspun (from 2021) Spend at least two hours learning something new (on my own, in a class, YouTube videos etc) Read 22 novels  Go to an art museum  Buy something a little extravagant  Meet with financial planner about new investments. Do at least 1 yoga video per month Kayak at one new place Create the collage wall in my studio Visit Eme at school Try out the new trail on Grove Street 2nd Annual Nora Ephron Movies Day Purge & declutter the secretary Plan and go on at least 1 date with Dan that involves going at least 1 place we don't “normally” go Take a vacation/staycation before August  Buy a fabulous new dress to wear to weddings Have my car's backup camera checked out & ideally fixed Hire a professional photographer for family photos Spend a weekend with Laura (in NY or MA) Go Apple Picking Hang a calendar in the diningroom On a Happy Note Quiet New Year's Eve at home, with Covid all around us. Homemade popcorn, cold craft beer, and Lupin on Netflix. I got a text from my cousin Joanie. Her mom, my Aunt Florence has been struggling to make pom poms for the hats she's been knitting. I showed her early in December how to use the Clover pom pom maker I bought her, but she was still a bit stuck. Joanie's daughters helped her make the pom poms! They came out great! Love a good family project. January 2: Nora Ephron Day. Started with You've Got Mail, found a Nora Ephron documentary Everything is Copy on HBO Max, then proceeded to watch Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally. Getting silly videos of my niece Hattie in Ireland My January Yarnable Box! Check out the video on my YouTube Channel Yoga with Adriene: Move- A 30 Day Yoga Journey. Check out the Playlist on YouTube. I've done 4 so far.  SNOW! We got a good 7-8 inches and it was beautiful.  Fun dinner, post-Christmas but still exchanging gifts with friends, and Yahtzee playing game night at Mom's last Saturday.  I've kept my succulent alive for 1 whole year! Started teaching my Ice Time Hat Class at Staci's Stitches this week. I won't be teaching again this year, but I will keep you posted if that changes. An impromptu dinner and game night at mom's this Thursday. Quote of the Week New Year- new verse, new chapter, or just the same old story? Ultimate we write it. The choice is ours.  -Alex Morritt. Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Instagram: BostonJen1 YouTube: Down Cellar Studio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio Check out my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel Knit Picks Affiliate Link Bookshop Affiliate Link Music -“Soft Orange Glow” by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.

The final traditional episode of 2021 is upon us and the duo is discussing one of the most well known and oft referenced pieces of Christmas pop culture to ever be created. Alastair Sim and Michael Caine will face off as different portrayals as the famed Ebenezer Scrooge, which one pulls it off better? And frankly, is there any better way to send off the year than talking about The Muppets once again? Jacob seems pretty excited, as expected. Also in this episode is a serious discussion regarding Ghostbusters: Afterlife, feelings for Fezziwig, Michael Caine's ability to act against sock puppet monsters, and an examination of the literary comedic stylings of Charles Dickens. All this and more on They Remade It! Plot Synopsis Timestamps: 27:00-37:00 ---------- Socials ---------- @ItRemade on Twitter @theyremadeit on Instagram theyremadeit@gmail.com

The classic winter tale of a haunted miser concludes in part two of A Christmas Carol. Will Scrooge change his ways after a visit from the ghosts of Christmases Present and Yet to Come? The story was adapted and directed by Max Davis-Housefield. Scrooge was played by Max Davis-Housefield, Bob Cratchit was played by Elliot DeJong, Marley and Mr. Fezziwig were played by Daniel Jebri, The Ghost of Christmas Past, Skye Adams, the Ghost of Christmas Present, Lewis Herring-Tillman, the caroler, Kelly Wilkerson, the neighbor, Leyla Bolkan, Belle, Bridget Nagle, Mrs. Cratchit, Stella Maze, Tiny Tim, Declan Fee, Mourner, Jihan Moon, and the boy was played by Mattias Rowenbale. The Christmas Song was written by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé and preformed by the Davis High Madrigal choir including Skye Adams, Athena Lekie, Ludi Wang, Adam Hutchings, Henry Hutchings, Sophia Gonzalez, Maria Wroblezski, Adrian Zaragoza. The Jenny Lind Polka was performed by John Selleck, We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Deck the Halls were performed by Kevin MacLeod. These songs are in the public domain. Sound effects and additional music were from Zapslat.com Producers: Stella Maze and Max Davis-Housefield;Theme Music: Daniel Ruiz-Jimenez; Sound Effects: Zapsplat.com Executive Producer: Jihan Moon

Season 1, Episode 5 includes: A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore; The Fezziwig's Christmas Party from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol; What Happened Christmas Eve by Oliver Herford; Various Carols by the UU Church of Roanoke, VA Choir under the direction of Kerry Morgiewicz - instrumental soloists are Katherine Hoffman, Betsy Biesenbach, Lowell Inhorn, and Cynthia Petzold. become a patron at patreon.com/raggedyauntie

It's now a few months since the events of Dark Hallowe'en and the holidays arrive in Appalachia. While Simon remains frozen and Chad and the gang celebrate a restored Susie (more on that next episode), a strange travelling caravan of performers arrives in Appalachia. Led by Lord Alastair Olivier (Wes Johnson), after their cast is decimated by a Scorched Beast, a casting call is held to refill their ranks and they get some fairly unusual responses. Staged as part of the Fallout For Hope charity drive to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, we are joined by Bethesda's Pete Hines and Sean Baptiste with the who's who of Bethesda voice actors from Fallout 3, 4 and 76 including Courtenay Taylor, Jan Johns, Craig Sechler and Mike Rosson. The curtain is about to open on their final rehearsal, and it goes about as well as you'd expect. EDITOR'S NOTE: As this was performed live via the Internet, in some spots audio quality isn't our usual standard, and we hope you'll forgive it. Written and adapted by Kenneth Vigue. Broadcast directed by Kayce Baker. Stage directed by Carly Bai Featuring an orchestral score by Zac Nelson SPECIAL GUEST: Wes Johnson – Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Alastair Olivier SPECIAL GUEST: Pete Hines - Jacob Marley, William Lamont SPECIAL GUEST: Courtenay Taylor – Narrator #1, Isabel Fezziwig, Clara, Dame Alice Covington SPECIAL GUEST: Jan Johns –Mrs. Fezziwig, Mrs. Cratchit, Mrs. Dilber, Miss Cordelia SPECIAL GUEST: Craig Sechler - Ghost of Christmas Present, Scribe Ryan SPECIAL GUEST: Mike Rosson – Narrator #2, 1st Ghoul of Charity, Old Joe, Topper, Fester the Ghoul SPECIAL GUEST: Sean Baptiste - Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, Brooks Calvert (Raider) Alexander Luthor - Bob Cratchit, Tarquin Blowhard Kenneth Vigue – Narrator Jessica Dickey - Martha Cratchit, Cora (Fred's Party Goer), MaryAnne Fenwa Teryen - Peter Cratchit, The Undertaker, Charles Bishop Dust Monkey – Fred, Bernard, Turkey Boy Mark Hauswirth - Ghost of Christmas Past, Brian Kevin Chenard - Mr. Fezziwig, Lugnut (Raider) Logan Hauswirth - Young Ebenezer, Billy Sophia Hauswirth - Fan Scrooge, Belinda Cratchit, Jan Email and business inquiries: fchad@fallout76podcast.com I hope to see you all in the Wasteland... CHAD: A Fallout 76 Story and its websites are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bethesda Softworks LLC, ZeniMax Media Inc., Microsoft Corporation, or their affiliates or subsidiaries. All logos, designs, and product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. It does not reflect the views or opinions of either company or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Fallout 76. All other content on this site is copyright by the author, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Audio program ©2021 Kenneth Vigue - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction of this content is permitted without express written consent. This content is protected by Digital Millennium Copyright Act Services Ltd. © --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fallout76podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fallout76podcast/support

A short part pulled from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This is one of the memories the Ghost of Christmas Past shows Ebenezer Scrooge on his path of remembering where he came from. The poem today is also called Christmas Carol, but its subject is different from Scrooge and it is authored by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

God Bless Us, Everyone! It's Christmas week, and the party is only just getting started! Join us for the event of the season - no, not Mr Fezziwig's Annual Christmas Ball! We're going back in time with Alan Menken's A Christmas Carol: The Musical! Let's spend Christmas Together and see what Kelsey Grammer brings to the role of Ebenezer Scrooge; does he outperform Michael Caine, or will this version make us long for The Muppets? Click that Link (By Link) and make Christmas Day come early! Music: purple-planet.com

El sonido del reloj dando las doce despertó a Scrooge. Nada ocurrió y el viejo avaro pensó que todo había sido un sueño. Pero de pronto se produjo un destello de luz como preámbulo del nuevo visitante. Frente a Scrooge se hallaba un extraño espíritu, difícil de describir, porque tenía apariencia de niño y de anciano a la vez.– ¿Quién eres? – preguntó el señor Scrooge.– Soy el Fantasma de las Navidades Pasadas – respondió el espíritu. – Acompáñame.Y diciendo esto, el fantasma le agarró de la mano y, juntos, atravesaron la pared.Aparecieron en un camino rodeado de campo. Al fondo se veía un pueblo.– ¿Recuerdas este camino?– ¡Claro que lo recuerdo! Lleva al pueblo de mi infancia.En ese instante, vieron cómo se acercaban unos muchachos montados en ponys que tiraban de un carro. El señor Scrooge, en zapatillas, bata y con gorro de dormir, se sintió avergonzado.– No te preocupes – dijo el fantasma – no pueden vernos. Son sombras del pasado.Continuaron caminando hasta llegar a la escuela. Allí, en una austera aula, había un único niño, olvidado. Scrooge no pudo evitar un sollozo al contemplar a aquel niño triste y solitario.– ¡Soy yo!– Veamos otra Navidad – dijo el espíritu.Al instante, cambió el paisaje. Ahora se encontraban en una vieja casa. El mismo niño paseaba, impaciente, de un lado a otro. De pronto, se abrió la puerta y una niña pequeña corrió a abrazarlo y, con mucha alegría, le comunicó que pasaría la Navidad en casa.– Qué alegría volver a ver a mi hermana. Era una persona maravillosa, me quería muchísimo. Pero se murió hace unos años. Creo que dejó hijos.– ¡Uno! -recordó el fantasma – tu sobrino.Y según decía esas palabras, la vieja casa se esfumó y el entorno se convirtió en un acogedor almacén. Allí, el dueño hablaba alegremente con sus dos empleados.– ¡Pero si es el señor Fezziwig! – exclamó, con entusiasmo, Scrooge. ¡Y Dick! ¡Dick Wilkins!. Y ese soy yo…El señor Scrooge recordaba perfectamente aquel día. Era víspera de Navidad y el señor Fezziwig animaba a sus dos aprendices, loco de contento, a echar el cierre cuanto antes y marcharse a casa a celebrar la Nochebuena con sus familias. Ante esa visión del pasado, el corazón del señor Scrooge se ablandó y deseó tener delante a su empleado, Bob Cratchit, para decirle unas amables palabras.De nuevo el escenario cambió. Ahora se hallaban en un bonito salón. Como si se viera reflejado en un espejo del pasado, allí estaba un joven y apuesto Scrooge, junto a una bella muchacha que con lágrimas en los ojos, se despedía de él para siempre. ¡Oh! Su bella amada. Le abandonaba porque ya no era el Scrooge alegre que conoció cuando ambos eran pobres y felices. La muchacha le recriminaba haberse convertido en un avaro, le reprochaba que lo único que le importaba era el dinero. Lo que antes era amor y felicidad se había convertido en tristeza. Por eso se iba.– ¡No me enseñes más, espíritu!Pero el espíritu no le hizo caso y le mostró a esa misma joven, frente a una chimenea. Tenía en brazos a una niña preciosa, que reía y balbuceaba llamando a su papá. Cuando Scrooge se dio cuenta de que, si no hubiera sido tan egoísta, él podría haber sido el padre de una niña tan maravillosa como esa, no pudo aguantar más y gritó:– ¡No puedo más! ¡Sácame de aquí!

Mrs. Fezziwig is left to throw Freshwater's Christmas Eve Ball by herself this year but she's just not in the holiday spirit. She decides she'll leave Freshwater altogether but Ginger Snap the Spirit of Christmas Eves of Yore has another idea in mind.Cordelia Studios ProductionWritten, Executive Produced, and Performed by Rebecca CunninghamProduced by Chad ChenailLinks for the Grownups!PatreonHoliday TalesGirl Tales StoreRebecca's NewsletterFacebookInstagramGirl Tales Grown-Ups GroupBuy the Girl Tales Team a Coffee See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Keeping Christmas" - Allison Pittman

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 221 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website. Click here.  This week's segments included: Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Brainstorming From the Armchair Crafty Adventures Knitting in Passing  KAL News Events On a Happy Note Quote of the Week Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Queen City Yarns. Use the code TOUCHDOWN to save 25% off all in stock items now thru Dec 15. Advent Calendars are not included. Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Little Frog Pattern: Little Frog Toy by by Yulia Klyushina ($2.60 US crochet pattern) Available on Ravelry & Etsy Hook: C (2.75 mm) Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted in the Alfalfa Colorway (green) + white acrylic worsted yarn from stash Eyes: from 6060 on Etsy- similar to these. Sweet & Sour Socks Yarn: hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Sweet & Sour colorway  Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Ravelry Project Page  Christmas Stocking for Peyton Pattern: Granny Square Christmas Stocking by Family Circle Magazine 1977 (not available online anymore) Yarn: Patons Classic Worsted in Bright Red, Red Heart Super Saver Solids in Hunter Green and White Hook: F (3.75mm) Ravelry Project Page Crochet Christmas Tree Pattern: None Yarn: White Acrylic Worsted Weight Yarn, Red Heart Scrubby Sparkle in the Marshmallow Colorway, Caron Simply Soft Party in the Snow Sparkle Colorway Hook: H (5.0 mm) Ravelry Project Page On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Dance Shoe Legwarmers Pattern: Dance Shoe Legwarmers by Sherry Katherine Vernon (free knitting pattern) Yarn: Charming Ewe Suki Sock in the Mystic Topaz  Colorway Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm) & US 2 (2.75 mm) My Ravelry Project Page If you'd like a good afterthought heel pattern, consider Susan B. Anderson's Smooth Operator Heel pattern (Ravelry Link) For a video tutorial, check out this video from the EarthtonesGirl YouTube Channel Mr. Fezziwig Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Corriedale Sock in the Mr. Fezziwig Colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Click here for Wiki page on Mr. Fezziwig from A Christmas Carol Mermaid Tail Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Mermaid Tail colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Aila Grace Shawl  Pattern: Aila Grace by Jennifer Lassonde Yarn: Into the Whirled Gloucester Sock in the Ramble Colorway (oranges, reds, pinks, purples) Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) My Ravelry Project Page Brainstorming Indie GAL patterns I purchased during Sale: Favorite Flannel Hat by Alicia Plummer- Ravelry Link to Pattern Rotvalli Mitts by Karoliina H Designs (around $3.30 US)- Ravelry Pattern link Stocking for my cousin Chris' fiancée  I was given a lot of wool fabric in 1-2 inch strips. What should I use them for? Braided rug? weaving? Punch needle?  From the Armchair Soundtracks by Jon Acuff. Started 10/31. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.  The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan. Amazon Affiliate Link. Bookshop Affiliate Link.   The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan. Amazon Affiliate Link. Bookshop Affiliate Link.  Gee Thanks… just bought it. Podcast  Crafty Adventures Crafting with Eme and Aila. Yarn covered styrofoam trees  Made with recycled plastic  Some yarn from Savers  Lion brand Wool Ease  Red Heart Scrubby. Looks like lights and or tinsel  Girls made jewelry. Aila glued embroidery floss to match box cars for ornaments. Will cover hot glue with clay Aila embroidery box  Knitting in Passing  I share a story about a text from my friend Laura who received a comment in public about her hand knit socks.  KAL News Pigskin Party '21: Official Hashtag: #DCSPigskinParty21Important Links: Official Rules (Google Doc) Register to Play! (Google Form) Points Tally Form (Google Form) Sponsor List (Google Doc) Questions: Ask in the Ravelry Thread or email Jen (downcellarstudio @ gmail.com) Prizes- see details in this Ravelry Thread Coupon Codes: find details in this Ravelry Thread or on my website (coming soon) Pro Shop Sponsor Exclusive Items: find details as they're posted in this Ravelry Thread or on my website (coming soon) Use the Points Tally form for official entry but celebrate with everyone in the End Zone Dance Ravelry Thread and using #DCSPigskinEndZoneDance Check out your standings (and others') on the Players Stats Sheet (Google Sheet) Fumble your entry on the Points Tally form? Use this Support Form (Google Form) Pre-Game Chatter on Ravelry can be found in this Thread. November Gratitude Bonus Ticket- get 500 tickets as a token of our gratitude by going to the Points Tally Form (Google Form) and choosing the November Bonus Ticket option by 12/1/21. Winner for November Interception to be  Announced in Thread Soon. Will share winner on next episode. : Fancy Footwork Challenge hosted by Shanalines Designs- Ravelry Link or Website Link Check out Shana's Ravelry bundle for ideas! December Interception: hosted by Knitty Natty. Find details in this Ravelry thread or in this Google Doc. Cast on 12/1/21 or later. Deadline to post 12/31/21. Check out Natalie's patterns for ideas- Ravelry Link. Live Event: 12:00 PM EST on Wednesday, December 1st on the Knitty Natty YouTube Channel.The event with be a live cast on party + a live tutorial with tips for the knit Yarn Cozy Lite pattern Monthly Scavenger Hunt: Figure out these fun clues and earn points each month. Check out this Ravelry Thread or this Google Doc. November Scavenger Hunt Clues: will be posted soon on the Ravelry Forum & on my website.  October Prize Winners (pressed for time last time so didn't get to include these) Over 2k uses of the hashtag!! Events Vlogmas coming up on my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel starting 12/1 Indie Design Gift-a-Long coming up: November 28-December 31, 2021 The sale period will run Tuesday, November 23 at 8 pm (US-EST) through Monday, November 29 at 11:59 pm (US-EST) Check out the Indie Design GAL Ravelry Group Coupon Code: giftalong2021 Fasten-off Yarn-A-Long Event– kicks off 11/30. 25% off Sale ends 12/6. KAL runs through December 31st.  Need to have patterns that are discountable off Ravelry. LoveCrafts doesn't allow this, so I'll be looking into options so I can participate next year.  I'll be teaching Ice Time Hat Class at Staci's Stitches starting in January.  Karen & Jessica of the Make Good Podcast are hosting a Sock KAL. Check out their website for details.  Windswept Monique of the Knitting on the Run Podcast is hosting her annual Be a Helper Craft-a-long. Check out her website for details or Monique's Instagram Page. Vogue Virtual Knitting Live– December 9-12.  Vogue Knitting Live in NYC in January 2022 has been canceled. They're currently planning for: February 9–12, 2023  Stitches West: March 3-6, 2022 (proof of vaccination + masks will be required) in Sacramento, CA On a Happy Note Making cookies with mom  Thanksgiving! Aila and Eme sleepover.  Tree decorating  Zoom with Patrons on Black Friday. Breaking in my new MacBook Pro 14 inch  Dan scanning old family photos and showing them to me.  Nearly done Christmas shopping House decorated for Christmas! Quote of the Week “With one kind gesture you can change a life. One person at a time you can change the world. One day at a time we can change everything.” ― Steve Maraboli Thank you for tuning in! Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Instagram: BostonJen1 YouTube: Down Cellar Studio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio Check out my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel Knit Picks Affiliate Link Bookshop Affiliate Link Music -“Soft Orange Glow” by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.

Scrooge relives the wonderful Christmas party of Mr. Fezziwig and breaks up with his fiancee. We meet the Ghost of Christmas Present.

Scrooge relives the wonderful Christmas party of Mr. Fezziwig and breaks up with his fiancee. We meet the Ghost of Christmas Present.

In this episode, we discuss: Thanksgiving is only 27 days away! Fezziwig's Marketplace in downtown O'Fallon has in-person and Zoom classes to help you prepare for the holidays. They sell out quickly! Several local restaurants offer Thanksgiving meals, sides, breakfast and desserts: The Regency Conf center has a full thanksgiving meal to go! SugarFire 64 offers a la cart options for a full meal! Birch Market in downtown O'Fallon offers a la carte options for a full meal! Sweet Katie Bee's The Happy Bakery  We mentioned O'Fallon First United Methodist Church's Fall Fest but it's since been canceled due to weather! Sat, Oct 30th is the Rotary Halloween Parade in downtown O'Fallon Sat, Oct 30th 1-4 pm Serra Honda's trunk-or-treat Sat, Oct 30th 5-8 pm The Halloween Hunt in the Downtown District. Tickets are SOLD OUT! It'll be fun, though! Friday, Nov 5th 10-11am Badges and Bagels with the Shiloh PD at Klucker Hall Follow us on Instagram @The618Now. Submit business updates, show ideas and events you'd like us to consider promoting to events@ofallonchamber.com. 

We need to rally as a community. If two of the best reviewed shows since the pandemic are closing early, Broadway isn't back yet. Broadway News: Lackawanna Blues extends again! The Broadway premiere production starring Ruben Santiago-Hudson has extended for the final time. The Manhattan Theatre Club staging will now play through November 12. The solo show was forced to cancel several performances and twice delay opening night due to a back injury sustained by Santiago-Hudson, who wrote, directed, and stars in the production. The Broadway League Announced that the Jimmy Awards will return in-person to the Minksoff Theater in 2022. The Jimmys recognize the best in high school musical theatre performers nationwide and will be back on June 27, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET. Tony, Emmy, and Grammy nominee Vanessa Williams will headline a concert presentation of Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents' Anyone Can Whistle. The performance, set for March 10, 2022, at Carnegie Hall, is part of MasterVoices' newly announced 2021–2022 season. On November 3rd, The Committee of Theatre Owners will honor the late, Tony-winning playwright and librettist Terrence McNally by dimming the lights of all Broadway theaters for one minute at 6:30pm. November 3rd would have been his 83rd birthday. Amazon Studios released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming film Being the Ricardos, a look inside a week in production of the iconic sitcom I Love Lucy. The film stars Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem and Desi Arnez. Patricia Dayleg has been hired to serve as the director of equity, diversity, and inclusion for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Funny Girl on Broadway. She officially began October 18, following 10 years in government and community-based nonprofits. In the newly created role, Dayleg is responsible for the development and execution of the vision of a more inclusive and diverse workforce. Casting: Casting is complete for the San Francisco engagement of Jack Thorne's adaptation of A Christmas Carol which recently won five TONY Awards. Performances at Broadway San Fran's Golden Gate Theatre are scheduled for November 26–December 26. Joining the previously announced Obie winner Francois Battiste as Ebenezer Scrooge will be Tony nominee Nancy Opel as Ghost of Christmas Past and Amber Iman as Ghost of Christmas Present/Mrs. Fezziwig.  Tony winner Lillias White has joined the cast of the New Group's world premiere production of Black No More. Lillias is currently playing Matron Mama Morton in the Broadway revival of Chicago. The new musical is inspired by George S. Schuyler's 1931 Afrofuturist novel of the same name and set during the Harlem Renaissance. The musical will be presented from January 11–February 27, 2022, at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Opening night is scheduled for February 8. Ari'el Stachel has departed the company of The Visitor, a new musical currently in previews at The Public Theater. A statement from the Off-Broadway company calls the development a “mutual decision.” A spokesperson for The Public confirmed that performances are currently expected to continue as scheduled. Ahmad Makshoud will assume the role of Tarek. Follow @BwayPodNetwork on Twitter. Find co-hosts on Twitter at @AyannaPrescod, @CLewisReviews, and @TheMartinAcuna. Tickets for Is This A Room and Dana H. playing in rep at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway are on sale NOW! Purchase HERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good morning Matinee! Federal Stonecipher brings the rundown today with Sonic Society #530, Sonic Summerstock Replay #2.3, and Red Hawk Radio 2020 Xmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse! Subscribe today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Red Hawk continues with their early Christmas presents with Christmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse by Charles Dickens, read by Jonathan Reynolds. Edited by Clayton Hester. All content in the public domain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good morning Matinee! Federal Stonecipher brings the rundown today with Sonic Society #530, Sonic Summerstock Replay #2.3, and Red Hawk Radio 2020 Xmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse! Subscribe today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Red Hawk continues with their early Christmas presents with Christmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse by Charles Dickens, read by Jonathan Reynolds. Edited by Clayton Hester. All content in the public domain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hooray for another episode of The Total Christmas Podcast.First up we look at The Eye of Sauron Yule Log from The Lord of the Rings.  A 2 second loop of a flaming eye playing for 5 hours.  It's riveting stuff.You can watch it here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q23_LCri1Kw&t=201sThis episode we have 4, count'em 4, Top Ten Christmas Movies Lists.  Where will they land on our chart?You'll have to listen to find out.Then we look at the Gavle Goat.  It's a Swedish tradition where the people of Gavle build a massive straw goat only for some cheeky sod to try and burn it down.We have a great story of how Stacey McKinsey's youngest child found out the truth about santa.Then we have an interview with friend of the show Eddie Honan who has had the honor of playing Fezziwig for the last 5 years at the Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville, New Jersey.  If you live nearby you should get yourself along and tell them Jack sent you.Here's a link:https://www.musicmountaintheatre.org/This episode Rich Chambers shares the story of how he learned to love A Christmas Carol whilst being terrified of Jacob Marley.  Then we play his song Peace and Harmony.You can hear the whole song here:https://richchambers.com/santa-s-rockin-bandYou know we love ya.Merry Christmas.

Hay Kweenz, Regular Guys and Girls, we fooled 'em again! We made it to another edition of Regular Guy Friday. Another lock down may come just in time for Christmas. And as far as Christmas goes, forget Scrooge, Tiny Tim and Bob Crachet, It was Fezziwig who had it right all along. Everything you do in your day must somehow serve your dream with this ONE exception. Dreams come true, fantasies don't. Trinkets may be shiny BUT they're holding you back. Your greatest strength can also be your greatest weakness. Seek progress over perfection. Your perfect self is NOT your best self. Your best self are all these parts - and those parts will surprise and even relieve you. Knowledge is only potential power. Execution IS power while complexity is the enemy of execution. When it comes to health care it's east meets west that's best. We judge others negatively based on our own shortcomings. Kev doesn't have the time to meet Kelsey's Nordstrom coworker friend Tom but will make time to organize her closet. Maybe that will change when Regular Guy Friday ends after 25 shows to complete a box set. Pop champagne this weekend, while you still can. Bye Betches. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-with-maria-menounos/support

In this episode, we discuss: Zoomy, a safe and convenient local child transportation service for kids ages 8-17. Watch founder and CEO present to educators on how Zoomy works!  Pediatric psychiatry nurse practitioner, Jaime Becker, MSN, CPNP, PMHS is now accepting new patients ages 2-22 for conditions like ADHD, anxiety and depression.  Positive Influence Leadership Camp is a unique summer camp for kids going into 6, 7 or 8th grades. It teaches necessary life skills like communication, coping and social skills. Spots will GO QUICKLY!  Vine Street Market is Sat, 8am-noon. Ellen from Fezziwig's will have a live cooking demonstration using only food available from market vendors. The menu sounds delicious! Hazardous Waste Collection event is Sat, May 22 from 8am-3pm at the Monroe County Fairgrounds.  Badges & Bagels is a meet and greet with Shiloh Police officers and a chance to hear from the IL Attorney General's office about consumer fraud. Wed, May 26, 10-11 am at Klucker Hall.  Wed, May 26 is Music in the Park in Shiloh, 7-8:30pm. George Portz and His Blue Grass Friends.  Tues, June 8, 9-11am job fair at the O'Fallon VFW. 100's of jobs, some employers will hire on the spot.  Save the Date! Sat, June 26 will have SO MUCH happening in downtown O'Fallon. Live music, funky art festival and art events, food trucks and local fare. More details to come! Follow us on Instagram @The618Now. Submit business updates, show ideas and events you'd like us to consider promoting to events@ofallonchamber.com. 

Engage! It's time for Patrick Stewart to jump from behind the captain of a starship to being a captain of industry. Sometime Joel Grey forgets to turn his light on and Fezziwig sings a song that isn't "December the Twenty-Fifth". CONTACT Comments, questions, and gruel recipes can be directed to jacobmarleyisdead@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @marleyisdeadPOD CREDITS Cover art by Milo Neuman Follow him on twitter @MiloNeuman And check out his webcomic: https://www.dimitracomics.com I Saw Three Ships by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode We Three Kings by Ben DeVries is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Jeremy talks all things Mandalorian, Spoilers, and then rants about the true meaning of A Christmas Carol.

Foley Marra Studios Presents…A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Produced, Adapted & Directed by Chuck & Megan MarraWith Additional Material by Todd GajdusekProduction by Foley Marra Studios (www.thefoleymarrastudios.com)Executive Production by Todd Gajdusek & Cat Hammons Featuring Chuck Marra as ScroogeAnd the Voice Talents of:Bill Attaway – Marley, Second Gentleman, Businessman 2, Man RobberSusan Damante – Mrs. CratchitTodd Gajdusek – Bob Cratchit, Belle's Husband, Businessman 3Dennis W. Hall – First Gentleman, Fezziwig, Businessman 1, JoeCat Hammons – Christmas Present, Fred's MaidCamden Hodges – Tiny Tim, Young ScroogeVictoria Kelleman - FanAyden Layne – Young BoyJessica Leigh – Martha Cratchit, Friend 2, LaundressMaddie Lucas – Belle, Fred's WifeMargaux Mireault – Christmas PastAnton Prather – Fred, Older Scrooge, Peter Cratchit, Businessman 4Rebekah Shibao – Belinda Cratchit, Friend 1, Charwoman Sound Editing by Cat Hammons and Chuck MarraSound Design by Todd GajdusekMusic & Sound Effects licensed through: Sound Stripe (www. Soundstripe.com)Adobe (www.adobe.com)Ghosthack (www.ghosthack.de)Duende Sounds (www.duendesounds.com) Music:High Class KlausWritten by Stephen KeechProduced & Performed by Wild Wonder Holiday MischiefWritten by Bradley Jay HillProduced & Performed by Hill Auld Lang SyneWritten by Matthew WigtonProduced & Performed by The SeasonsBlueridge JigWritten, Performed and Produced by Caleb Etheridge Gabriel's MessagePerformed by The Choir of King's College, CambridgeSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fmstudios)★ Support this podcast ★

Adapted and directed by Margie Zarcone, sound edited by Dee White. Cast: Benjamin Mandell as Scrooge. Rob Peterpaul as Bob Cratchit, Charity Solicitor #1, Broker #1, Fezziwig, and Poulterer. Jalissa Fulton as Mrs. Cratchit, Belle, and Charity Solicitor #2. Anna Gordon as The Spirit of Christmas Past, Janet and Woman. Karson Mickens as Tiny Tim, Peter Cratchit and Boy. Brittaney Chatman as The Spirit of Christmas Present, Fan and Old Josie. Kevin Sebastian as Jacob Marley, Fred, and Young Adult Scrooge. and Margie Zarcone as the Narrator. Happy Holidays from all of us at Standby for Places!

PRODUCTION TEAMAdapted and Directed by James Goode.Audio Engineering and Sound Design by Nick McGawMusic performed by Grace KennyTHE CASTElizabeth Dowd as The NarratorAndrew Hubatsek as Ebenezer ScroogeWith:Willow, Maya, and Thomas Bishop as Cratchits and other childrenAmy Rene Byrne as a Charitable Person, Belle, A Female Guest, CharwomanJames Goode as Bob Cratchit, Dick Williams and a BusinessmanA'nie Kirchner as Mrs. CratchitAbigail Leffler as a Caroler, Fan, Mary, Mrs. DillerDanny Roth as a Charitable Person, Fezziwig, The Ghost of Christmas Present, The Ghost of Christmas Future, a Businessman, the Undertaker's ManZach Shultz as Peter CrachitThom Sirkot as Topper, a BusinessmanHenry Turnbough as Boy Scrooge, PeterLily Wirth as The Ghost of Christmas Past, Martha, Turkey BoyEric Wunsch as Fred, Marley, Young Scrooge and a BusinessmanMichael Yerges as Mr. Belle, a Businessman, Old Joe

 Christmas Carol Part 2. The First Spirit.I am enjoying this story. It's a long time since I've read it, and I'd forgotten a lot of the detail. I do like Dickens's writing. His description of the Ghost of Christmas Past with its extinguisher (a candle-snuffer I think) and its sparkling belt. His description of the country lane they appear on on Christmas Day where young Scrooge is alone is wonderful. With all these stories that go over more than one episode there isn't much to say in the show notes.  The only thing that occurred to me as I was driving along today is that writers today are told to cut things out—extraneous scenes and superfluous words must go! Dickens didn't work like that. He was paid by the word so he puts scenes in that the story could probably do without and still get its message along. I mean the scene with Fezziwig dancing and some of the others. When they make adaptations of the story, they cut out huge swathes. But it made me think that these scenes are a delight. It doesn't matter that they aren't essential to the story; they are fun. It's like telling a composer to cut out the extra bits that aren't essential to the story. Those pieces of music are what we listen for, and these extra scenes in A Christmas Carol are to the story, not take away from it. I shall make my stories three times as long. More Christmas Ghost Stories Ebook & PaperbackOh, did I mention my https://amzn.to/3olobIJ (More Christmas Ghost Stories) it out? The paperback and ebook are done and the audiobook is being approved now. So you can get it if you want. The stories are good, and improved by the attention of my Beta Readers. MusicThe opening music is Some Come Back by The Heartwood Institute. Check out their new release https://theheartwoodinstitute.bandcamp.com/ (Witchseason). Listen to it for many reasons but at least one of those should be to hear the insane comments in Witchphase 1.5 from the King of The Witches, Alex Sanders. Who knew he was so mad? The first track after my commentary is https://thehareandthemoon.bandcamp.com/track/the-haunted-cabaret (The Haunted Cabaret) by Kentin Jivek and The Hare and The Moon. The second is https://theheartwoodinstitute.bandcamp.com/track/circle-of-protection (Circle of Protection) by The Heartwood Institute. Begging Bowlhttps://bit.ly/2GgHv9D (Sign Up For Exclusive Bonus Episodes and Get Episodes As Soon As I Make Them!) And/Or Buy A Thirsty Podcaster A https://ko-fi.com/tonywalker (Ko-Fi) And you could always https://bit.ly/dalstonvampire (Download A Free Audiobook Of My Story The Dalston Vampire) Support this podcast

A Red Carol is leavened with labor songs, and features a 10 person cast that includes present and veteran SF Mime Troupers! Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Adapted & Directed by Michael Gene Sullivan Additional lyrics & Arrangement by Daniel Savio Music Produced by Daniel Savio & Taylor Gonzalez Music Consulting by Bruce Barthol Sound Design & Engineering by Taylor Gonzalez Stage Managed by Karen Runk Tour Management & Booking by Marissa Ellison Featuring Mike McShane as Ebenezer Scrooge, Michael Gene Sullivan as Bob Crachit, Velina Brown as Mrs. Crachit, Andre Amarotico as Fred, Lisa Hori-Garcia as Belle, Amos Glick as Mr. Fezziwig, Jarion Monroe as The Ghost of Marley, Keiko Shimosato Carreiro as The Ghost of Christmas Past, Wilma Bonet as The Ghost of Christmas Present, and Milo Carter-Daniels as Tiny Tim. Featured musicians, Patrick Byers playing strings & winds, David Rokeach playing percussion, and Daniel Savio playing keyboards. For more information on A Red Carol and our other programs visit www.sfmt.org/

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Step back in time to Victorian London for a magical tale of ghosts, a change of heart, and the true meaning of the holidays in Charles Dicken’s – A Christmas Carol. This timeless classic has been adapted by Christopher Dwyer into an audio drama. Listen in and be charmed by a much-loved holiday story vividly brought to life. Our FREE, family-friendly presentation, filled with music, captures the joy and delight of the season. Narrated by Lilian Oben, this performance includes appearances by award-winning actors Edward Gero as Jacob Marley and Matthew Aldwin McGee as Scrooge. Join us on a thoughtful journey, with well-known characters, in what is sure to be a comforting and safe holiday tradition. This audio drama is produced by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation, Arts and Cultural Heritage Division, with support from the Maryland State Arts Council.CASTBriana Manente – Ghost of Christmas Past, Martha, DriverCarol Spring – Mrs. Cratchit, Businessman, MusicianChristopher Dwyer – Bosun, Fat Man, BoyChristopher Williams – Box Collector, Businessman, Fezziwig, Great Grandfather, Old JoeEdward Gero – Jacob MarleyEmmanuel West – Fred, PeterJack Schmitt – Bob CratchitLillian Oben – NarratorMadeline Belknap – Tiny Tim, Fan, Niece, MusicianMatthew Aldwin McGee – Ebenezer ScroogeTimothe Bittle – Ghost of Christmas Present, Topper, ButcherTori Boutin – Young Woman, Ms. Dilber, Lily, MusicianCREWAlan Ernstein – Montpelier Arts Center Technical Director and Booth MasterBriana Manente – Production Stage Manager, Assistant Director, and Dialect CoachChristel Stevens – Executive ProducerChristopher Dwyer – Artistic Director and DirectorKirk Walterick – Recording EngineerKristina Manente – Audio Producer, Editor, and Podcast ConsultantMackubin Owens – Sound DesignerTori Boutin – Music Director and ComposerSPECIAL THANKSBeth Crisman – Managing Director: Montpelier Arts CenterMaryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission Arts and Cultural Heritage Division

LaChanze is an award-winning actress who brings an exhilarating and electrifying presence to any stage she touches. Blessed with a powerful mezzo-soprano singing voice and a commanding presence, she consistently receives high praises from fans, peers and the industry at-large. Armed with the gift for dramatic storytelling, a sultry vocal dexterity and for bringing complex female heroines to life, audiences sit up and take notice of the actress whether in a hot Broadway production, television show, film or on concert stages. Most recently, she starred in playwright Jack Thorne A Christmas Carol as the Ghost of Christmas Present/Mrs. Fezziwig. Prior, she originated the role of August in two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage’s A Secret Life of Beesfor which she landed an AUDELCO Award for Leading Actress in a Musical. She gave a spellbinding performance in the high voltage Broadway’s Summer The Donna Summer Musical. In creating the nostalgia of Donna Summer, she landed nominations for the 2018 Tony Award nomination for Leading Actress in a Musical, 2018 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical and 2018 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance Award. LaChanze stepped onto stage 28 Broadway seasons ago, giving the original production of Once On This Island its beating and unforgettable heart, creating the role of lovelorn peasant girl Ti Moune. She won her first Tony Award for giving a voice to Celie, the unlikely heroine of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, the musical’s original staging. Shortly after, she nabbed an Emmy Award for her riveting performance in the award-winning PBS special Handel’s Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise. In film, she stars in writer/director Marishka Phillips’ suspense filled film Melinda. She appeared in the award-winning film The Help landing a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Other films include former President Obama film picks for 2019 Diane, A Bitter Pill, Side Effects, For Love Or Money, Leap Of Faith, My New Gun, and the Disney animated feature film Hercules. In television, she will be seen in a recurring role in HULU’s The Underground Railroad slated to air this fall. She currently recurs in the CBS All Access hit show The Good Fight and appeared in the award-winning HBO special The Night Of, Person Of Interest, Law & Order: SVU, One Life To Live, Lucy, Sex And The City, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Mysteries and New York Undercover. Other Broadway credits include If/Then, Ragtime, Company, and Uptown It’s Hot. Some of her Off-Broadway credits include The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (Drama Desk nomination), Dessa Rose (Obie Award), Inked Baby, Spunk and From The Mississippi Delta. LaChanze brings her original, one-of-a-kind, one-women show, Feeling Good, to popular venues touching the hearts of audiences worldwide. This electric and highly praised tour mixes the perfect blend of emotional intensity with sultry vocals. Fans willing to take the ride and feel every pain, joy and excitement LaChanze feel, all through an autobiographical journey of her life with music and words. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

One of my favorite parts of "A Christmas Carol", 'Christmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse' is the story of what sounds like one outrageous office party. Help keep The Folktale Project going by becoming a supporter! Find out how at https://www.folktaleproject.com/support.

Hello, everyone!For this holiday season, we're bringing you a very special production of "A Christmas Carol," which was first produced and aired two years ago. This was prior to the creation of Public Domain Players, but in a way, this production was the impetus that created this very show! We hope you enjoy, and share with your friends, and we will see you with BRAND NEW WORK in 2020!Adapted by James WeippertDirection by James WeippertProduced by James Weippert and Dave CoonanJOHN MADDALONI as Scrooge/Young ScroogeCHRISTOPHER TRINDADE as Grandpa and Belle's HusbandLAUREN MELORO as ChildEVELYN DUMONT as Christmas Present and Martha CratchitALEX AUG as Christmas Past and NieceTIM SIMPSON as CratchitKYRA MCFARLAND as Marley and FanSTEVE ZUCCARO as FredKAILA GALINAT as Collector, Belle, and Tiny TimMICHAEL BRADLEY as Fezziwig and Man 1NICOLE SHAW as Mrs. Cratchit and Belinda CratchitARMAND LANE as Peter Cratchit and Man 2ERICA LANCE as Young BoyOur logo was created by Bad Otter Design House, who you can find on Instagram at @bad.otter.All sounds either recorded specifically for this production or used freely under a Creative Commons license from FreeSound.com with no changes made.

Scrooge is back in the past, reliving his days as an apprentice to the joyous Mr Fezziwig.

God bless us everyone! Megan and Andrea get down at Fezziwig’s and discuss misread Ebenezer origins, common-law husbands, and a very special Nazgul appearance in Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol.

Go on, read it yourself:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5061 Reading music:‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka Download the album here

Happy Holidays Everyone, Angela Bowen here, the host of Looking Back On My Wonder Years: A Wonder Years Podcast. Today, as another holiday treat for you, here is my review of 1983's Mickey's Christmas Carol Synopsis: Based on the Charles Dickens novel, only with a Disney twist. In dreary London, on Christmas Eve, miserly Scrooge goes to work in his counting house, where also resides his only employee, Bob Cratchit. Through the course of the cold workday, Scrooge is visited by several people. The first is his nephew Fred, bring joyous tidings of the season, which warms Cratchit's heart, but infuriates Scrooge. Fred has come to invite Scrooge for Christmas dinner, but Scrooge declines. The next visitors are two gentlemen collecting funds to help the poor. Scrooge verily turns them away without any generosity. As the day ends, Scrooge allows Cratchit's wish to have half of Christmas day off, but demands that he be on time the day after. After closing the counting house, Scrooge heads to his own home. At the front door to his home, he is shocked when the doorknocker seems to take on the form of his former partner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge is later shocked when upon entering his bed chambers, the spirit of his long-dead partner appears before him, wrapped in chains as punishment for robbing widows and swindling the poor during his life. Marley cautions Scrooge that this same fate awaits him, and that he will then be visited later that night by three spirits. Scrooge cautiously goes to bed, and is soon awoken by the first spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Past. The spirit takes Scrooge back to happier times, when he was employed by a man named Fezziwig. The spirit shows Scrooge a glimpse of a once happy Christmas party, where he was introduced to a lovely young woman named Isabelle. The scene then dissolves to Scrooge's counting house, where 10 years after the meeting of Isabelle, Scrooge has grown to care more for money than her, and after foreclosing on Isabelle's cottage, she leaves him forever. Scrooge is returned to his bed chambers to ponder this, when he is then visited upon by The Ghost of Christmas Present, who then shows Scrooge a vision of Bob Cratchit's family sitting down to a small Christmas dinner. Of the family, Scrooge is drawn to Cratchit's son, Tiny Tim, who relies on a crutch to walk. Even though the meal is meager, Tim still sees no reason why they should not thanks Scrooge for the meal, since he is Bob's employer. The spirit then cautions Scrooge that Tim is ill, and that if things do not get better, he will die. Scrooge is then confronted by The Ghost of Christmas Future, who takes him to a graveyard, where the Cratchit's have come to visit Tiny Tim's grave. Scrooge is incensed by this, but then grows even more shocked when he finds his own grave, freshly dug. The spirit then proceeds to throw Scrooge into the grave, as the old miser promises to change. Scrooge then wakes up in his bed chambers, and finds that Christmas day has come. Rushing out into the streets, Scrooge encounters the two men from the day before, and eagerly donates 100 gold pieces to their charity. Scrooge also find his nephew Fred, and tells him that he'll be joining him for Christmas dinner, to the shock and delight of the young man. Scrooge then finally pays a visit to Cratchit, arriving with a sack of toys for the children, and the promise of making Bob a partner in his business, and increasing his salary. I really enjoyed covering this for you all, as this Disney short is very near and dear to my heart. If you'd like to EMAIL The Podcast, I'd love to hear from you. lbomwonderyearspodcast@gmail.com Have a great holiday season everyone!

Happy Holidays Everyone, Angela Bowen here, the host of Punky Power: An Unofficial Punky Brewster Podcast. Today, as another holiday treat for you, here is my review of 1983's Mickey's Christmas Carol Synopsis: Based on the Charles Dickens novel, only with a Disney twist. In dreary London, on Christmas Eve, miserly Scrooge goes to work in his counting house, where also resides his only employee, Bob Cratchit. Through the course of the cold workday, Scrooge is visited by several people. The first is his nephew Fred, bring joyous tidings of the season, which warms Cratchit's heart, but infuriates Scrooge. Fred has come to invite Scrooge for Christmas dinner, but Scrooge declines. The next visitors are two gentlemen collecting funds to help the poor. Scrooge verily turns them away without any generosity. As the day ends, Scrooge allows Cratchit's wish to have half of Christmas day off, but demands that he be on time the day after. After closing the counting house, Scrooge heads to his own home. At the front door to his home, he is shocked when the doorknocker seems to take on the form of his former partner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge is later shocked when upon entering his bed chambers, the spirit of his long-dead partner appears before him, wrapped in chains as punishment for robbing widows and swindling the poor during his life. Marley cautions Scrooge that this same fate awaits him, and that he will then be visited later that night by three spirits. Scrooge cautiously goes to bed, and is soon awoken by the first spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Past. The spirit takes Scrooge back to happier times, when he was employed by a man named Fezziwig. The spirit shows Scrooge a glimpse of a once happy Christmas party, where he was introduced to a lovely young woman named Isabelle. The scene then dissolves to Scrooge's counting house, where 10 years after the meeting of Isabelle, Scrooge has grown to care more for money than her, and after foreclosing on Isabelle's cottage, she leaves him forever. Scrooge is returned to his bed chambers to ponder this, when he is then visited upon by The Ghost of Christmas Present, who then shows Scrooge a vision of Bob Cratchit's family sitting down to a small Christmas dinner. Of the family, Scrooge is drawn to Cratchit's son, Tiny Tim, who relies on a crutch to walk. Even though the meal is meager, Tim still sees no reason why they should not thanks Scrooge for the meal, since he is Bob's employer. The spirit then cautions Scrooge that Tim is ill, and that if things do not get better, he will die. Scrooge is then confronted by The Ghost of Christmas Future, who takes him to a graveyard, where the Cratchit's have come to visit Tiny Tim's grave. Scrooge is incensed by this, but then grows even more shocked when he finds his own grave, freshly dug. The spirit then proceeds to throw Scrooge into the grave, as the old miser promises to change. Scrooge then wakes up in his bed chambers, and finds that Christmas day has come. Rushing out into the streets, Scrooge encounters the two men from the day before, and eagerly donates 100 gold pieces to their charity. Scrooge also find his nephew Fred, and tells him that he'll be joining him for Christmas dinner, to the shock and delight of the young man. Scrooge then finally pays a visit to Cratchit, arriving with a sack of toys for the children, and the promise of making Bob a partner in his business, and increasing his salary. I really enjoyed covering this for you all, as this Disney short is very near and dear to my heart. If you'd like to EMAIL The Podcast, I'd love to hear from you. punkypowerpbpodcast@gmail.com Have a great holiday season everyone!

One hundred and seventy-four years ago, a British writer was horrified at the conditions under which children were made to labor in tin mines. He decided to write a pamphlet exposing these conditions. His intended title: “An Appeal to the People of England on Behalf of the Poor Man's Child.” Thank heavens the writer changed his mind. Instead of a pamphlet, he decided to write a novel making the same points. It's filled with colorful characters—including an old man who goes about snarling “Bah, Humbug!” Those two little words instantly reveal what book I'm talking about: “A Christmas Carol,” by the immortal Charles Dickens. The book has never been out of print—and it illustrates why telling a good story is often the best way to communicate our beliefs. Why does “A Christmas Carol” still resonate today? For the answer, I went to my friend Gina Dalfonzo, editor of Dickensblog. She told me “A Christmas Carol “is a book that “has everything: great sorrow and great joy, corruption and redemption, poverty and pain, hope and love.” And “it expresses the deep belief that even the worst person can change for the better.” “A Christmas Carol” is not merely a magnificent story, and its message is not confined to a “social gospel” teaching: Dickens points directly to Christ throughout. For example, Scrooge's nephew, Fred, suggests that perhaps nothing about Christmas can be “apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin.” And Tiny Tim expresses the hope that when people saw his lameness, “It might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk and blind men see.” This is, Gina points out, “a wonderful example of the biblical idea of God's strength being made perfect in our weakness.” Dickens' classic shoots down the idea—prevalent in some Christian circles—that reading novels is a waste of time. They seem to forget that Jesus Himself was a master storyteller. For instance, He didn't just say, “Come to the aid of those who need help.” Instead, He told a vivid story about a Samaritan who rescues a wounded man. Chuck Colson once said that when it came to learning moral lessons, he was “much more impressed by profound works of fiction than by abstract theological discourses.” Scenes from some of the greatest stories ever told, he said, “have etched moral truths deeply into my soul. Their characters and lessons are so vivid I can't forget them.” And that is likely why so many of us will never forget the moral truths told through Ebenezer Scrooge, Fezziwig, Tiny Tim, and all the other memorable characters that populate Dickens' great Victorian tale. It's why we reject pamphlets that say, “Be nice to the needy” in favor of a good strong character bellowing, “Are there no prisons? [Are there no] workhouses?” Or the ghost of Scrooge's partner, Jacob Marley, howling, “Mankind was my business!”  Dickens' Christmas classic is more popular than ever. There's a new film about how he came to write “A Christmas Carol,” called “The Man Who Invented Christmas.” And a writer named Samantha Silva has just published a novel titled “Mr. Dickens and His Carol.” I do hope you'll take time out to read, or re-read, the original, or read it aloud to your family. Who knows what great good may come of it? And so I end this piece by saying—and you probably knew it was coming—“God bless us, everyone.”  

Season 3 of the Advent Calendar House kicks off with a new regular feature: Scrooge Sunday, celebrating the many adaptations of “A Christmas Carol.” We begin with Disney’s 1983 featurette, “Mickey’s Christmas Carol,” marking the big-screen debut of Scrooge McDuck playing his namesake.On This EpisodeMike Westfall (@fallwestmike), feast founder and distasteful little miser.Lizzie Twachtman (@twtaboutLizzie), from Random Chatter and Bow Chicka Podcast.Adam Pope (@hojukoolander), from the SequelQuest and 2 Goofs podcasts, and Retro-Daze’s Retro Detention.Topics and TangentsWatch “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” on Disney+.Almost all of this film is hiding at the end of “Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.”Adam’s well-preserved VHS copy.A 1974 Disneyland Records LP called “Dickens’ Christmas Carol” predates the film by nearly a decade, complete with Alan Young’s first recording as the voice of Scrooge.Mickey Mouse’s very detailed, fanmade family tree.Siskel and Ebert’s review gave “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” 2 thumbs down.Goofy as Marley’s ghost, as seen in Disneyland.“Mickey’s Christmas Carol” animated window displays along Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom.We identify every Disney background character at Fezziwig’s party and lament the absence of Pluto from this entire thing.Quick shout-outs to “Totally Minnie” and “Disney’s DTV Romancin’” Valentine special.Willie the Giant as the Ghost of Christmas Present carefully wandering through the tiny streets of London calls back to the ending scene of “Fun and Fancy Free,” Disney’s 1947 package film featuring “Mickey and the Beanstalk,” which is also on Disney+.Your now-annual reminder that Pete has been a cat this entire time.Previous Episodes of This Podcast MentionedSeason 2, Episode 2: The Star Wars Holiday SpecialSeason 2, Episode 15: Saved by the Bell: Home for ChristmasSeason 2, Episode 19: Mickey’s Once Upon a ChristmasSeason 2, Episode 20: Mickey’s Twice Upon a ChristmasMickey’s Christmas Carol ©1983 Disney.Opening Music: “Christmas Was Better in the ’80s” by The Futureheads, ©2010 Nul Records.The Advent Calendar House is on the web at adventcalendar.house, on Twitter @adventcalhouse, and part of the Christmas Podcast Network.

“You tell Santa fuck him, because you already got your present--it’s this episode.” -CaraIn the season finale and Christmas Special, Cara and Mallory take a look at their version of a Christmas Carol. Bob is an alcoholic, Tiny Tim (featuring the return of Gazebos Kid) is a theif, Fezziwig is a hipster moron, and Scrooge is a generous man from an unfairly maligned and attacked family. Will the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future help heal the centuries deep wound that has divided their families, or will the Scrooge name be tarnished forever?

A Christmas Carol resumes with Scrooge's journey with the three different ghosts and a drunk Fezziwig. Will Scrooge learn to redeem himself? Or will he simply continue his miserly ways. Find out and join us for A Christmas Carol.

The Revival League Playhouse proudly presents our original black comedy radio play, “Soylent Scrooge; Or, Christmas Is Made Of People.” England, 1893. The height of the Industrial Revolution. London is prosperous and well-fed. And yet, something sinister is afoot at the Soylent Scrooge Canning Manufactory, famous for feeding all of Great Britain its wildly popular brands of holiday slurry. So when Christmas Eve production grinds to a halt after captain of industry Jacob Marley falls into the whirling knives and gears of Soylent Scrooge, it's up to intrepid Food Inspector Bucket to get to the bottom of things. It's a black-hearted conspiracy that eats away at the very heart and soul of the British Empire ... and all strands of the crooked web lead back to Marley and his business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge! Can Scrooge survive the dogged sleuthing of Bucket, all while being haunted by the ghosts of Christmas? Cannibalism! Canning! Atrocious English Accents! What the Dickens will happen next, in the dastardly world of Soylent Scrooge? Listen and nibble act by act, or binge listen all at once! So please pop some popcorn, make some hot cocoa, curl up under a warm blanket and gather around the radio to listen to this fiendish holiday feast. This play is rated NSFW -- Not Safe For Work, at least not without earbuds. It contains violence, grown up language and situations, and may not be suitable for small children. This radio play was written by Greg Tally and Ryan Smith, and based upon the collected works of Charles Dickens and the short story "Soylent Scrooge" by Greg Tally. Dramatization produced and directed by Ryan Smith and Greg Tally. Your IBS Radio Announcers were Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, and Carolina Hidalgo. This program was narrated by Hayley Tolley. Starring Troy Schulze as Ebenezer Scrooge. Ron McAdams as Jacob Marley. Rebecca Herron as The Ghost of Christmas Past. Greg Tally as The Ghost of Christmas Present. Zach Thompson as The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Jackey Neyman Jones as Mrs. Cratchit. Ryan Smith as Tiny Tim. Tim Blaney as Fezziwig. Kate Page as Fan. Zoe Plait as Belle Trent. Kit Davlin as Fred;. Jaime Flowers Ashley as Fred's wife. Natalie Ryan as Daniel Quilp. And Grant Baciocco as Borb Cratchit. Additional vocal performances by: Erik Koski, Robb Maynard, Ron McAdams, Ian Morrison, Kate Page, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Ryan Smith, and Greg Tally. Music supervision by Greg Tally; Editing by Ryan Smith. Vintage commercials directed by Ron McAdams. Commercials written and performed by Ron McAdams, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Erik Koski, Robb Maynard, Phillip Stephens, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, Deana Dolphin, and Ryan Smith. Song, "Sex With A Mermaid," written by Greg Tally. Songs, "Sex With A Mince Pie" and, "Sex With A Badger" written by Natalie Ryan. Radio play text copyright 2017 by Ryan Smith and Greg Tally. Commercial text copyright 2017 by Ron McAdams, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Erik Koski, Robb Maynard, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, Greg Tally, and Ryan Smith. Production copyright 2017 by Jefferson Hospitality, LLLP. Promotional artwork by Daniel Vincent Bigelow. This audio program is satire. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the writers, performers or sponsor. But if you don’t understand satire there is no hope for you and you probably shouldn’t be consuming fiction of any kind. All rights reserved.

Attitude is perhaps one of the greatest tools we have to affect our lives — positive or negative. The Charles Dickens character Ebeneezer Scrooge described his former employer, Mr. Fezziwig, as someone who had “the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. Say … Continue reading "128 TSP Attitude" The post 128 TSP Attitude appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Special episode time, part 2! We conclude our Forceful opinions on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, delicious sandwiches by Cuban Eddie's from Dumont, NJ, and Sam Adams' Amber Bock and Old Fezziwig Ale, by the Boston Beer Company.

Special episode time, part 1! We offer our Forceful opinions on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, review Cuban Eddie's from Dumont, NJ, and enjoy Sam Adams' Amber Bock and Old Fezziwig Ale, done by the Boston Beer Company.

In comedy, timing is everything and the timing is so off in 6th Street Playhouse’s Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge that the fact that it still manages to extract any laughs at all from its audience is somewhat of a Christmas miracle. Plagued with pre-production challenges ranging from a change in director due to the fires to the untimely passing of its lead actor, director Jared Sakren and his cast have done their best to present local audiences an option for alternative holiday fun. Christopher Durang’s musical parody of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – with detours through the worlds of Oliver Twist, The Gift of the Magi, and It’s a Wonderful Life amongst others– has not aged well since its 2002 premiere. Full of political and pop cultural references that might have seemed dated even them (Remember Enron and Kenneth Lay? Harry and Leona Helmsley? TV’s Touched by an Angel?), it follows Ebenezer Scrooge (played by Kit Grimm) on his Christmas Eve journey through his past as guided by an incompetent ghost (Debra Harvey, alternating in the role with Serena Flores). Their visit to the Cratchit household reveals an angry and bitter Mrs. Bob Cratchit (played by an appropriately crotchety Tika Moon), who’s fed up with her milquetoast husband (an earnest Conor Woods), their twenty children - most of whom live in the root cellar - and her lot in life. Soon it’s off to the pub for her where she’ll knock back a few followed by a London Bridge plunge into the Thames. Scrooge and Cratchit’s fates become intertwined, as Scrooge finds himself oddly attracted to his underling’s miserable wife and Cratchit wishes she had never been born. The show concludes with a decidedly un-Christmas-like moral – you can be poor, loving, and noble, or rich, mean, and happy. God bless us, everyone! The play contains four original songs by Durang and Michael Friedman that offer a few chuckles, but you won’t be hearing carolers singing any of these any Christmas soon. Dicken’s original story is ripe for parody, and Durang does manage to mine a few silly laughs out of it, but this show never really gets off the ground. There are hints at what Ms. Harvey might have been able to do with the lead role of the ghost with sufficient rehearsal time, but the necessity of her reading from a script played havoc with the show’s pacing. Without a strong, central performance, it was left to the supporting cast to veer out on their own and bring the laughs. The most successful of those were Moon’s bitingly sarcastic Mrs. Cratchit, Laura Levin’s ebullient, cherubic Mrs. Fezziwig, and Eric Weiss’s rubber-limbed not-so-Tiny Tim. Credit to them and the entire ensemble for gamely marching on in the hopes of producing some Christmas cheer. While the punchbowl they’re serving it from is far from full, there’s at least enough in it for a couple of glasses. Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge plays at Santa Rosa’s 6th Street Playhouse through December 23rd with evening performances at 7:30 pm and matinees at 2:00pm For more information, go to 6thstreetplayhouse.com

The Revival League Podcast proudly presents our original black comedy radio play, “Soylent Scrooge; Or, Christmas Is Made Of People.” England, 1893. The height of the Industrial Revolution. London is prosperous and well-fed. And yet, something sinister is afoot at the Soylent Scrooge Canning Manufactory, famous for feeding all of Great Britain its wildly popular brands of holiday slurry. So when Christmas Eve production grinds to a halt after captain of industry Jacob Marley falls into the whirling knives and gears of Soylent Scrooge, it's up to intrepid Food Inspector Bucket to get to the bottom of things. It's a black-hearted conspiracy that eats away at the very heart and soul of the British Empire ... and all strands of the crooked web lead back to Marley and his business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge! Can Scrooge survive the dogged sleuthing of Bucket, all while being haunted by the ghosts of Christmas? Cannibalism! Canning! Atrocious English Accents! What the Dickens will happen next, in the dastardly world of Soylent Scrooge? Listen and nibble act by act, or binge listen all at once! So please pop some popcorn, make some hot cocoa, curl up under a warm blanket and gather around the radio to listen to this fiendish holiday feast. This play is rated NSFW -- Not Safe For Work, at least not without earbuds. It contains violence, grown up language and situations, and may not be suitable for small children. This radio play was written by Greg Tally and Ryan Smith, and based upon the collected works of Charles Dickens and the short story "Soylent Scrooge" by Greg Tally. Dramatization produced and directed by Ryan Smith and Greg Tally. Your IBS Radio Announcers were Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, and Carolina Hidalgo. This program was narrated by Hayley Tolley. Starring Troy Schulze as Ebenezer Scrooge. Ron McAdams as Jacob Marley. Rebecca Herron as The Ghost of Christmas Past. Greg Tally as The Ghost of Christmas Present. Zach Thompson as The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Jackey Neyman Jones as Mrs. Cratchit. Ryan Smith as Tiny Tim. Tim Blaney as Fezziwig. Kate Page as Fan. Zoe Plait as Belle Trent. Kit Davlin as Fred;. Jaime Flowers Ashley as Fred's wife. Natalie Ryan as Daniel Quilp. And Grant Baciocco as Borb Cratchit. Additional vocal performances by: Erik Koski, Robb Maynard, Ron McAdams, Ian Morrison, Kate Page, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Ryan Smith, and Greg Tally. Music supervision by Greg Tally; Editing by Ryan Smith. Vintage commercials directed by Ron McAdams. Commercials written and performed by Ron McAdams, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Erik Koski, Robb Maynard, Phillip Stephens, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, Deana Dolphin, and Ryan Smith. Song, "Sex With A Mermaid," written by Greg Tally. Songs, "Sex With A Mince Pie" and, "Sex With A Badger" written by Natalie Ryan. Radio play text copyright 2017 by Ryan Smith and Greg Tally. Commercial text copyright 2017 by Ron McAdams, James Rohling, Natalie Ryan, Erik Koski, Robb Maynard, Erica Rodriguez-Hylton, Greg Tally, and Ryan Smith. Production copyright 2017 by Jefferson Hospitality, LLLP. Promotional artwork by Daniel Vincent Bigelow. This audio program is satire. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the writers, performers or sponsor. But if you don’t understand satire there is no hope for you and you probably shouldn’t be consuming fiction of any kind. All rights reserved. (This podcast does not represent Alternaversal, Shout Factory or the Kickstarter campaign in any official capacity). EDITOR’S NOTE: In June 2019, this podcast merged with the Damn Dirty Geeks Podcast and became The Damn Dirty Drive-in. These are our classic back catalog episodes, dating back to March 2016. Please enjoy! The new Drive-In podcast opens for business with original sketches, movie discussions, interviews, weird food tastings and more at Episode 168.

Fezziwig's Ball is more lit than any party than you have ever been to.

This week, Josh talks to Alexis Howland (Cups and a Half and Fezziwig) about driving five hours to go to a mall, balancing two groups, and enrolling in an improv class on an impulse. See Fezziwig at PHIT August 10, 11, 17, and 18. Alexis’s new PHIT improv team will debut September 6. Cups and a Half heads to the She Makes Me Laugh Femme Fest 2017 at the People’s Improv Theater on September 16. Check out Wild: A Clown Western during Philly Fringe Festival. Philly Sketchfringe takes place September 15 with three shows at the Playground at the Adrienne.

This week, Josh talks to Andrea Duffy (Fezziwig, Sarah and Andrea Should Smile) talks about being on the radio, her therapist talking her into taking improv classes, and her grandmother’s hilarious funeral. See Andrea with Fezziwig on May 18 and 19 at 830pm at Philly Improv Theater or at the Sunday Improv Jam every Sunday at PHIT at 830pm or with Clamor of Harpies. Listen to Andrea on the Sarah and Andrea Should Smile podcast or every weekday from 9am to 2pm on More FM 101.1 in Philadelphia.

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“I wear the chains I forged in life!” This ghostly report from the doomed spirit of Jacob Marley is amongst the most famous supernatural utterances in English literature. It’s also a fair metaphor for the heavy weight of responsibility carried by any theater company brave enough to stage Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. This unstoppably popular story has been around for better than 170 years, and along the way it’s forged a long, weighty chain of expectations, adorations, misinterpretations, criticisms, dismissals and the weird, unkind backlashes that spring from any legendary story’s overfamiliarity in the public eye. Amongst the many reasons that 6th Street’s current production of A Christmas Carol can claim to be called one of the best surprises of 2015, is that it both embraces what’s made the tale so enduring, while also blazing new trails, finding fresh, entertaining possibilities in what has, in some adaptor’s hands, become stale and predictable. With a strong, adaptable cast, an inventively clever script by Michael Wilson, sprightly, emotion-focused direction from Craig Miller, and a delightfully steam-punk production-design, this incarnation of the Dickens classic also makes maximum use of actor Charles Siebert as Ebeneezer Scrooge. Performing rarely on local stages, Siebert’s North Bay appearances are always occasions to celebrate (6th Street’s Red, Cinnabar’s The Price). As Scrooge—the miserly skinflint whose Christmas Eve haunting takes him backwards and forwards through his own history—Siebert is fancifully mesmerizing and terrifically, touchingly real, maintaining a remarkable level of creative generosity toward all others with whom he shares the stage. As Marley—materializing to deliver a dire warning to his former business partner Scrooge—Alan Kaplan is a wickedly, wackily menacing and also heartbreakingly earnest. As the various spirits of Christmas—past, present, and future—Miller has assembled a trio of comic actors (Jessica Headington, Nick Christenson, and Ryan Severt) who deliver delightfully spectral comedy while consistently landing sharp emotional punches when necessary—in one case, while towering over the stage on stilts. The large, multi-age cast—with notably strong and/or hilarious performances by Jeff Coté as Bob Cratchit, Harry Duke as Fezziwig, and Crystal Carpenter as Belle—work incredibly well as a shape-shifting, character-changing, scenery-moving ensemble. And particular praise must be given to Miller’s technical team, whose clock-work set (Jesse Dreikosen), mood-making lights (Steven Piechocki), and otherworldly sound-design (Miller, with John Gromada) are some of the best seen at 6th Street in many a Christmas. Meanwhile, over at Spreckels Arts Center, another beloved novel leaps to life on stage in ‘Little Women: The Musical.’ With a spectacular performance by Rebekah Pearson in the lead role of Jo March, with crisp, lively direction by Thomas Chapman, and a beautifully spare musical direction Jim Coleman, Louisa May Alcott’s enduring story of love, family and individual determination is gorgeously and cleverly transformed. The story has been rearranged a bit, with the bulk of the familiar tale of the March sisters a flashback in Jo’s grown-up memory, as she strives to make a go of it as a writer in New York City, far from the home she loves. IT works, taking elements of the book that happened earlier, and easing them later into the story, where they become the emotional peak of the play. The entire cast is excellent, the sing is stellar, and the remarkably accessible storytelling aims straight for the heart, without forgetting that ‘Little Women’ the novel, is also delightfully, humanly hilarious. Taken together these two season favorites are must-sees for this holiday season. A Christmas Carol’ runs Thursday–Sunday through December 20 at 6th Street Playhouse. 6thstreetplayhouse.com. Little Women: The Musical runs Friday - Sunday until December 20. Speckelsonline.com

A Christmas Carol has several characters that stand out:  Fan (Scrooge's sister) - full of love for her older brother Fred (Scrooge's nephew) - full of Christmas cheer Fezziwig (Scrooge's old boss) - knows how to celebrate Christmas Bob Cratchit (Scrooge's clerk) - loves his family deeply Tiny Tim (Bob's weakly son) - strives to live thoughtfully with goodness/kindness Note: They are all filled with hope, even as they face the difficulties of life: Fan will die young; Fred grew up without a mom; Fezziwig knew the challenges of running a business; Bob knew about poverty and making tough sacrifices; and Tiny Tim knew firsthand the hard realities of illness. It invites us to ponder - how do we prepare our hearts with Advent hope?  Are we receiving hope, and are we passing it on to one another? December 7, 2014 - Cathedral of Christ the King - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci studyprayserve.com  

Listen Up! On show 75 we have Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, and more:Buy a Festivus Pole and Festivus WineOur favorite Christmas Songs.  John likes Little Drummer Boy, and I like The Xmas SongListen to our exclusive interview with FezziwigTune 1: A Month Of Rain by Simon FoxWe got Curried!Xmas stuff, and John is back at the Stained Glass thingMore Gluten Free Pierogi storiesTune 2: Baby's First Christmas by Maria De AngelisOur favorite Xmas shows.  John likes The Grinch and I like Rudolph and the Happy Days Xmas ShowThe Fonz was cool, and had great power, but wielded it responsiblyDiscuss this show, here.

"CBR 22: Winter Seasonals Part 1","The first of 3 shows on winter seasonal beers. With snow on the ground, and beer in my glass, I can't but help to think of the opening song from Bad Santa, "It's the most wonderful time of the year." Beers Reviewed: Winter Solstace - Anderson Valley Brewing Company (CA) Winter Hook - Red Hook (WA) Old Fezziwig Ale - Samuel Adams (MA) Winter Welcome Ale - Samuel Smiths (England) Christmas Ale - Great Lakes Brewing Company (OH) Links: Off Flavors Article. Rankings: Jeff - 1. Winter Solstace, 2. Fezziwig, 3. Lancaster, 4. Great Lakes, 5. Winterhook Greg - 1. Winter Solstace, 2. Fezziwig, 3. Lancaster, 4. Winterhook, 5. Great Lakes "

"CBR 22: Winter Seasonals Part 1","The first of 3 shows on winter seasonal beers. With snow on the ground, and beer in my glass, I can't but help to think of the opening song from Bad Santa, "It's the most wonderful time of the year." Beers Reviewed: Winter Solstace - Anderson Valley Brewing Company (CA) Winter Hook - Red Hook (WA) Old Fezziwig Ale - Samuel Adams (MA) Winter Welcome Ale - Samuel Smiths (England) Christmas Ale - Great Lakes Brewing Company (OH) Links: Off Flavors Article. Rankings: Jeff - 1. Winter Solstace, 2. Fezziwig, 3. Lancaster, 4. Great Lakes, 5. Winterhook Greg - 1. Winter Solstace, 2. Fezziwig, 3. Lancaster, 4. Winterhook, 5. Great Lakes "