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When Scrooge Bought the Goose: Inside a Dickensian Christmas Table

After years of counting coins and tightening purses, Scrooge’s sudden generosity meant more than gifts; it meant a table brimming with abundance, a gesture as much about atonement as celebration. The house, once quiet and austere, now hummed with activity, and the dinner that followed was a spectacle of goodwill. Scrooge, in a rare show of indulgence, had purchased the fattest goose in the market, its golden body promising richness and warmth to everyone at the table.

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A Christmas Carol And A Word About “Pay What You Can Nights” At Dallas Theater Center

by Steven Doyle

A Christmas in Dallas is not complete without seeing the Dallas Theater Center’s A Christmas Carol at the Kalita Humphreys Theater on Turtle Creek. We really do not get snow, and no one is about to roast a chestnut in the streets, so we grab our traditions where we can. We were about to announce the Pay-What-You-Can show set for November 20, but the it sold out in record time. We are listing other PWYC shows as a holiday gift to our readers. Continue reading

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