Holiday Play with Music Character Descriptions: 3 male, 3 female, plus chorus of 8 to 12 singers Simple Set A Christmas celebration told in songs, stories, poems and tales by Dickens, Mark Twain, Frank McCourt, Emily Dickinson, Alfred Lord Tennyson, A.J. Carothers, and many others collected with a host of traditional carols and holiday songs. This piece provides a perfect evening to warm hearts, stir memories and give laughter during the holiday season. Also available from Samuel French: David Birney"s original A Chrismas Pudding, which includes selections by Shakespeare, Shaw, Longfellow, St. Luke and many others! "David Birney"s adaptation is an evening of song, poetry and stories that celebrates the spiritual dimensions of the season...from a diverse array of classic and modern texts, punctuated with musical interludes...[The] tone ranges from lighthearted whimsy to solemn reflection...humorous, wry...lighthearted...This is definitely a Christmas show...one (whose) openhearted sentiments send a message that"s reassuringly inclusive." - The Los Angeles Times "A calorie-laden Christmas Pudding in Los Altos...a place to jump-start your holiday spirit as we enter the gratitude season of the year." - The Daily News, Los Altos, California