Twas the Night Before Christmas is a 1995 children's musical with a book and lyrics by Bruce C. Miller, music by Bruce C. Miller and Carol Gully, and additional music by Ron Barnett. The show is based on the poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, also known as The Night Before Christmas and A Visit From St. Nicholas.
Synopsis
The show takes place in New York, December, 1822. We are introduced to the town as people prepare for Christmas. Clement Moore is particularly urgent, as his daughter, Charity, is terminally ill. Every year he writes a Christmas poem, and he wants it to be so good this year that Charity will have enough cheer to fight the disease. However, he is not able to write anything that is not awful (Welcome to Our Town). Clement and Eliza are discussing Charity and Santa Claus when Charity comes in crying that she accidentally broke the Christmas candles. Eliza goes to make her bed, and Charity tells her father she sometimes...
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