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Merry Christmas! Hello and welcome to The Works and 藝坊星期天 Christmas Special, one of the rare times in the year you’ll see all three of our presenters together.
As usual for our Christmas specials, the whole show has a festive theme. Later, singer songwriter Danielle Denquar Chupak will be in the studio to sing two songs: one a Christmas classic, and another she’s written herself especially for the season. But first, for Christians, Christmas, December 25th, is primarily a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It’s been observed on that date on the Gregorian Calendar since around the fourth century in the West. Some Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate it on the same date on the Julian Calendar, which falls on January 7th. Of course, even for the less religious there’s another name synonymous with Christmas and that’s Santa Claus, Father Christmas himself. And the Father Christmas we know today is a combination of several traditions. In Britain, he’s part of an ancient folk tradition and was once known as “Sir Christmas” or even “Captain Christmas”. The United States draws on a different tradition for Santa Claus, the Dutch tradition based on Saint Nicholas of Myra, a 4th-century Greek bishop famous for his generosity to the poor. In the popular mind, the two figures, both of whom known for bringing gifts, have long since converged. The story of Father Christmas preparing for his busiest season is at the heart of one British theatre production. We went to ask him what gifts he might be bringing this year.
One story that personifies the spirit of the season for many is the story of a cold-hearted miser who despises everything about it. Ebenezer Scrooge. Charles Dickens’ Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”, a man who undergoes an astonishing change of heart after being visited by a number of ghosts, is one of the most famous characters in English literature. “Bah, humbug.” That’s his simple dismissal of Christmas spirit and all those who try to share it. But the story of that one terrifying and transforming night of his life has now been told in song and dance in a musical presented by the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre.
Locally-based singer songwriter Danielle Denquar Chupak is here with her band to sing her original Christmas song, "Not Even Tinsel" and another Christmas classic.
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