and then there was Chiles

A couple of nights after watching my son's school's Kwanzaa spectacular I attended another school play. This one was at Chiles High School. I knew right away this one was going to be a sharp contrast. As I entered the auditorium, Hark the Herald Angels Sing was playing through the sound system. Apparently these people didn't have the Christmas jitters. There were two plays performed. The first, was a musical called, "Amahl and the Night Visitors". It was amazing. It was the story of a young family living during the birth of Christ. It was a poor widow and her highly imaginative son. Imagine there surprise when three kings came to visit. As it turned out the kings were on their way find a baby who had born a king. They were following a star. They began speaking of the child they were looking for as a child who would have the hands of wealth. By the end they were speaking of the child who's hands would be pierced. What an amazing story. It was refreshing considering the, 'Winter Holidays' display of only a couple of nights before.

That was followed by, 'A Christmas Carol' which was equally great. The acting was super. Two stood way out, Grace and Nathan Waller. They should be consider for a Tony for sure. The whole things was great and refreshingly focused on what Christmas is really all about. So just remember this Christmas, "God bless us each and everyone".