{"id":108303,"date":"2025-12-03T18:34:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T23:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=108303"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:52:14","slug":"mr-scrooge-the-meanest-man-in-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/en\/culture\/mr-scrooge-the-meanest-man-in-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Scrooge, the meanest man in town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The young thespians at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute honour a venerable cultural tradition: the English Christmas pantomime.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In many parts of England the Christmas pantomime continues as a part of a holiday tradition dating back to the 19th century. Another English tradition during Christmas is telling ghost stories. While that may seem curious, it resulted in the writing of a novella that has become a Christmas classic and the subject of many stage, movie, and television projects.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Dickens\u2019 A Christmas Carol is now a staple part of the Christmas season around the world. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge, \u201cthe meanest man in all of London town\u201d, is well-known, including the ghostly visitations that resulted in his transformation from a hard-hearted tight-fisted miser to a man \u201cwho knew the true meaning of Christmas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On December 10, the VCI Drama Group presents their production of Scrooge, in the tradition of the English Christmas pantomime. They provided a little advance promotion and character previews during their very public and properly-dressed presence as part of this year\u2019s Vankleek Hill Christmas Parade November 29, to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and, in the words of Tiny Tim, \u201cGod bless us, everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The young thespians at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute honour a venerable cultural tradition: the English Christmas pantomime. In many parts of England the Christmas pantomime continues as a part of a holiday tradition dating back to the 19th century. Another English tradition during Christmas is telling ghost stories. 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