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Have you ever wanted to meet Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, or Father Christmas? The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County is making some of these Charles Dickens classic characters come to life ...

Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to raise awareness of some of the problems in Victorian society. He thought that many of these problems could be solved if people were kinder to each other.

Members of the Holy Name Choir sing Christmas carols at the gazebo in Kimball Park during the light-up ceremony Friday night at Ebensburg’s 19th annual Dickens of a Christmas celebration.

A Dickens of a Christmas The theme for this year's event is Charles Dickens, famed author of books including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and, of course, A Christmas Carol. Many of the biggest ...