'Tis the Season . . .

It was an uncommonly sad weekend in Falls Village, but it had a cheerful coda. At sunset, hundreds of villagers arrived at the Senior Center for a performance of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by the Falls Village Children's Theater. Then everyone gathered by candlelight on the Town Green to sing "Silent Night" and witness the lighting of the tree that was donated in memory of Stephanie Timolat and Ella Fitch by Jody Bronson of Great Mountain Forest. Afterwards, everyone trooped back to the Senior Center (bursting to capacity and proving how much we need the new community center) for an abundance of excellent pizza (provided by Nancy Hodgkins and the Rec Commission), carols by the Village Voices (under the spirited direction of Josh Stone), and presents for every boy and girl in the room from Santa Claus (and his esteemed elf, Betsy Howie.)
Two cast members from "Twas the Night Before Christmas" enjoy pizza after performing at the Senior Center (and earlier in the day at Geer Village.)

The Village Voices, which is sponsored by the FVCT, sang snappy arrangements of Christmas classics

Santa checked his list twice and discovered that there are no naughty children in Falls Village, only nice ones.