It is a Houston holiday tradition, "A Christmas Carol" is back at Alley Theatre! Actors Michelle Elaine and Christopher Salazar, who play the roles of Mrs. Fezziwig and Fred, respectively, invited Houston Life’s Melanie Camp on stage to take a look at some of the exciting surprises planned for this year's performance.

The Alley Theatre has put on a production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ annually since 1989, making it a Houston holiday tradition for families!

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A sampling of seasonal celebrations throughout the Houston area, including holiday markets, yuletide train rides, light shows, plays, concerts, and events.

Alley Theatre will offer a brand-new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” during the coming holiday season.

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Ebenezer scrooge greets each Christmas with “Bah! Humbug!” until he is visited one Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Christmas past, Christmas present and Christmas future.

Kick off the holiday season at Alley Theatre with a new adaptation of "A Christmas Carol."

Houstonians can get in the Christmas spirit early thanks to a citywide gift from the Alley Theatre. In partnership with ConocoPhillips, Alley Theatre is offering Houstonians the opportunity to watch its “A Christmas Carol” performance for free. From Dec. 4 - 27, Houstonians can watch a digital production of the timeless holiday classic online. For a complete viewing experience, the Alley Theatre has created a digital program that provides cast bios, sponsor backgrounds, virtual conversations and video interviews with the cast and creative team. Click here to register to receive a private link to view the digital performance of “A Chrismas Carol.”

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, file photo, ornaments hang on a Christmas tree on display in New York. Office holiday parties are tricky in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many companies are foregoing parties altogether, deciding instead to send staff gift baskets, extra time off or donations to charities that employees choose. Hall, File)(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – The show must go on for Alley Theatre this holiday season. A digital production of “A Christmas Carol,” the timeless holiday classic by Charles Dickens, is in the works, and Houstonians can watch it for free. In a press conference Tuesday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner joined the theater’s Artistic Director Rob Melrose to announce plans for the virtual production. This holiday season, the Alley Theatre will proudly present a *free* digital production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL! “It’s going to be a very unique, very intimate ‘Christmas Carol’ like none you’ve never seen before and its going to be special," Melrose said.

FILE - Jefferson Mays arrives at the "I Am the Night" FYC event in Los Angeles on May 9, 2019. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – What does the theater community desperately need during a time of social distancing? Tickets purchased via the show's website will automatically benefit local community theaters based on the ZIP code the user enters. It was his introduction to the theater, and he and his family would read it every year. “They need help now.”Partner theaters include Actors’ Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Sankofa Collective, South Coast Repertory, Springfield Contemporary Theatre, Theatre Tallahassee, and Vermont Stage.