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Like Scrooge, people in Franklin have learned how to keep Christmas well, as Charles Dickens would say. Set for Dec. 9-10, 2006, Franklin's annual holiday celebration brings the historic town to life with the joy and charm of an old-fashioned Victorian Christmas – recreated from the pages of the classic A Christmas Carol.
"The stage is set with our beautiful century-old buildings, the festival just adds the atmosphere," says Nancy Williams, Main Street director for the Downtown Franklin Association and Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County. "Franklin's Main Street is a perfect Victorian setting. Most of the shops were built between 1890 and the early 1900s, and they are beautifully restored. When you hear the clatter of horses' hooves, smell the roasted chestnuts and see the whole town in costume, it isn't difficult to imagine Franklin as a 19th century English village."
"Franklin is a beautiful town in every season, but during Dickens of a Christmas it really is magical," says John Fraser, chairman of the event and the character "Fagin." "Many people have made Dickens of a Christmas a family tradition and some people are just discovering how great it can be. Everybody in the family can enjoy it, and it truly makes a memorable Christmas."
Event hours are from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, and from noon-5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006. An event schedule will be available downtown on Dickens weekend, listing special performances and identifying the living window artists and special characters. Visitors are welcome to join our volunteers as part of the Victorian scene by donning costumes and feigning a British accent. So, grab a friend or two and join the fun.
Free and open to the public, Dickens of A Christmas is presented by the Downtown Franklin Association, an arm of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County, which seeks to protect and preserve the architectural, geographic and cultural heritage of Franklin and Williamson County and to promote the ongoing economic revitalization of downtown Franklin in the context of historic preservation.
To find out more, contact Nancy Williams at 615-591-8500 ext. 17
| Dates and Times: | Saturday, December 9, 2006 10am-5pm Sunday, December 10, 2006 12pm – 5pm |
| Location: | Downtown Franklin Free to the public |
