Dylan Woodward, Annelise Micus and Zachary Nuesman, from left, portray elves in “The Christmas That Came Too Soon.”IF YOU GO* What: “The Christmas That Came Too Soon.”* When: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15.* Where: Mountain Arts Community Center, 809 Kentucky Ave., Signal Mountain.* Admission: $5.* Phone: 423-886-1959.
Before the ghouls and goblins were let loose to collect Halloween candy, Christmas decorations were on the shelves at some area stores.
It seems to get earlier every year.
But what if it got pushed further and further and further ahead on the calendar?
A new musical making its world premiere this weekend at the Mountain Arts Community Center, “The Christmas That Came Too Soon,” imagines just such a scenario.