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A Dickens of a Time in Portsmouth : Musical: Three guys from L.A. have created 'A Carol of Christmas' in a city where hard times are threatening the Yule spirit.

December 24, 1990 | ELIZABETH MEHREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

The Air Force base is closing here, and jobs are growing scarce. Property prices have fallen; banks are uneasy. A tank of gas for the car now costs what a good blouse or sweater used to. It's getting very cold, and heating the house, to the horror of people in this seaside community, has become a luxury. Could this be the time for "A Carol of Christmas"? "Humbug!" shouted Abner Stone, the updated answer to Dickens' Scrooge. "Utter nonsense!"

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A Dickens of a Time in Portsmouth : Musical: Three guys from L.A. have created 'A Carol of Christmas' in a city where hard times are threatening the Yule spirit.

December 24, 1990 | ELIZABETH MEHREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

The Air Force base is closing here, and jobs are growing scarce. Property prices have fallen; banks are uneasy. A tank of gas for the car now costs what a good blouse or sweater used to. It's getting very cold, and heating the house, to the horror of people in this seaside community, has become a luxury. Could this be the time for "A Carol of Christmas"? "Humbug!" shouted Abner Stone, the updated answer to Dickens' Scrooge. "Utter nonsense!"

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