1945 Christmas from Home
World War II play
This year audiences celebrate the end of World War II, which changed the course of history forever.
Families reunite. Soldiers and sailors tell of wartime Christmases spent in jungles, snow covered forests or on submarines dodging depth charges. Conrad recounts his brave escapes from captors in the Philippines. Tuskegee Airman Roger Terry gets court martialed. People who worked on the Manhattan project may now tell their secrets. Steinway delivers Victory Pianos across all war zones. Music includes Happy Days Are Here Again, GI Jive, Sentimental Journey and Christmas favorites including a song new in 1945, Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.