The RSC Christmas

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On its 30th anniversary, we present the complete audio of The Reduced Shakespeare Company Christmas, which walked so The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) could run, and was first recorded and broadcast on Public Radio International in 1995. Featuring conversations with both the crew of Yule-Sat and Charles Dickens; festive (and occasionally dated) partying at the RSC HQ in Northern California; the ten-minute “The Complete Christmas Carol (abridged);” and the original in-context version of that would-be holiday classic “Mrs. Santa Claus.” (Length 47:35)

The Reduced Shakespeare Company Christmas
Written and performed by Matt Croke, Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor
Produced by Connie Blaszcyk and Peter John Marquez
Production Mix Engineer Jane E. Pipik
Mix Engineer Michael Moss
Foley Effects by Sue Zizza
Album Cover and Design Scott Bushnell
“Mrs. Santa Claus” by Austin Tichenor
Music and Incidental Music composed and arranged by Michael Moss
Music Production in Soundscape Studios, Boston

  1. Three Wise Guys
  2. R.S.C.H.Q.
  3. Channel Surfing
  4. Yule-Sat
  5. A Happy Wholesome Holiday
  6. Carolers From Hell
  7. Cattle-Lite
  8. A Little Dickens
  9. An Even Littler Dickens
  10. Carol Complaint Line
  11. The Meaning of Christmas
  12. Holiday Apocalypse
  13. Mrs. Santa Claus
  14. The 12 Tips of Christmas

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