RNS-DICKENS-200 b

Members of The Merry Madrigalers practice “Ding Dong Merrily On High” during their last dress rehearsal before the first Charles Dickens Christmas Festival in Southport, N.C. The festival will convert the port town into Victorian England in celebration of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday.

Members of The Merry Madrigalers practice “Ding Dong Merrily On High” during their last dress rehearsal before the first Charles Dickens Christmas Festival in Southport, N.C. The festival will convert the port town into Victorian England in celebration of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday.

RNS-DICKENS-200 b

Members of The Merry Madrigalers practice “Ding Dong Merrily On High” during their last dress rehearsal before the first Charles Dickens Christmas Festival in Southport, N.C. The festival will convert the port town into Victorian England in celebration of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday.