Playbill

Perhaps never staged, Searching for the Spirit of Christmas is a youthful journey to find parents (the Grinch might be one) with the help of magic (“Once a Little Snowflake“), but not a witch’s (“The Witch’s Spell“). I think. Can’t find much about this. The plot seems encapsulated in the setting out song: “Christmas Spirit, I’ll Find You.” It’s adorable. Then gender fluidity is addressed in the talky “The Pronoun Song.” The overall tenor of the show seems to resist the Holidays (“You Won’t find Me“), but it’s really about battling close-mindedness (“Perspective“). The finale is the woke/Xian thing to do: “Keep a Little Christmas Spirit.” Broaden, bro.