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Of all the folk tales, pageants, legends, and fables to accompany Christmas, few have achieved the level of immortality as "The Nutcracker."

Boone High School science teacher Shannon Glass Lumley has a nutcracker collection that was inspired by her childhood years spent living in Germany.

Madison Ballets holiday classic, 7 pm on 12/17, 1 & 6 pm on 12/18-19 & 26, 6 pm on 12/23 and 1 pm, 12/24, Overture Center-Overture Hall. $65-$11.

Madison Ballets holiday classic, 7 pm on 12/17, 1 & 6 pm on 12/18-19 & 26, 6 pm on 12/23 and 1 pm, 12/24, Overture Center-Overture Hall. $65-$11.

In this season of charity, perhaps we can reconsider the unjustly maligned reputation of Fritz, the troublemaker child in the Nutcracker ballet.

A brief history, including evergreen trees, presents, and Santa Claus.

Madison Ballets holiday classic, 7 pm on 12/17, 1 & 6 pm on 12/18-19 & 26, 6 pm on 12/23 and 1 pm, 12/24, Overture Center-Overture Hall. $65-$11.

Make this Christmas magical with these weekend events happening in Greater Cincinnati (and a bonus list of our favorite light shows).

The origins of Christmas as a holiday date back to the 1790s and evolved throughout the decades that followed.

The time grows short to catch seasonal theater productions by Childrens Theater of Madison, Madison Ballet and Mercury Players Theatre, plus more events for a mellow holiday week in Isthmus Picks for Dec. 22-30.