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Civil Christmas

During the Civil War, a wounded Union soldier falls in love with a Southern woman while taking refuge in her cabin on Christmas Eve.

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Joel Paul Reisig

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Aura-Lee

Douglas

Grandpa Charlie

Andrew Dawe-Collins

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(melancholy piano music) - Civil Christmas

(melancholy piano music)

(somber orchestral music) - Civil Christmas

(somber orchestral music)

- He was stabbed in the
stomach, with a bayonet. - Civil Christmas

- He was stabbed in the stomach, with a bayonet.

That kind of wound,
you don't recover, - Civil Christmas

That kind of wound, you don't recover,

He longed to see you stride
down a wedding aisle, - Civil Christmas

He longed to see you stride down a wedding aisle,

- He had picked out
the perfect roses - Civil Christmas

- He had picked out the perfect roses

- What was it?
(Aura-Lee chuckles) - Civil Christmas

- What was it? (Aura-Lee chuckles)

I'm at least glad he
got to die outside, - Civil Christmas

I'm at least glad he got to die outside,

I sang a song and said
a prayer over his grave, - Civil Christmas

I sang a song and said a prayer over his grave,

(gentle piano music) - Civil Christmas

(gentle piano music)

(Aura-Lee chuckles) - Civil Christmas

(Aura-Lee chuckles)

(fire crackles)
(gentle orchestral music) - Civil Christmas

(fire crackles) (gentle orchestral music)

Seems like half are
fighting for the South - Civil Christmas

Seems like half are fighting for the South

I mean, I never
thought to ask Grandpa - Civil Christmas

I mean, I never thought to ask Grandpa

It's barely even a
state. (chuckles) - Civil Christmas

It's barely even a state. (chuckles)

In turn, they rent
their lodgings from us - Civil Christmas

In turn, they rent their lodgings from us

But they're free to come
and go, as they please, - Civil Christmas

But they're free to come and go, as they please,

I mean, Grandpa told me
to always treat them well, - Civil Christmas

I mean, Grandpa told me to always treat them well,

But I don't really
think that that's- - Civil Christmas

But I don't really think that that's-

I think he grew up in
a different time and - Civil Christmas

I think he grew up in a different time and

- Nobody would fight for
us. We're just poor Irish. - Civil Christmas

- Nobody would fight for us. We're just poor Irish.

Do you really think they'd
be happier working for you, - Civil Christmas

Do you really think they'd be happier working for you,

They are free to
better themselves, - Civil Christmas

They are free to better themselves,

(Aura-Lee chuckles) - Civil Christmas

(Aura-Lee chuckles)

(fire crackles) - Civil Christmas

(fire crackles)

Aura-Lee, there is more
that I need to tell you. - Civil Christmas

Aura-Lee, there is more that I need to tell you.

(somber orchestral music) - Civil Christmas

(somber orchestral music)

I wandered the
woods for some time, - Civil Christmas

I wandered the woods for some time,

It's like an angel
was guiding me, - Civil Christmas

It's like an angel was guiding me,

(muffled gun fires) - Civil Christmas

(muffled gun fires)

(somber orchestral
music continues) - Civil Christmas

(somber orchestral music continues)

(Charlie pants and groans) - Civil Christmas

(Charlie pants and groans)

I cleaned your wound! (scoffs) - Civil Christmas

I cleaned your wound! (scoffs)

- I should've shot you, the
moment you knocked on my door! - Civil Christmas

- I should've shot you, the moment you knocked on my do...

- Aura-Lee, my name
is Douglas Beam! - Civil Christmas

- Aura-Lee, my name is Douglas Beam!

I have always loved you, and
when my family moved north, - Civil Christmas

I have always loved you, and when my family moved north,

- No, no. (gasps) - Civil Christmas

- No, no. (gasps)

You went trifling
through his pockets - Civil Christmas

You went trifling through his pockets

- No! I chased you when
you were six and I was 11! - Civil Christmas

- No! I chased you when you were six and I was 11!

I chased you with frogs around
the pond. Do you remember? - Civil Christmas

I chased you with frogs around the pond. Do you remember?

And then years later, we tied
bells around Charlie's mule, - Civil Christmas

And then years later, we tied bells around Charlie's mu...

You kept one, and
you gave one to me. - Civil Christmas

You kept one, and you gave one to me.

(Aura-Lee gasps) - Civil Christmas

(Aura-Lee gasps)

- [Douglas] When you turned
12, I kissed you by the lake. - Civil Christmas

- [Douglas] When you turned 12, I kissed you by the lake.

(Aura-Lee sighs) - Civil Christmas

(Aura-Lee sighs)

- Charlie wrote one more
letter, before he passed. - Civil Christmas

- Charlie wrote one more letter, before he passed.

(Douglas winces) - Civil Christmas

(Douglas winces)

(fire crackles) - Civil Christmas

(fire crackles)

- [Charlie] My
dearest granddaughter. - Civil Christmas

- [Charlie] My dearest granddaughter.

I'm leaving this letter with - Civil Christmas

I'm leaving this letter with

One of us had to die today,
so that one may live, - Civil Christmas

One of us had to die today, so that one may live,

Well, Douglas has his
whole life in front of him. - Civil Christmas

Well, Douglas has his whole life in front of him.

He has been very kind
to me in my final hours, - Civil Christmas

He has been very kind to me in my final hours,

I ask you do not hold
a grudge against him, - Civil Christmas

I ask you do not hold a grudge against him,

I wish for you to know that
I have always loved you. - Civil Christmas

I wish for you to know that I have always loved you.

But you're grown now and you
don't need your old granddad. - Civil Christmas

But you're grown now and you don't need your old g...

Douglas, he has professed
his love for you to me, - Civil Christmas

Douglas, he has professed his love for you to me,

So, if your love for
him still exists, - Civil Christmas

So, if your love for him still exists,

I will soon be going off
to join your grandmother. - Civil Christmas

I will soon be going off to join your grandmother.

So, please, think of this
as a happy Christmas for me. - Civil Christmas

So, please, think of this as a happy Christmas for me.

Grandpa - Civil Christmas

(bright orchestral music) - Civil Christmas

(bright orchestral music)

(bright orchestral
music continues) - Civil Christmas

(bright orchestral music continues)

(Douglas chuckles) - Civil Christmas

(Douglas chuckles)

(gentle music) - Civil Christmas

Reach inside, rip it open
and see what you find there. - Civil Christmas

Reach inside, rip it open and see what you find there.

(gentle music continues) - Civil Christmas

(gentle music continues)

(Aura-Lee gasps) - Civil Christmas

(Aura-Lee gasps)

After all these
years. (chuckles) - Civil Christmas

After all these years. (chuckles)

(Aura-Lee giggles) - Civil Christmas

(Aura-Lee giggles)

♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ - Civil Christmas

♪ In excelsis Deo ♪

♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ - Civil Christmas

♪ In excelsis Deo ♪

♪ Still through the cloven ♪ - Civil Christmas

♪ Still through the cloven ♪

♪ For lo, the days ♪ - Civil Christmas

♪ For lo, the days ♪

(Aura-Lee giggles)
(cheerful orchestral music) - Civil Christmas

(Aura-Lee giggles) (cheerful orchestral music)

The angels brought us
together, all those years ago, - Civil Christmas

The angels brought us together, all those years ago,

So we must remember this as
a very, very happy Christmas. - Civil Christmas

So we must remember this as a very, very happy Christmas.

(cheerful orchestral
music continues) - Civil Christmas

(cheerful orchestral music continues)

♪ Joy to the world,
the Lord is come ♪ - Civil Christmas

♪ Joy to the world, the Lord is come ♪

("Silent Night" continues) - Civil Christmas

("Silent Night" continues)

Civil Christmas poster

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During the Civil War, a wounded Union soldier falls in love with a Southern woman while taking refuge in her cabin on Christmas Eve.

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Director: Joel Paul Reisig

Writer: Joel Paul Reisig, Julie Redfield Young

Production: N/A

Genre: musical

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

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Released: 02 Jul 2024

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